2012 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

Republican primary

The North Dakota Republican Party endorsed Public Service Commissioner Brian Kalk at their state convention, though general election ballot access is determined by a statewide primary election held on June 12, 2012. In contrast to state political tradition, fellow Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer did not seek the party endorsement, instead attempting to defeat Kalk on the June primary ballot.

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Cramer, Public Service Commissioner

Eliminated in primary

• Brian Kalk, Public Service Commissioner and state party endorsed candidate

Withdrew

• Shane Goettle, U.S. Senator John Hoeven's state director
• Bette Grande, state representative
• DuWayne Hendrickson, perennial candidate
• Kim Koppelman, state representative

Declined

• Rick Berg, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Al Carlson, state House Majority Leader
• Tony Clark, Public Service Commissioner
• Cory Fong, North Dakota State Tax Commissioner
• Tony Grindberg, state senator
• Robert Harms, Tea Party activist and former treasurer of the North Dakota Republican Party
• Kelly Schmidt, North Dakota State Treasurer

Debate

The North Dakota Republican Party held a candidates' debate on December 14 at the campus of Valley City State University. All five GOP candidates declared at the time—Cramer, Goettle, Grande, Kalk, and Koppelman—participated.

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pam Gulleson, former state representative

Declined

• Ben Vig, former state representative

Results

Libertarian nomination

The Libertarian Party of North Dakota has selected small business owner Eric Olson as their nominee at a state meeting.

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program

Polling

Predictions

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Barnes (largest city: Valley City)
• Grand Forks (largest city: Grand Forks)
• Name (Largest city: Stanley)
• Ramsey (Largest city: Devils Lake)
• Towner (Largest city: Cando)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Richland (largest city: Wahpeton)

References

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