North Dakota State Senate elections, 2004

Elections for the office of North Dakota State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 8, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. Twenty-three 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 2004 election, the total contributions to the 43 Senate candidates was $163,091. The top 10 contributors were:

2004 Donors, North Dakota State Senate
Donor	Amount
North Dakota Republican Party	$19,136
North Dakota Senate Democratic-NPL Caucus	$11,250
Senate Republican Caucus of North Dakota	$11,200
Republican State Leadership Cmte	$10,000
North Dakota Lignite Council	$9,000
North Dakota Public Employees Association	$7,175
North Dakota Association of Telephone Cooperatives	$7,150
North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives	$5,800
Dak Pac	$5,500
North Dakota Chiropractic Association	$5,100

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 8 Democratic primary:

• Tim Holte a

June 8 GOP primary:

• John Andrist a

November 2 General election candidates:

Tim Holte: 2,863

John Andrist: 3,614

District 4

June 8 Democratic primary:

• John Warner a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Terry Fredericks a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Warner: 3,308

Terry Fredericks: 2,427

District 6

June 8 Democratic primary:

• David Paul O'Connell a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Milton Hoyt a

November 2 General election candidates:

David Paul O'Connell: 4,129

Milton Hoyt: 2,525

District 8

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Wes Weible a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Layton Freborg a

November 2 General election candidates:

Wes Weible: 3,041

Layton Freborg: 4,641

District 10

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Robert Nowatzki a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Thomas Trenbeath a

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Nowatzki: 2,597

Thomas Trenbeath: 3,686

District 12

June 8 Democratic primary:

• George H. Barnes a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Dave Nething a

November 2 General election candidates:

George H. Barnes: 2,917

Dave Nething: 3,125

District 14

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Scott Schaffnit a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Jerry Klein a

November 2 General election candidates:

Scott Schaffnit: 2,018

Jerry Klein: 4,437

District 16

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Harvey Tallackson a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Garry Iverson a

November 2 General election candidates:

Harvey Tallackson: 2,981

Harry iverson: 2,638

District 18

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Connie Triplett a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Bill Graveline a

November 2 General election candidates:

Connie Triplett: 2,765

Bill Graveline: 2,348

District 20

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Elroy Lindaas a

June 8 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Elroy Lindaas

District 22

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Doris H. Anderson a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Gary A. Lee a

November 2 General election candidates:

Doris H. Anderson: 2,869

Gary A. Lee: 4,602

District 24

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Larry J. Robinson a

June 8 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Larry J. Robinson

District 26

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Joel Heitkamp a

June 8 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Joel Heitkamp

District 28

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Kimberly Radermacher a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Robert Erbele a

November 2 General election candidates:

Kimberly Radermacher: 2,157

Robert Erbele: 4,819

District 30

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Joe Linnertz a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Bob Stenehjem a

November 2 General election candidates:

Joe Linnertz: 2,012

Bob Stenehjem: 4,854

District 32

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Dick Weber a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Dick Dever a

November 2 General election candidates:

Dick Weber: 2,887

Dick Dever: 4,065

District 34

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Sid Kadrmas a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Dwight Cook a

November 2 General election candidates:

Sid Kadrmas: 2,432

Dwight Cook: 4,395

District 36

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Cindie Fugere a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Herb Urlacher a

November 2 General election candidates:

Cindie Fugere: 2,799

Herb Urlacher: 3,622

District 38

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Ken Maher a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Ben Tollefson a

November 2 General election candidates:

Ken Maher: 1,986

Ben Tollefsoin: 3,411

District 40

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Mathhew Odermann a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Karen Krebsbach a

November 2 General election candidates:

Matthew Odermann: 1,286

Karen Krebsbach: 2,698

District 42

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Michael Polovitz a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Nick Hacker a

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael Polovitz: 2,742

Nick Hacker: 2,790

District 44

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Tim Flakoll a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Cheryl Bergian a

November 2 General election candidates:

Cheryl Bergian: 3,103

Tim Flakoll: 4,061

District 46

June 8 Democratic primary:

• Ryan P. O'Keefe a

June 8 GOP primary:

• Tom Fischer a

November 2 General election candidates:

Ryan P. O'Keefe: 2,682

Tom Fischer: 4,681

External links

• North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2004 primary results
• North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2004 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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