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Randel Christmann
2013 - Present
2031
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Randel Christmann (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission. He assumed office on January 15, 2013. His current term ends on January 1, 2031.
Christmann (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota Public Service Commission. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Prior to being elected to the NDPSC, Christmann served as a Senate Assistant Majority Leader for the North Dakota State Senate[1].
Christmann has worked as a Truck Driver, Rancher, and Sign Manager. He was also in the North Dakota National Guard from 1977 to 1983. He has also been Director for West River Telecommunications.[2]
Education
- B.S., in business administration, North Dakota State University (1982)[2]
Political career
North Dakota Public Service Commission (2013-present)
Christmann has served as a member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission since 2013.[2]
North Dakota State Senate (1995-2013)
Christmann represented District 33 in the North Dakota State Senate from 1995 to 2013.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: North Dakota Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
General election
General election for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Incumbent Randel Christmann defeated Tracey Wilkie in the general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Randel Christmann (R) | 69.9 | 242,962 |
 | Tracey Wilkie (D) | 29.9 | 104,133 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 705 | ||
| Total votes: 347,800 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Tracey Wilkie advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracey Wilkie | 99.9 | 18,710 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 18,734 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Incumbent Randel Christmann advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randel Christmann | 99.4 | 81,247 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 480 | ||
| Total votes: 81,727 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Christmann in this election.
2018
General election
General election for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Incumbent Randel Christmann defeated Jeannie Brandt in the general election for North Dakota Public Service Commission on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randel Christmann (R) | 61.6 | 190,792 |
| Jeannie Brandt (D) | 38.2 | 118,122 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 650 | ||
| Total votes: 309,564 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission
Incumbent Randel Christmann and Jeannie Brandt advanced from the primary for North Dakota Public Service Commission on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randel Christmann (R) | 65.5 | 61,587 |
| ✔ | Jeannie Brandt (D) | 34.5 | 32,368 | |
| Total votes: 93,955 | |||
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2012
Christmann won election to the North Dakota Public Service Commission in 2012.[3] He was unopposed in the June 12 Republican primary and defeated Brad Crabtree (D) and Joshua Voytek (L) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[1][4]
| North Dakota Public Service Commission General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Randy Christmann |
54.6% | 164,591 | |
| Democratic | Brad Crabtree | 41.1% | 123,978 | |
| Libertarian | Joshua Voytek | 4.3% | 13,098 | |
| Total Votes | 301,667 | |||
| Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
2010
Christmann won re-election to the 33rd District seat in 2010.[5] He was unopposed in the primary[6] and was unchallenged in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7]
| North Dakota Senate General Election, District 33 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Randel Christmann (R)
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5,153 | 97.48% | ||
| Write-in | 133 | 2.52% | ||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Christmann was re-elected to the 33rd District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting John Mahoney (D).[8] Christmann raised $10,250 for his campaign, while Mahoney raised $6,900.[9]
| North Dakota Senate, District 33 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Randel Christmann (R)
|
3,349 | |||
| John Mahoney (D) | 2,522 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Christmann has a wife, Bethanie.[2]
State legislative tenure
Scorecards
NDPC: North Dakota Legislative Review
The North Dakota Policy Council, a North Dakota-based nonprofit research organization which describes itself as "liberty-based", published the North Dakota Legislative Review, a comprehensive report on how state legislators voted during the 2011 legislative session. The scorecard seeks to show how North Dakota legislators voted on the principles the Council seeks to promote. The Council recorded and scored votes on both spending bills and policy bills, and awarded points accordingly. Policy issues voted upon included income tax cuts, pension reform, and government transparency. On spending legislation, the Council accorded a percentage score based on how much spending the legislator voted against. On policy legislation, scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by the Council.[10] Christmann received a score of 100% on policy legislation and voted against 10.86% of state spending. On policy, Christmann was ranked 2nd and on spending was ranked 3rd, out of 46 Senate members evaluated for the study.[11]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Christmann served on this committee:
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Christmann served on this committee:
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Unofficial results, primary election," accessed June 12, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, "Christmann the GOP pick for ND PSC," March 31, 2012
- ↑ Bismark Tribune, "General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ North Dakota candidate list
- ↑ 2010 North Dakota Primary Election Results
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 29, 2015
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2006 General election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "North Dakota Senate spending, 2006," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "The North Dakota Legislative Review - 2011," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "2011 North Dakota Legislative Review Rankings," accessed January 26, 2014
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Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
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Succeeded by Jessica Unruh-Bell (R) |
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