North Dakota Attorney General election, 2014

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North Dakota Attorney General Election

Primary Date: June 10, 2014

General Election Date: November 4, 2014

November 4 Election Winner: Wayne Stenehjem

Incumbent prior to election: Wayne Stenehjem

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The North Dakota Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Wayne Stenehjem (R) was first elected in 2000 and was running for re-election. He faced Democratic candidate Kiara Kraus-Parr in the general election. Wayne Stenehjem won election to another four-year term.

Kraus-Parr faced an uphill battle to unseat Stenehjem given the incumbent's success in past elections. Stenehjem's closest race was the 2000 election, when he defeated Democratic candidate Glenn Pomeroy by 11 percent. The past elections section details the previous four elections for Attorney General of North Dakota.

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Candidates

General election

Wayne Stenehjem - Incumbent
Kiara Kraus-Parr - Attorney^[4]

Results

General election

Attorney General of North Dakota, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Wayne Stenehjem Incumbent	74.1%	181,678
	Democratic	Kiara Kraus-Parr	25.8%	63,255
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.2%	395
Total Votes				245,328
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State

Past elections

2010

On November 2, 2010, Wayne Stenehjem won re-election to the office of North Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Jeanette Boechler (D) in the general election.

North Dakota Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Wayne Stenehjem Incumbent	74.6%	175,627
	Democratic	Jeanette Boechler	25.4%	59,781
	Write-In	Various	0.1%	174
Total Votes				235,582
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

2006

On November 7, 2006, Wayne Stenehjem won re-election to the office of North Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Bill Brudvik (D-NPL) in the general election.

North Dakota Attorney General, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Wayne Stenehjem Incumbent	68.9%	148,194
	Democratic	Bill Brudvik	31.1%	67,032
Total Votes				215,226
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

2004

On November 2, 2004, Wayne Stenehjem won re-election to the office of North Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Bruce Schoenwald (D-NPL) in the general election.

North Dakota Attorney General, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Wayne Stenehjem Incumbent	72.5%	218,627
	Democratic	Bruce Schoenwald	27.5%	82,768
Total Votes				301,395
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

2000

On November 7, 2000, Wayne Stenehjem won re-election to the office of North Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Glenn Pomeroy (D-NPL) in the general election.

North Dakota Attorney General, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Wayne Stenehjem Incumbent	55.7%	157,986
	Democratic	Glenn Pomeroy	44.3%	125,466
Total Votes				283,452
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $224,166 during the election. This information was last updated on April 3, 2015.^[5]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Wayne Stenehjem	North Dakota Attorney General		$213,741
Kiara Kraus-Parr	North Dakota Attorney General		$10,425
Grand Total Raised			$224,166

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See also

• North Dakota Attorney General
• North Dakota state executive official elections, 2014
• State executive official elections, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• Office of the Attorney General of North Dakota

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