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A general election was held in theU.S. state ofNorth Dakota on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, withprimary elections being held on June 8, 2010.
Incumbent DemocratByron Dorgan was eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term but announced in January 2010 that he would not seek reelection, citing his desire to retire and pursue other interests outside of public life.[1]Tracy Potter, astate senator representingBismarck,[2] won theDemocratic-NPL primary while incumbentGovernorJohn Hoeven won theRepublican primary and Keith Hanson, asoftware engineer fromWest Fargo,[3] won theLibertarian primary.[4] On November 2, 2010, Hoeven won the general election in a landslide with 76.08% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | John Hoeven | 181,689 | 76.08% | +44.36% | |
| Democratic–NPL | Tracy Potter | 52,955 | 22.17% | −46.11% | |
| Libertarian | Keith Hanson | 3,890 | 1.63% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 238,534 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic–NPL | |||||
Incumbent DemocratEarl Pomeroy, who had represented North Dakota in theUnited States House of Representatives since 1993, ran for re-election and was defeated by Republican nomineeRick Berg, astate representative fromFargo.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Rick Berg | 129,802 | 54.74% | ||
| Democratic–NPL | Earl Pomeroy (incumbent) | 106,542 | 44.93% | ||
| Write-in | 793 | 0.33% | |||
| Total votes | 237,137 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic–NPL | |||||
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 County results Jeager: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Mock: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent RepublicanAlvin Jaeger ran for re-election to a sixth term asNorth Dakota Secretary of State and defeated a challenge from Democratic nomineeCorey Mock, astate representative fromGrand Forks.[8] Jaeger was endorsed by theGrand Forks Herald[9] while Mock was endorsed byThe Bismarck Tribune[10] and theAFL–CIO.[11] During the campaign, Jaeger faced criticism over his office's mishandling of a candidate's campaign filings which resulted in them being mistakenly omitted from the June 8 primary election ballot.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Alvin Jaeger (incumbent) | 145,882 | 62.44% | ||
| Democratic–NPL | Corey Mock | 87,519 | 37.46% | ||
| Write-in | 222 | 0.1% | |||
| Total votes | 233,623 | 100.00% | |||
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 County results Stenehjem: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Boechler: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent RepublicanWayne Stenehjem ran for re-election to a fourth term asNorth Dakota Attorney General and defeated a challenge from Democratic nominee Jeanette Boechler, apersonal injury lawyer fromFargo.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Wayne Stenehjem (incumbent) | 175,627 | 74.55% | ||
| Democratic–NPL | Jeanette Boechler | 59,781 | 25.38% | ||
| Write-in | 174 | 0.07% | |||
| Total votes | 235,582 | 100.00% | |||
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 County results Goehring: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Boucher: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent RepublicanDoug Goehring ran for election to his first full term asNorth Dakota Agriculture Commissioner and defeated a challenge from Democratic nomineeMerle Boucher, theDemocraticminority leader of theNorth Dakota House of Representatives fromRolette.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Doug Goehring (incumbent) | 157,867 | 67.98% | ||
| Democratic–NPL | Merle Boucher | 74,143 | 31.93% | ||
| Write-in | 216 | 0.09% | |||
| Total votes | 232,226 | 100.00% | |||
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 County results Fong: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Kaldor: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent RepublicanCory Fong ran for re-election to a second term asNorth Dakota Tax Commissioner and defeated challenges from Democratic nominee Cynthia Kaldor, a businesswoman and former member of theNorth Dakota State Board of Higher Education fromMayville,[18] and Libertarian nominee Richard Flattum-Riemers.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Cory Fong (incumbent) | 156,520 | 67.39% | ||
| Democratic–NPL | Cynthia Kaldor | 67,856 | 29.22% | ||
| Libertarian | Richard Flattum-Riemers | 7,716 | 3.32% | ||
| Write-in | 160 | 0.07% | |||
| Total votes | 232,252 | 100.00% | |||
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One-half of the seats of theNorth Dakota Senate are up for election in 2010.
One-half of the seats in theNorth Dakota House of Representatives are up for election in 2010.
Multiple judicial positions will be up for election in 2010.
One measure has been certified, and at least ten initiatives are pending.
Many elections for county offices were held on November 2, 2010.
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