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John Pederson (North Dakota)

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John Pederson

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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

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John Pederson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 20. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Dakota State Senate District 20

Incumbent Randy Lemm defeated John Pederson in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 20 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Randy Lemm (R)
 
70.9
 
6,151
John Pederson (D)
 
28.9
 
2,505
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
17

Total votes: 8,673
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 20

John Pederson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 20 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Pederson
 
99.8
 
644
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
1

Total votes: 645
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 20

Incumbent Randy Lemm advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 20 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Randy Lemm
 
99.2
 
2,322
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
18

Total votes: 2,340
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pederson in this election.

2020

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 20 (2 seats)

Mike Beltz and Jared Hagert defeated John Pederson and Zachary Blotsky in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 20 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Beltz
Mike Beltz (R)
 
34.5
 
4,210
Image of Jared Hagert
Jared Hagert (R)
 
33.3
 
4,071
John Pederson (D)
 
16.5
 
2,014
Zachary Blotsky (D)
 
15.6
 
1,908
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
9

Total votes: 12,212
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 20 (2 seats)

John Pederson and Zachary Blotsky advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 20 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Pederson
 
52.5
 
815
Zachary Blotsky
 
47.3
 
733
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
3

Total votes: 1,551
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 20 (2 seats)

Mike Beltz and Jared Hagert defeated incumbent Aaron McWilliams in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 20 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Beltz
Mike Beltz
 
38.8
 
1,385
Image of Jared Hagert
Jared Hagert
 
38.0
 
1,356
Image of Aaron McWilliams
Aaron McWilliams
 
23.1
 
822
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2

Total votes: 3,565
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Campaign themes

2024

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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John Pederson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* North Dakota State Senate District 20Lost general$13,469 $0
2020North Dakota House of Representatives District 20Lost general$12,750 N/A**
Grand total$26,219 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Current members of the North Dakota State Senate
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Minority Leader:Kathy Hogan
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