North Dakota held twostatewide elections in 2016: a primary election on Tuesday, June 14, and a general election on Tuesday, November 8. In addition, eachtownship elected officers on Tuesday, March 15, and each school district selected a date between April 1 and June 30 to hold their elections.^[1] This would have been the first election since the state legislature revoked the ability to use a student or military ID to satisfy state ID voting requirements,^[2] but a court ruling in August struck the down the provision, and the election was held under the 2013 rules.^[3]

On Tuesday, June 14, North Dakota voters decided which candidates for statewide and legislative office would appear on their ballot. In addition, voters were faced with the decision whether to ratify a single initiative, which was passed by the legislature, but referred to statewide vote via petition.

In 2015, theNorth Dakota Legislative Assembly passed SB 2351, which would allow corporations and limited liability companies to own dairy and swine production facilities up to 640 acres (260 ha) in size. On March 27, 2015, a committee of members led by officers of North DakotaFarmers Union filed an unsigned petition with theNorth Dakota Secretary of State, allowing the group to gather signatures with the intent to place the item on the June ballot. On June 16, 2015, the committee returned with 19,354 valid signatures, well above the 13,452 required.^[4]

On the June 14 Primary Ballot, voters were asked to approve or deny the bill, given the following explanation:

Senate Bill No. 2351, passed by the 2015 Legislative Assembly, would allow the ownership or leasing of up to 640 acres of land for the operation of a dairy farm or swine production facility by a domestic corporation or limited liability company. Senate Bill 2351 would also require the agriculture commissioner to develop reporting and monitoring rules to ensure compliance.

On Tuesday, November 8, North Dakota voters selected the state's threepresidential electors, oneUnited States Senator, oneUnited States Representative,Governor,Lieutenant Governor, and several other statewide executive and judicial branch offices. Voters who live in even-numbered legislative districts also selected their representatives to theNorth Dakota House of Representatives andNorth Dakota Senate. Finally, voters approved only one of the five ballot petitions that have received enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.

North Dakota voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. Voters selected the electors representing theRepublican candidates, businessmanDonald Trump andIndiana GovernorMike Pence, over theirDemocratic rivals, formerSecretary of StateHillary Clinton andSenatorTim Kaine.

Voters selected whom to send to Class III of theUnited States Senate. The incumbent,RepublicanJohn Hoeven, defeatedDemocratic-NPLstate representativeEliot Glassheim by a wide margin.

Voters selected a representative to theUnited States House of Representatives. Incumbent Republican representativeKevin Cramer defeated Democratic-NPL American Indian activistChase Iron Eyes.

The Republican team of businessmanDoug Burgum andWatford City mayorBrent Sanford defeated the Democratic-NPL candidates, state representativeMarvin Nelson and state senatorJoan Heckaman in the race to replace retiring incumbentGovernorJack Dalrymple andLieutenant GovernorDrew Wrigley.

In the election forState Auditor, voters selected Republican accountantJosh Gallion to replace retiring incumbentBob Peterson over frequent Libertarian Party candidate Roland Riemers.

In theState Treasurer election, Republican incumbentKelly Schmidt defeated the Democratic-NPL challenger, state senatorTim Mathern.

In the race forInsurance Commissioner, voters selected the Republican candidate, Greater North Dakota Chamber executiveJon Godfread, over the Democratic-NPL candidate, educatorRuth Buffalo, to replace incumbent commissionerAdam Hamm, who declined to run for a third term.

Voters were given the opportunity to fill one of the three seats on thePublic Service Commission, selecting Republican incumbentJulie Fedorchak over Democratic-NPL rival Marlo Hunte-Beaubrun.

In the nonpartisan election forSuperintendent of Public Instruction, voters selected incumbentKirsten Baesler, who had been endorsed by the Republican Party, over educator Joe Chiang, who had not been endorsed by any statewide party.

Two seats on theNorth Dakota Supreme Court were up for election in 2016: a regularly scheduled election to a full ten-year term, in whichJerod Tufte andRobert Bolinske competed to replace retiring justiceDale Sandstrom, and a special election to serve the final two years of the term of retired JusticeMary Muehlen Maring, in whichLisa K. Fair McEvers ran unopposed.

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