Mark Nelson (North Dakota)
Mark Nelson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 14. 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 14
Incumbent Jerry Klein defeated Mark Nelson in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jerry Klein (R) | 78.7 | 6,813 |
| Mark Nelson (D) | 20.6 | 1,784 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 8,657 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14
Mark Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Nelson | 99.4 | 542 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 545 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14
Incumbent Jerry Klein defeated Karisa Grothe in the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Klein | 59.5 | 2,532 |
| Karisa Grothe | 40.5 | 1,723 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 4,256 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Nelson in this election.
2020
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jon Nelson and incumbent Robin Weisz defeated Mark Nelson and Richard Lynne in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jon Nelson (R) | 38.7 | 5,491 |
| ✔ |  | Robin Weisz (R) | 38.1 | 5,419 |
| Mark Nelson (D) | 12.1 | 1,718 | ||
| Richard Lynne (D) | 11.0 | 1,568 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 14,206 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)
Mark Nelson and Richard Lynne advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Nelson | 51.6 | 680 | |
| ✔ | Richard Lynne | 48.3 | 637 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,319 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)
Incumbent Robin Weisz and incumbent Jon Nelson advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robin Weisz | 50.1 | 2,999 |
| ✔ | | Jon Nelson | 49.5 | 2,963 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 5,990 | |||
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2016
Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 11, 2016.
Incumbent Jon Nelson and incumbent Robin Weisz defeated Bonita Lindseth and Mark Nelson in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 general election.[1][2]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 14 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jon Nelson Incumbent |
35.88% | 4,661 | |
| Republican | Robin Weisz Incumbent |
35.98% | 4,674 | |
| Democratic | Bonita Lindseth | 13.02% | 1,692 | |
| Democratic | Mark Nelson | 15.12% | 1,965 | |
| Total Votes | 12,992 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Bonita Lindseth and Mark Nelson were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Bonita Lindseth | |
| Democratic | Mark Nelson | |
Incumbent Jon Nelson and incumbent Robin Weisz defeated Dennis Fred and Albert Krueger in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 Republican primary.[3][4]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jon Nelson Incumbent |
32.28% | 1,979 | |
| Republican | Robin Weisz Incumbent |
36.57% | 2,242 | |
| Republican | Dennis Fred | 13.56% | 831 | |
| Republican | Albert Krueger | 17.59% | 1,078 | |
| Total Votes | 6,130 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mark Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mark Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 14, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
