North Dakota State Senate elections, 2006

Elections for the office of North Dakota State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 13, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. 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 2006 election, the total contributions to the 50 Senate candidates was $237,194. The top 10 contributors were:

2006 Donors, North Dakota State Senate
Donor	Amount
North Dakota Republican Senate Caucus	$31,471
Dak Pac	$28,000
North Dakota Senate Democratic-NPL Caucus	$19,000
North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party	$12,000
North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives	$10,450
North Dakota Lignite Council	$10,200
North Dakota Association of Realtors	$8,676
North Dakota Education Association	$8,000
North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives	$5,700
North Dakota Chiropractic Association	$5,050

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 1

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Jim Yockim a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Stanley Lyson a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jim Yockim: 1,585

Stanley Lyson: 2,274

District 3

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Bob Horne a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Randy Schobinger a

November 7 General election candidates:

Bob Horne: 2,225

Randy Schobinger: 1,823

District 5

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Tom Seymour a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Blake Krabseth a

November 7 General election candidates:

Tom Seymour: 2,682

Blake Krabseth: 2,109

District 7

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Ryan M. Taylor a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Dick Anderson a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ryan M. Taylor: 3,715

Dick Anderson: 1,947

District 9

June 13 nonpartisan primary:

• Doug Lemieux: 101
• Richard Marcellais: 210 a
• Wannetta Bennett: 111

November 7 General election candidates:

Richard Marcellais: 1,988

Ellen L. Dunlop: 1,708

District 11

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Tim Mathern a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Daniel Narloch a

November 7 General election candidates:

Tim Mathern: 2,746

Daniel Narloch: 1,296

District 13

June 13 Democratic primary:

• John Fleming a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Judy Lee a

November 7 General election candidates:

John Fleming: 1,778

Judy Lee: 3,013

District 15

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Joseph L. Lawson a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Dave Oehlke a

November 7 General election candidates:

Joseph L. Lawson: 2,021

Dave Oehlke: 2,518

District 17

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Tom Lamb a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Ray Holmberg a

November 7 General election candidates:

Tom Lamb: 1,989

Ray Holmberg: 3,105

District 19

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Arthur H. Behm a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Duane Mutch a

November 7 General election candidates:

Arthur H. Behm: 1,622

Duane Mutch: 1,618

District 21

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Carolyn Nelson a

June 13 GOP primary:

• David Humphrey a

November 7 General election candidates:

Carolyn Nelson: 2,107

David Humphrey: 1,197

District 23

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Joan Heckaman a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Frank E. Walker: 421
• Preston Meier: 541 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Joan Heckaman: 2,975

Preston Meier: 1,818

District 25

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Arden Anderson a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Cindy S. Beck a

November 7 General election candidates:

Arden Anderson: 2,238

Cindy S. Beck: 1,910

District 27

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Jim Pomeroy a

June 13 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Jim Pomeroy: 2,151

Richard L. Brown: 1,713

District 29

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Dustin E. Lien a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Terry M. Wanzek a

November 7 General election candidates:

Dustin E. Lien: 2,310

Terry M. Wanzek: 2,735

District 31

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Aaron Krauter a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Dennis Renner a

November 7 General election candidates:

Aaron Krauter: 2,644

Dennis Renner: 2,090

District 33

June 13 Democratic primary:

• John Mahoney a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Randy Christmann a

November 7 General election candidates:

John Mahoney: 2,522

Randy Christmann: 3,349

District 35

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Tracy Potter a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Margaret Sitte a

November 7 General election candidates:

Tracy Potter: 2,933

Margaret Sitte: 2,883

District 37

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Chad Berger a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Rich Wardner a

November 7 General election candidates:

Chad Berger: 1,518

Rich Wardner: 2,944

District 39

June 13 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 13 GOP primary:

• Bill L. Bowman a

November 7 General election candidates:

Bill L. Bowman

District 41

June 13 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 13 GOP primary:

• Tony Grindberg a

November 7 General election candidates:

Tony Grindberg

District 43

June 13 Democratic primary:

• JoNell Bakke a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Duaine Espegard a

November 7 General election candidates:

JoNell Bakke: 1,882

Duaine Espegard: 1,725

District 45

June 13 Democratic primary:

• Tom Fiebiger a

June 13 GOP primary:

• John Syverson a

November 7 General election candidates:

Tom Fiebiger: 1,992

John Syverson: 1,792

District 47

June 13 Democratic primary:

• James Collins, Jr. a

June 13 GOP primary:

• Ralph L. Kilzer a

November 7 General election candidates:

Nicole Tribitt: 2,380

Ralph L. Kilzer: 4,963

External links

• North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2006 primary results
• North Dakota Secretary of State, official 2006 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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