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North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2008

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Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives were held on November 4, 2008.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was April 11, 2008. The primary election day was June 3, 2008.

Qualifications

Article 4, Section 5 of the North Dakota Constitution states: State Senators and Representatives must be, on the day of the election, qualified voters in the district from which they are chosen and a resident of the state for one year preceding election to office.

Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in North Dakota in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state house races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]

Year Number of candidates Total contributions
2012 97 $437,249
2010 87 $428,028
2008 91 $406,058
2006 91 $303,682
2004 93 $194,667
2002 98 $166,920
2000 101 $68,474

During the 2008 election, the total contributions to House candidates amounted to $406,058. The top 10 contributors were:[2]

2008 Donors, North Dakota House of Representatives
Donor Amount
House Republican Caucus of North Dakota $33,075
Boilermakers Local 647 $29,900
North Dakota Republican Party $28,200
North Dakota Lignite Council $20,500
North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives $18,591
House Democratic-NPL Caucus of North Dakota $17,175
North Dakota Petroleum Council $14,650
North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives $14,075
Dak PAC $12,500
Marathon Petroleum $10,850

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Footnotes


Leadership
Speaker of the House:Robin Weisz
Majority Leader:Mike Lefor
Minority Leader:Zac Ista
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4A
District 4B
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
Mike Berg (R)
District 9
District 10
District 11
Liz Conmy (D)
District 12
District 13
Jim Jonas (R)
District 14
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District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
Nico Rios (R)
District 24
District 25
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District 27
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District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
Dan Ruby (R)
District 39
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District 43
Zac Ista (D)
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
Republican Party (82)
Democratic Party (11)