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Six state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of North Dakota. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

In addition to candidate lists and election results, this page includes information about important dates, how the state's executive branch is organized, as well as links to articles about recent news in races across the state.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. A primary election is also sometimes used to choose convention delegates and party leaders; however, these selection processes can vary from state to state and party to party within a state. In North Dakota, precinct, district, and state party officials are selected at party caucuses and conventions, not at the state-administered primary election. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. North Dakota utilizes an open primary system, in which voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. There were no contested primaries for statewide executive offices in the North Dakota primaries on June 10.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in North Dakota:

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held all six state executive seats in North Dakota.

North Dakota State Executives -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 4, 2014 After the 2014 Election
     Republican Party 6 6
     Democratic Party 0 0
Total 6 6




Candidates by office

Office Incumbent Assumed Office Incumbent running? General Election Candidates 2015 Winner Partisan Switch?
Secretary of State Al Jaeger
Al Jaeger.jpg		 1993 Yes Republican Party Al Jaeger
Democratic Party April Fairfield
Libertarian Party Roland Riemers		 Republican Party Al Jaeger No
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem
Wayne Stenehjem.jpg		 2001 Yes Republican Party Wayne Stenehjem
Democratic Party Kiara Kraus-Parr		 Republican Party Wayne Stenehjem No
Commissioner of Agriculture Doug Goehring
Doug Goehring.jpg		 2009 Yes Republican Party Doug Goehring
Democratic Party Ryan Taylor		 Republican Party Doug Goehring
 No
Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger
Ryan Rauschenberger.jpg		 2014 Yes Republican Party Ryan Rauschenberger
Democratic Party Jason Astrup
Libertarian Party Anthony Mangnall		 Republican Party Ryan Rauschenberger No
Public Service Commissioner Brian Kalk
Brian Kalk.jpg		 2009 Yes Republican Party Brian Kalk
Democratic Party Todd Reisenauer		 Republican Party Brian Kalk No
Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak
Julie Fedorchak.jpg		 2013 Yes Republican Party Julie Fedorchak
Democratic Party Tyler Axness		 Republican Party Julie Fedorchak No

General election results

Note: There were no contested primaries for statewide executive offices in the North Dakota primaries on June 10.

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Attorney General

Attorney General of North Dakota, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Stenehjem Incumbent 74.1% 181,678
     Democratic Kiara Kraus-Parr 25.8% 63,255
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 395
Total Votes 245,328
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State

Secretary of State

Secretary of State of North Dakota, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAl Jaeger Incumbent 62.4% 152,085
     Democratic April Fairfield 32.2% 78,474
     Libertarian Roland Riemers 5.3% 12,920
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 278
Total Votes 243,757
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State

Agriculture Commissioner

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Goehring Incumbent 57% 139,597
     Democratic Ryan Taylor 42.9% 105,094
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 377
Total Votes 245,068
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State

Tax Commissioner

North Dakota Tax Commissioner, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Rauschenberger Incumbent 56.8% 135,329
     Democratic Jason Astrup 36.7% 87,516
     Libertarian Anthony Mangnall 6.4% 15,238
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 344
Total Votes 238,427
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State

Public Service Commissioner

North Dakota Public Service Commissioner, General election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kalk Incumbent 64.8% 154,409
     Democratic Todd Reisenauer 35.1% 83,557
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 370
Total Votes 238,336
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State
North Dakota Public Service Commissioner, Special election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Fedorchak Incumbent 66% 156,596
     Democratic Tyler Axness 33.8% 80,319
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 401
Total Votes 237,316
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.[3] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.[4]

Quick facts

  • According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.[5]
  • Forty-three states and the District of Columbia did not surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.
  • The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).
  • Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.
  • Twelve states increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.[6]

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
April 7, 2014 Primary filing deadline[7]
June 10, 2014 Primary election
September 2, 2014 General election filing deadline for independent candidates
November 4, 2014 General election
January 1, 2015 Official swearing-in of state executive officials elected in November
January 6, 2015 Ceremonial swearing-in of state executive officials elected in November

State executive organization

Executive officials in North Dakota are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of North Dakota's state government:

ND state org chart.JPG

Ballotpedia reports

To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "North + Dakota + state + executive + elections"

North Dakota State Executive Elections News Feed

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ North Dakota Legislative Assembly, "N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1–11–22," accessed November , 2025
  2. ↑ North Dakota Legislative Assembly, "N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-01-06," accessed November 7, 2025
  3. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," November 7, 2014
  4. ↑ TIME, "Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections Hits 72-Year Low," November 10, 2014
  5. ↑ PBS, "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years," November 10, 2014
  6. ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Midterm Turnout Down in 2014," November 5, 2014
  7. ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "North Dakota Election Calendar," January 2, 2014


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