North Dakota State Senate elections, 2000

Elections for the office of North Dakota State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 13, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. Twenty-four seats were up for election.

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

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

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2012	50	$355,067
2010	42	$271,222
2008	19	$863,330
2006	50	$229,294
2004	43	$161,116
2002	51	$242,201
2000	53	$133,970

During the 2000 election, the total contributions to the 53 Senate candidates was $133,970. The top 10 contributors were:

2000 Donors, North Dakota State Senate
Donor	Amount
Oshaughnessy, Roger	$25,000
Nelson, Gary	$25,000
North Dakota Republican Senate Caucus	$12,125
North Dakota Lignite Council	$6,200
Nelson, Joseph	$5,000
Korsmo, John	$5,000
North Dakota Association of Realtors	$3,200
Life Underwriters of North Dakota	$2,250
North Dakota Senate Democratic-NPL Caucus	$2,245
National Rifle Association	$1,900

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.

List of candidates

District 2

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Alvina Skogen a

June 13 GOP primary:

• John Andrist a

November 7 General election candidates:

Alvina Skogen: 2,020

John Andrist: 2,517

District 4

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Ronald Nichols a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Curt Trulson a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ronald Nichols: 2,836

Curt Trulson: 2,403

District 6

June 13 Democratic primary:

• David Paul O'Connell a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Jim Grueneich a

November 7 General election candidates:

David Paul O'Connell: 3,515

Jim Grueneich: 2,191

District 8

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Gene Hilken a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Layton Freborg a

November 7 General election candidates:

Gene Hilken: 2,813

Layton Freborg: 3,826

District 10

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Leon Dubourt a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Thomas Trenbeath a

November 7 General election candidates:

Leon Dubourt: 1,810

Thomas Trenbeath: 2,261

District 12

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Darren Kimmerly: 11
• Mike Every: 786 a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Ron Hofstrand a

November 7 General election candidates:

Mike Every: 2,061

Ron Hofstrand: 2,022

District 14

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Brad Webster a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Jerry Klein a

November 7 General election candidates:

Brad Webster: 1,618

Jerry Klein: 3,843

District 16

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Harvey Tallackson a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Charles "Mac" Halcrow a

November 7 General election candidates:

Harvey Tallackson: 2,585

Charles "Mac" Halcrow: 2,373

District 18

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Linda Christenson a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Tom Kuchera a

November 7 General election candidates:

Linda Christenson: 1,938

Tom Kuchera: 1,501

District 20

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Elroy Lindaas a

June 13 GOP primary:

• David Holter a

November 7 General election candidates:

Elroy Lindaas: 3,400

David Holter: 2,619

District 22

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Rita Halland a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Gary J. Nelson a

November 7 General election candidates:

Rita Halland: 2,575

Gary J. Nelson: 4,259

District 24

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Larry Robinson a

June 13 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Larry Robinson

District 26

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Jerry Kelsh a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Mark L. Johnson a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jerry Kelsh: 3,052

Mark L. Johnson: 2,215

Peter Awender: 694

District 28

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Adam Baumstarck a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Bob Erbele a

November 7 General election candidates:

Adam Baumstarck: 1,938

Bob Erbele: 3,303

District 30

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Mark Haugen a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Bob Stenehjem a

November 7 General election candidates:

Mark Haugen: 2,772

Bob Stenehjem: 4,238

District 32

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Marv Mutzenberger a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Dick Dever a

November 7 General election candidates:

Marv Mutzenberger: 2,819

Dick Dever: 2,877

District 34

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Bob Dykshoom a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Dwight Cook a

November 7 General election candidates:

Bob Dykshoom: 1,904

Dwight Cook: 3,711

District 36

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Kathy Kooren a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Herb Urlacher a

November 7 General election candidates:

Kathy Kooren: 1,824

Herb Urlacher: 3,366

District 38

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Bruce Kester a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Ben Tollefson a

November 7 General election candidates:

Bruce Kester: 1,578

Ben Tollefson: 2,617

District 40

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Jennings "JB" Klug a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Karen Krebsbach a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jennings "JB" Klug: 1,206

Karen Krebsbach: 2,015

District 42

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Michael Polovitz a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Jerry Youngberg a

November 7 General election candidates:

Michael Polovitz: 2,843

Jerry Youngberg: 2,670

District 44

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Ray Gross a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Tim Flakoll a

November 7 General election candidates:

Roger G. Johnson: 2,919

Tim Flakoll: 3,462

District 46

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Diane Briggs a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Tom Fischer a

November 7 General election candidates:

Diane Briggs: 3,278

Tom Fischer: 5,097

District 48

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Sue Dilocker a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Dave Nething a

November 7 General election candidates:

Sue Dilocker: 2,326

Dave Nething: 3,091

External links

• North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2000 primary results
• North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2000 general election results

Footnotes

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Current members of the North Dakota State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:David Hogue

Minority Leader:Kathy Hogan

Senators

District 1

Brad Bekkedahl (R)

District 2

Mark Enget (R)

District 3

Bob Paulson (R)

District 4

Chuck Walen (R)

District 5

Randy Burckhard (R)

District 6

Paul Thomas (R)

District 7

Michelle Axtman (R)

District 8

Jeffery Magrum (R)

District 9

Richard Marcellais (D)

District 10

Ryan Braunberger (D)

District 11

Tim Mathern (D)

District 12

Cole Conley (R)

District 13

Judy Lee (R)

District 14

Jerry Klein (R)

District 15

Kent Weston (R)

District 16

David Clemens (R)

District 17

Jonathan Sickler (R)

District 18

Scott Meyer (R)

District 19

Janne Myrdal (R)

District 20

Randy Lemm (R)

District 21

Kathy Hogan (D)

District 22

Mark Weber (R)

District 23

Todd Beard (R)

District 24

Mike Wobbema (R)

District 25

Larry Luick (R)

District 26

Dale Patten (R)

District 27

Kristin Roers (R)

District 28

Robert Erbele (R)

District 29

Terry Wanzek (R)

District 30

Diane Larson (R)

District 31

Donald Schaible (R)

District 32

Dick Dever (R)

District 33

Keith Boehm (R)

District 34

Justin Gerhardt (R)

District 35

Sean Cleary (R)

District 36

Desiree Van Oosting (R)

District 37

Dean Rummel (R)

District 38

David Hogue (R)

District 39

Greg Kessel (R)

District 40

Jose Castaneda (R)

District 41

Kyle Davison (R)

District 42

Claire Cory (R)

District 43

Jeff Barta (R)

District 44

Joshua Boschee (D)

District 45

Ronald Sorvaag (R)

District 46

Michelle Powers (R)

District 47

Mike Dwyer (R)

Republican Party (42)

Democratic Party (5)

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