The state ofNorth Dakota held a series ofelections on November 6, 2012. In addition to selecting presidential electors, North Dakotan voters selected one of its two United States Senators and its lone United States Representative, as well as seven statewide executive officers and one Supreme Court Justice. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2012.
United States President and Vice President [ edit ] North Dakota voters chose three electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote. Voters selected theRepublican challengers, formerMassachusetts Governor Mitt Romney andCongressman Paul Ryan , over theDemocratic incumbentPresident Barack Obama andVice President Joe Biden .[ 1]
2012 United States Presidential election in North Dakota[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan 188,320 58.32 Democratic–NPL Barack Obama and Joe Biden 124,966 38.70 Libertarian Gary Johnson and Jim Gray 5,238 1.62 Write-in 1,860 0.58 Green Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala 1,362 1.62 Constitution Virgil Goode and Jim Clymer 1,186 0.37 Total votes 322,932 100.00 Republican win
United States Senator [ edit ] Voters selected asenator to replace the retiring incumbent,Kent Conrad of theDemocratic-NPL . Former Democratic-NPLAttorney General Heidi Heitkamp defeated U.S. RepresentativeRick Berg in a close race.[ 1]
United States House of Representatives [ edit ] Voters selected a representative to theUnited States House of Representatives to replace incumbent Republican Rick Berg, who instead ran for the Senate. RepublicanPublic Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer defeated former Democratic-NPLstate representative Pam Gulleson .[ 1]
In the gubernatorial election, Republican incumbentGovernor Jack Dalrymple , who had succeeded to the office when then-GovernorJohn Hoeven resigned, won election to a first full term with his running mate, incumbentLieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley .[ 1]
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In the election for State Auditor, voters selected Republican incumbentBob Peterson over Democratic-NPL state representativeScot Kelsh .[ 1]
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In the state treasurer election, Republican incumbentKelly Schmidt defeated the Democratic-NPL challenger, accountantRoss Mushik .[ 1]
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In the race for Insurance Commissioner, voters selected Republican incumbentAdam Hamm over the Democratic-NPL challengerTom Potter .[ 1]
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Voters were given the opportunity to fill one of the three seats on the Public Service Commission, selecting RepublicanRandy Christmann over Democratic-NPL and Libertarian party candidates.[ 1]
Superintendent of Public Instruction [ edit ] Results by county In the nonpartisan election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, voters awarded the position toKirsten Baesler , who had been endorsed by the Republican Party, instead ofTracy Potter , who had been endorsed by the Democratic-NPL party.[ 1]
2012 North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction election[ 1] Candidate Votes % Kirsten Baesler 154,177 55.05 Tracy Potter 124,807 44.57 Write-in 1,069 0.38 Total votes 280,053 100.00
Justice of the Supreme Court [ edit ] Results by county In the nonpartisan election for Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court, Judge Daniel Crothers ran unopposed.[ 1]
2012 Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court election[ 1] Candidate Votes % Daniel Crothers 251,795 99.15 Write-in 2,146 0.85 Total votes 253,941 100.00
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