North Dakota Total Vote Turnout '88-'92
Voters Voters
1996 271,850
1992 315,199
Change 88-92 (43,349) -13.7529%
ND Pres. 96 Dole Clinton Browne (L) Phillips (I) LaRouche Warren Hagelin Perot Voting 1996 President 96
125,050 106,905 847 745 0 0 349 32,515 271,850 266,411 5,439
46.9388% 40.1278% 0.3179% 0.2796% 0.0000% 0.0000% 0.1310% 12.2048% Ind. total 34,456
ND Pres. 92 Bush Clinton Marrou Fulani LaRouche Warren Hagelin Perot Dodge Voting 1992 President 92 (41,722)
136,244 99,168 416 143 642 193 240 71,084 3 315,199 308,133 7,066
44.2160% 32.1835% 0.1350% 0.0464% 0.2084% 0.0626% 0.0779% 23.0693% 0.0010% Ind. total 72,721
Difference (11,194) 7,737 431 602 (642) (193) 109 (38,569) (3)
ND Senate 88 Strinden (R) Burdick (D) Gardner (L) Voting 1988 Senate 88
112937.00 171899.00 4334.00 309100 289170 19,930
0.39 0.59 0.01 Ind. Total 4334
ND Senate 92 Sydness (R) Dorgan (D) Asbridge (I) Voting 1992 Senate 92 (14,787)
118162.00 179347.00 6448.00 315199 303957 11,242
0.39 0.59 0.02 Ind. total 6448
Difference -5225.00 -7448.00 -2114.00
ND House 96 Kevin Cramer (R) Pomeroy (D) Loughead (I) Race Total ND House 1996
113,684 144,833 4,493 263,010 (8,840)
43.2242% 55.0675% 1.7083%
ND House 92 Korsmo (R) Pomeroy (D) Bourcois (I) Blount (I) ND House 1992 (34,888)
117,442 169,273 7,394 3,789 297,898 (17,301)
39.4236% 56.8225% 2.4821% 1.2719%
(3,758) (24,440) (2,901) (3,789)
Total North Dakota
1996 113,684 144,833 4,493
1992 117,442 169,273 7,394 3,789
(3,758) (24,440) (2,901) (3,789)
ND House Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1996 0 1 0 0 0
1992 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
ND Governor 96 Schafer (R) Kaldor (D) Watson (I) Governor 96
174,937 89,349 12 264,298 (7,552)
66.1893% 33.8062% 0.0045%
ND Governor 92 Schafer (R) Spaeth (D) McLain (I) DuPaul (I) Governor 1992 (40,563)
176,398 123,845 2,614 2,004 304,861 (10,338)
57.8618% 40.6234% 0.8574% 0.6573%
(1,461) (34,496) (2,602) (2,004)
ND Sec of St 96 Jaeger (R) Seeberg (D) Applegate (I) Sec of State96
149,344 105,419 12 254,775 (17,075)
58.6180% 41.3773% 0.0047%
ND Sec of St 92 Jaeger (R) Kusler (D) Sec of State92 (36,949)
151,864 139,860 291,724 (23,475)
52.0574% 47.9426%
(2,520) (34,441)
ND Auditor 96 Peterson (R) Dykshoorn (D) Auditor 96
140,596 116,864 257,460 (14,390)
54.6089% 45.3911%
ND Auditor 92 Peterson (R) Puklich (D) Auditor 92 (30,537)
181,459 106,538 287,997 (27,202)
63.0073% 36.9927%
(40,863) 10,326
ND Treas. 96 Schobinger (R) Gilmore (D) Treasurer 96
115,750 138,616 254,366 (17,484)
45.5053% 54.4947%
ND Treas. 92 Lembke (R) Gilmore (D) Treasurer 92 (34,963)
140,440 148,889 289,329 (25,870)
48.5399% 51.4601%
(24,690) (10,273)
ND AG 96 Johnson (R) Heitkamp (D) Applegate Att. Gen. 1996
95,164 167,863 18 263,045 (8,805)
36.1778% 63.8153% 0.0068%
ND AG 92 Albrecht (R) Heitkamp (D) Att. Gen. 1992 (36,123)
112,562 186,606 299,168 (16,031)
37.6250% 62.3750%
(17,398) (18,743)
ND C. of Ins.96 Lembke (R) Pomeroy (D) Shelver (I) Ins. Comm 1996
98,275 146,308 15,305 259,888 (11,962)
37.8144% 56.2966% 5.8891%
ND C. of Ins.92 Olson (R) Pomeroy (D) Shelver Ins. Comm 1992 (38,139)
120,383 161,349 16,295 298,027 (17,172)
40.3933% 54.1391% 5.4676%
(22,108) (15,041) (990)
ND C. of Ag.96 Butcher (R) Johnson (D) Ag. Comm. 1996
129,052 129,187 0 0 258,239 (13,611)
49.9739% 50.0261% 0.0000% 0.0000%
ND C. og Ag. 92 Bowman (R) Vogel (D) Heinze (I) Ag. Comm. 1992 (39,698)
114,992 170,237 12,708 297,937 (17,262)
38.5961% 57.1386% 4.2653%
14,060 (41,050) (12,708)
ND PSC 1996 Wefald (R) Hagen (D) Slattery (w-i) PSC 1996
153,058 100,825 13 253,896 (17,954)
60.2837% 39.7111% 0.0051%
ND PSC 1992 Reinbold (R) Erjavec (D) PSC 1992 (35,260)
175,378 113,778 289,156 (26,043)
60.6517% 39.3483%
(22,320) (12,953)
ND Tax Comm. 96 Moore (R) Hanson (D) Tax Comm. 1996
D to R 132,986 125,527 258,513 (13,337)
51.4427% 48.5573%
ND Tax Comm. 92 Backman (R) Hanson (D) Tax Comm. 1992 (34,813)
146,220 147,106 293,326 (21,873)
49.8490% 50.1510%
(13,234) (21,579)
Questions Yes No
ND Con. Am. 3 Lengthen and stagger terms for members of ND House of Representatives 132,716 52.0939% 122,047 254,763 0.17
ND Con. Am. 5 Term Limits (3 in House, 2 in Senate) and ballot notification 116,241 47.3626% 129,187 245,428 0.33
ND Con. Am. 1 Shorter terms and limits for members of state board of higher education 165,361 68.0422% 77,666 243,027 0.50
ND Con. Am. 4 Veterans Post War trust fund's income go to Committee on Veterans affairs. 185,361 76.3308% 57,478 242,839 0.67
ND Con. Am. 2 No suits against state or state employee in official capacity. 99,095 41.3438% 140,590 239,685 0.83
ND Con. Am. 6 Constitutional Convention for Term Limits 105,878 44.4444% 132,348 238,226 1.00
Number 1 issue in 1992, prohibit stop and search without probable cause. [no 61.67%] 299,937
Legislature Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
ND Senate 96 13 11 0 2 2 8.3333%
ND Senate 92 12 13 1 2 3 12.0000%
1 -2 -1 0 -1 -3.6667%
ND Reps. 96 74 26 14 0 14 14.0000%
ND Reps. 92 65 33 4 3 7 7.1429%
9 -7 10 -3 7 6.8571%

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