NORTH DAKOTA

Your complete directory of North Dakota candidates for Governor, United States Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): April 11, 2008
Filing Deadline (Others): September 5, 2008
D/R Nominating Conventions: April 2008
Primary: June 10, 2008

This page was last updated on May 10, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

2008 Elections:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets.)
John Hoeven (R)* - (Campaign Site)
& Jack Dalrymple (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Tim Mathern (D) - State Sen.
& Merle Boucher (D) - State House Minority Leader & '04 Candidate

Gregg Boyer (Independent) - Farmer, Homebuilder & Army Veteran
& Runningmate Not Yet Named

DuWayne Hendrickson (Independent) - Brother of Soldier Killed in Iraq
& Runningmate Not Yet Named

STATE TREASURER:
Kelly Schmidt (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mitch Vance (D) - Writer, Photographer, Ex-Magazine Editor, Ex-Teacher & Ex-Building Contractor

STATE AUDITOR:
Robert "Bob" Peterson (R)*
Daryl Splichal (D) - Accountant

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Adam Hamm (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jasper Schneider (D) - State Rep. & Attorney

STATE SUPERINTENDANT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is officially a non-partisan post.)
Wayne Sanstead (D)*
Max Laird - Teacher & '04 Candidate

2010 Elections:

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Al Jaeger (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Wayne Stenehjem (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Roger Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TAX COMMISSIONER:
Cory Fong (R)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

Kent Conrad (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

Byron Dorgan (D)* - Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At Large:
Earl Pomeroy (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Duane Sand (R) - Retired Navy Officer, Businessman, '04 Nominee & '00 US Senate Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of North Dakota
North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
Green Party of North Dakota
Libertarian Party of North Dakota
North Dakota Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Bismarck Tribune
Devil's Lake Journal
Dickinson Press
Fargo Forum
Grand Forks Herald
Jamestown Sun
Minot Daily News
Say Anything (Conservative)
Taking Back North Dakaota (Conservative)
Valley City Times-Record
Wahpeton Daily News
Williston Herald

KFYR TV-5 (NBC - Bismarck)
KXMA TV-2 (CBS - Dickinson)
KXMC TV-13 (CBS - Minot)
North Dakota Public Radio / Prairie Public Television
WDAY TV-6 (ABC - Fargo)
WDAZ TV-8 (ABC - Grand Forks)

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