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North Dakota Public Service Commission election, 2022
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| North Dakota Public Service Commission |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 11, 2022 |
| Primary: June 14, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Julie Fedorchak (Republican) Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: Open between 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.; close between 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Voting in North Dakota |
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North Dakota held an election for two of three seats on the North Dakota Public Service Commission on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022. The filing deadline was April 11, 2022.
Incumbent Julie Fedorchak won election in the general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission.
Incumbent Sheri Haugen-Hoffart won election in the special general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission.
Brian Kroshus (R) resigned from the North Dakota Public Service Commission in December 2021 after being appointed as state tax commissioner. Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (R) was appointed to the commission in February 2022 to replace Kroshus. Kroshus' former seat was on the 2022 ballot for a four-year unexpired term.
Candidates and election results
Fedorchak's seat
General election candidates
- Julie Fedorchak (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Melanie Moniz (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Julie Fedorchak (Incumbent) ✔
Haugen-Hoffart's seat (unexpired term)
General election candidates
- Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Trygve Hammer (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (Incumbent) ✔
Past elections
2020
General election
General election for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Incumbent Brian Kroshus defeated Casey D. Buchmann in the general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Kroshus (R) | 67.6 | 231,898 |
| Casey D. Buchmann (D) | 32.2 | 110,493 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 552 | ||
| Total votes: 342,943 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Casey D. Buchmann advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Casey D. Buchmann | 99.5 | 34,385 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 158 | ||
| Total votes: 34,543 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Incumbent Brian Kroshus advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Kroshus | 99.7 | 95,568 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 257 | ||
| Total votes: 95,825 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2018
Seat 1 (six-year term)
General election
General election for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Incumbent Randel Christmann defeated Jeannie Brandt in the general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Randel Christmann (R) | 61.6 | 190,792 |
| Jeannie Brandt (D) | 38.2 | 118,122 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 650 | ||
| Total votes: 309,564 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Incumbent Randel Christmann and Jeannie Brandt advanced from the primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randel Christmann (R) | 65.5 | 61,587 |
| ✔ | Jeannie Brandt (D) | 34.5 | 32,368 | |
| Total votes: 93,955 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Seat 2 (two-year unexpired term)
General election
Special general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Incumbent Brian Kroshus defeated Casey D. Buchmann in the special general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Kroshus (R) | 61.5 | 187,939 |
| Casey D. Buchmann (D) | 38.3 | 117,235 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 637 | ||
| Total votes: 305,811 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Incumbent Brian Kroshus and Casey D. Buchmann advanced from the special primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Kroshus (R) | 65.4 | 60,790 |
| ✔ | Casey D. Buchmann (D) | 34.6 | 32,101 | |
| Total votes: 92,891 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2016
The general election for one seat on the Public Service Commission was held on November 8, 2016.
Incumbent Julie Fedorchak defeated Marlo Hunte-Beaubrun and Tom Skadeland in the North Dakota public service commission election.
| North Dakota Public Service Commission, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Julie Fedorchak Incumbent |
68.76% | 218,961 | |
| Democratic/Democrat-Nonpartisan League | Marlo Hunte-Beaubrun | 22.62% | 72,028 | |
| Libertarian | Tom Skadeland | 8.45% | 26,913 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.18% | 563 | ||
| Total Votes | 318,465 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
See also
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