North Dakota Secretary of State election, 2010
The North Dakota Secretary of State election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Republican incumbent Al Jaeger won 62.44% of the vote, defeating his challenger, Democrat Corey Mock. Neither candidate was opposed in the June 8 primary election.
Previous election
Incumbent Jaeger first won election as the state's secretary of state in 1992. During the last election cycle, he ran unopposed in the Republican primary race. In the general election contest, Jaeger faced Democratic challenger Kristin Hedger, winning by 115,341 (53.9%) votes to 98,583 (48.1%) votes.[1]
General election
Results
On November 2, 2010, Alvin Jaeger won re-election to the office of North Dakota Secretary of State. He defeated Corey Mock (D) in the general election.
| North Dakota Secretary of State, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Alvin Jaeger Incumbent |
62.4% | 145,882 | |
| Democratic | Corey Mock | 37.5% | 87,519 | |
| Write-In | Various | 0.1% | 222 | |
| Total Votes | 233,623 | |||
| Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State. | ||||
Endorsements
- Grand Forks Herald, local newspaper[2]
- Bismarck Tribune, local newspaper[3][4]
- Communications Workers of America (CWA)[5]
- North Dakota AFL-CIO[6]
Finances
According to Follow the Money, the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates is as follows:
| North Dakota Secretary of State Campaign Finance | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Total Contributions | |||||||||||||
| Corey Mock[7] | $135,161 | |||||||||||||
| Al Jaegar[8] | $84,235 | |||||||||||||
June 8, 2010 primaries
Democratic primary
Candidates
- State Representative Corey Mock[9]
Electoral results
- Corey Mock ran unopposed in this contest
Republican primary
Candidates
Electoral results
- Al Jaeger ran unopposed in this contest
External links
General Election candidates
- Al Jaeger for North Dakota Secretary of State Campaign website
- Corey Mock for North Dakota Secretary of State Campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State - 2006 General Election Results
- ↑ Grand Forks Herald, "OUR OPINION: Al Jaeger for secretary of state" 24 Oct. 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ The Bismarck Tribune, "Change needed in secretary of state's office" 14 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Say Anything Blog, "Bismarck Tribune Endorses Mock, Cites Jaeger’s “Lack Of Attention To Details And Focus”" 14 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Communication Workers of America - Endorsements
- ↑ AFL-CIO - 2010 Endorsements
- ↑ [1] Follow the Money.org, "Corey Mock candidate summary," May 20, 2011]
- ↑ [2] Follow the Money.org, "Al Jaegar candidate summary," May 16, 2011]
- ↑ J5MC "Rep. Corey Mock running for Secretary of State" 23 Feb. 2010
- ↑ Grand Forks Herald, "ND GOP CONVENTION: Jaeger will be secretary of state candidate" 21 March, 2010
