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Pam Musland
Pam Musland (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 12. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Musland was also a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 12 of the North Dakota House of Representatives.
Elections
2020
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Incumbent Bernie Satrom and incumbent Mitch Ostlie defeated Pam Musland and George Barnes in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bernie Satrom (R) | 31.6 | 3,423 |
| ✔ | Mitch Ostlie (R) | 30.7 | 3,321 | |
| Pam Musland (D) | 20.4 | 2,212 | ||
| George Barnes (D) | 16.9 | 1,824 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 10,818 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Pam Musland and George Barnes advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 12 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pam Musland | 51.3 | 731 | |
| ✔ | George Barnes | 48.7 | 694 | |
| Total votes: 1,425 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Incumbent Bernie Satrom and incumbent Mitch Ostlie defeated Grant Christensen in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 12 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bernie Satrom | 37.9 | 1,276 |
| ✔ | Mitch Ostlie | 31.8 | 1,071 | |
| Grant Christensen | 30.2 | 1,017 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 3,371 | |||
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2016
Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 11, 2016. Incumbent Alex Looysen (R) did not seek re-election.
Jim Grueneich and Bernie Satrom defeated incumbent Jessica Haak and Pam Musland in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 12 general election.[1][2]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 12 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jim Grueneich |
24.58% | 2,711 | |
| Republican | Bernie Satrom |
30.82% | 3,399 | |
| Democratic | Jessica Haak Incumbent | 22.49% | 2,480 | |
| Democratic | Pam Musland | 22.11% | 2,438 | |
| Total Votes | 11,028 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Jessica Haak and Pam Musland were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 12 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jessica Haak Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Pam Musland | |
Jim Grueneich and Bernie Satrom were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 12 Republican primary.[3][4]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jim Grueneich | |
| Republican | Bernie Satrom | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Pam Musland did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Musland's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
For working families
- Excerpt: "Working families deserve decent wages for a good day's work. Everyone should have the life they hope for their children."
For the vulnerable among us
- Excerpt: "I want to make sure that those among us who are living on fixed incomes, including individuals with physical or intellectual disabilities, are receiving the proper care, services and support they need to continue to live safely in their homes and lead fulfilling lives."
For education
- Excerpt: "The gains we've made in increased per pupil state funding in the last legislative session must stay in place, and cannot become a property tax burden due to the Legislature's budget miscalculations."
For our natural resources
- Excerpt: "Flaring of natural gas in the Bakken should be prohibited until pipeline systems are in place to capture this finite natural resource."
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Pam Musland on Facebook
- North Dakota Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 14, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Musland for House, "Priorities," accessed September 29, 2016
