North Dakota State Senate District 44 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in North Dakota, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for North Dakota State Senate District 44 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for North Dakota State Senate District 44

Incumbent Merrill Piepkorn defeated Bjorn Altenburg in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 44 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Merrill Piepkorn (D)	62.2	2,731
		Bjorn Altenburg (R)	37.5	1,646
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	14

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,391
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Bjorn Altenburg (R)

Family

Small Goverment

Low Taxes

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Bjorn Altenburg (R)

The Daycare shortage, housing, Energy policy, Conservation, Bureaucratic rationalism, Right to Repair, Youth Judicial reform, Internet Freedom, Individual Freedoms and liberty, immigration, gun policy, Realpolitik, Social and political cohesion, Nuclear power, Water & mineral rights, Cannabis legalization, Statewide longitudinal data systems for better decisions, Public art, The tax system, Declining birth rates, aging population, Nursing home and critical care staff shortages, and quite a bit else if asked!

See also

More about these elections:

• North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022

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