Incumbent Democrat Byron 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, a state senator representing Bismarck,[2] won the Democratic-NPL primary while incumbent GovernorJohn Hoeven won the Republican primary and Keith Hanson, a software engineer from West Fargo,[3] won the Libertarian primary.[4] On November 2, 2010, Hoeven won the general election in a landslide with 76.08% of the vote.
United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2010[5]
Incumbent Republican Alvin Jaeger ran for re-election to a sixth term as North Dakota Secretary of State and defeated a challenge from Democratic nominee Corey Mock, a state representative from Grand Forks.[8] Jaeger was endorsed by the Grand Forks Herald[9] while Mock was endorsed by The Bismarck Tribune[10] and the AFL–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]
North Dakota Secretary of State election, 2010[13]
Many elections for county offices were held on November 2, 2010.
References
^Herszenhorn, David (January 5, 2010). "Senator Dorgan of North Dakota Will Retire". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"Senator Tracy Potter". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"Election 2010 Face to Face: North Dakota US Senate Libertarian Party". YouTube. Prairie Public. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"North Dakota Official Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election Held on June 8, 2010" (PDF). Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"North Dakota Official Abstract of Votes Cast at the General Election Held on November 2, 2010" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. November 16, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"Representative Rick Berg". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"North Dakota Official Abstract of Votes Cast at the General Election Held on November 2, 2010" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. November 16, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"Representative Corey Mock". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"Endorsement: Secretary of State: Jaeger". Grand Forks Herald. October 24, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"Change needed in secretary of state's office". The Bismarck Tribune. October 14, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"2010 AFL-CIO Endorsements" (PDF). AFL-CIO. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^Wetzel, Dale (June 17, 2010). "Libertarian PSC candidate left off the ballot". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved January 8, 2022.