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John Grabinger

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Jamestown city councilman

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North Dakota State Senate District 12

Years in office: 2012 - 2020

Successor:Cole Conley (R)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

High school

Jamestown High School

Personal

Profession

Business owner

Contact

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John Grabinger (Democratic Party) was a member of theNorth Dakota State Senate, representingDistrict 12. He assumed office on December 1, 2012. He left office on November 30, 2020.

Grabinger (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theNorth Dakota State Senate to representDistrict 12. He lost in the general election onNovember 3, 2020.

Grabinger was a 2018Democratic candidate who sought election to theU.S. House to representthe At-Large Congressional District ofNorth Dakota.^[1] Grabinger did not appear on the candidate list following the filing deadline on April 9, 2018.^[2]

Biography

Grabinger earned his diploma from Jamestown High School. His professional experience includes being the owner of Grabinger Marine.^[3]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Grabinger was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Grabinger served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Grabinger served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2020

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Dakota State Senate District 12

Cole Conley defeated incumbentJohn Grabinger in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 12 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cole Conley (R)	56.0	3,258
		John Grabinger (D)	43.8	2,549
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	10

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,817
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 12

IncumbentJohn Grabinger advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 12 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Grabinger	100.0	789

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 789
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 12

Cole Conley defeatedWilly Mickelson in the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 12 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cole Conley	82.2	1,386
	Submit photo	Willy Mickelson	17.7	298
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	3

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,687
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2018

See also:North Dakota's At-Large Congressional District election, 2018

The filing deadline was on April 9, 2018, and the primary election tookplace on June 12, 2018.

2016

See also:North Dakota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for theNorth Dakota State Senate 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.

IncumbentJohn Grabinger defeatedKatie Andersen in the North Dakota State Senate District 12 general election.^[4][5]

North Dakota State Senate, District 12 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John GrabingerIncumbent	58.90%	3,673
	Republican	Katie Andersen	41.10%	2,563
Total Votes				6,236
Source:North Dakota Secretary of State

IncumbentJohn Grabinger ran unopposed in the North Dakota State Senate District 12 Democratic primary.^[6][7]

North Dakota State Senate, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	John GrabingerIncumbent (unopposed)

Katie Andersen ran unopposed in the North Dakota State Senate District 12 Republican primary.^[6][7]

North Dakota State Senate, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Katie Andersen (unopposed)

2012

See also:North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Grabinger ran in the2012 election forNorth Dakota Senate District 12. Grabinger ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 12. He defeatedBernie Satrom (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[8][9]

North Dakota State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John GrabingerIncumbent	50.7%	2,939
	Republican	Bernie Satrom	48.8%	2,831
	Other	Write-in	0.5%	30
Total Votes				5,800

Campaign themes

2020

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2020

In 2020, theNorth Dakota State Legislature was not in session.

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Personal

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Grabinger and his wife, Debra, have one child. They currently reside in Jamestown, North Dakota.^[3]

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