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North Dakota, State Senate, District 19

North Dakota State Senate District 19
Current incumbentRobert Fors Republican Party

North Dakota's nineteenth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Robert Fors.

North Dakota state senators represent an average of 14,310 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 13,664 residents.

About the office

Members of the North Dakota State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Approximately half of the members are elected to four-year terms every two years. Generally, members from even-numbered districts are elected in U.S. presidential election years (2012, 2008, 2004, etc.) and members from odd-numbered districts are elected in general election years offset by two years from U.S. presidential elections (2010, 2006, 2002, etc.). North Dakota legislators assume office December 1st.

Qualifications

Article 4, Section 5 of the North Dakota Constitution states: "State Senators and Representatives must be, on the day of the election, qualified voters in the district from which they are chosen and a resident of the state for one year preceding election to office."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$177/day (leg. sessions)Lodging reimbursement up to $1,682 per month.

Vacancies

Whenever there is an vacancy in the senate, it must be filled by the district committee of the political party that currently holds the seat. A replacement must be named no later than 21 days after the vacancy. If more than 828 days are remaining in the vacant senator's term, the replacement can serve in a interim basis until the next scheduled general election. It would be up to the Governor to schedule a special election in order to determine a permanent replacement.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of North Dakota State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 9, 2020. The filing deadline is April 6, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 19

Robert Fors (R) defeated Nikolaus Groenewold (D) in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 19 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Robert Fors (R)
68.0
3,732

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Nikolaus Groenewold (D)
31.7
1,741
Other/Write-in votes
0.3
15

Total votes: 5,488
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 19

Nikolaus Groenewold advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 19 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Nikolaus Groenewold (D)
100
618

Total votes: 618
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 19

Robert Fors defeated Carrie Wallace in the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 19 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Robert Fors (R)
50.8
811

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Carrie Wallace (R)
49.2
785

Total votes: 1,596


2014

Elections for the North Dakota State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 7, 2014. Incumbent Tom Campbell was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Robert Kilichowski was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Campbell defeated Kilichowski in the general election.

North Dakota State Senate, District 19, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTom Campbell Incumbent 64.9% 3,109
Democratic Robert Kilichowski 35.1% 1,679
Total Votes 4,788

2012

Elections for the office of North Dakota State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 12, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 13, 2012. Tom Campbell (R) defeated Julius M. Wangler (D) in the general election and incumbent Gerald Uglem in the June 12 Republican primary. Wangler was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

North Dakota State Senate, District 19, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTom Campbell 60% 3,490
Democratic Julius M. Wangler 39.8% 2,313
Other Write-in 0.2% 10
Total Votes 5,813

North Dakota State Senate District 19 Republican Primary, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for North Dakota State Senate District 19 raised a total of $32,100. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $4,013 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, North Dakota State Senate District 19

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $10,150 2 $5,075
2010 $9,300 2 $4,650
2006 $4,100 2 $2,050
2002 $8,550 2 $4,275
Total $32,100 8 $4,013