Sebastian Ertelt
Sebastian Ertelt (Republican Party) (also known as Seabass) was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 26. He assumed office on December 1, 2016. He left office on December 1, 2022.
Ertelt (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 28. He lost in the Republican primary on June 14, 2022.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Ertelt was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Ertelt was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Finance and Taxation |
| • Political Subdivisions |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 28
Incumbent Robert Erbele won election in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 28 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Erbele (R) | 97.6 | 5,633 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 136 | ||
| Total votes: 5,769 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 28
Incumbent Robert Erbele defeated Sebastian Ertelt in the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 28 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Erbele | 64.8 | 2,286 |
 | Sebastian Ertelt | 35.1 | 1,239 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 3,527 | |||
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2020
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kathy Skroch and incumbent Sebastian Ertelt defeated John Hokana and Alan Peterson in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 26 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kathy Skroch (R) | 30.8 | 3,944 |
| ✔ | | Sebastian Ertelt (R) | 27.1 | 3,465 |
| John Hokana (D) | 22.0 | 2,816 | ||
| Alan Peterson (D) | 20.1 | 2,568 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 12,806 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
John Hokana and Alan Peterson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 26 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Hokana | 50.4 | 953 | |
| ✔ | Alan Peterson | 49.3 | 932 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 1,892 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kathy Skroch and incumbent Sebastian Ertelt advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 26 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Skroch | 51.7 | 1,519 |
| ✔ | | Sebastian Ertelt | 47.6 | 1,398 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 2,937 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Mattie Richardson ran as a Libertarian candidate in the primary election and received 68 votes. Candidates were required to receive at least one percent of the total population of the district to make the general election ballot.
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.
Sebastian Ertelt and Kathy Skroch defeated incumbent Bill Amerman and incumbent Jerome Kelsh in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 26 general election.[1][2]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 26 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sebastian Ertelt |
27.09% | 3,326 | |
| Republican | Kathy Skroch |
28.95% | 3,554 | |
| Democratic | Bill Amerman Incumbent | 22.23% | 2,729 | |
| Democratic | Jerome Kelsh Incumbent | 21.73% | 2,667 | |
| Total Votes | 12,276 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Bill Amerman and incumbent Jerome Kelsh were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 26 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Bill Amerman Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Jerome Kelsh Incumbent | |
Sebastian Ertelt and Kathy Skroch were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 26 Republican primary.[3][4]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 26 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Sebastian Ertelt | |
| Republican | Kathy Skroch | |
2012
Ertelt ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota State House District 26. Ertelt and Kathy Skroch ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12. They were defeated by incumbents Bill Amerman and Jerome Kelsh in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jerome Kelsh Incumbent |
28.2% | 3,511 | |
| Democratic | Bill Amerman Incumbent |
27.4% | 3,407 | |
| Republican | Kathy Skroch | 24.7% | 3,079 | |
| Republican | Sebastian Ertelt | 19.7% | 2,460 | |
| Total Votes | 12,457 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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2022
In 2022, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session.
2021
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 26.
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the 65th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 27.
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2016
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 General Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
