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North Dakota, State House, District 17

North Dakota House of Representatives District 17
Current incumbentsMark Sanford Republican Party
Mark Owens Republican Party

North Dakota's seventeenth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Mark Sanford and Republican Representative Mark Owens.

North Dakota state representatives 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 House of Representatives serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. 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

Under North Dakota law, any vacancy in the house is filled by the district committee of the political party that holds the seat. A replacement must be named within 21 days of the vacancy. If more than 828 days are left in the term, the appointed person must serve until the next general election when the Governor can call for a special election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of North Dakota House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark Sanford (R) and incumbent Mark Owens (R) defeated Monte Gaukler (D) and Angela Urlacher (D) in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 17 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Mark Sanford (R)
31.6
5,083

Mark Owens (R)
25.5
4,101

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Monte Gaukler (D)
22.2
3,574

Angela Urlacher (D)
20.7
3,331
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
19

Total votes: 16,108
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)

Angela Urlacher and Monte Gaukler advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 17 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Angela Urlacher (D)
50.3
973

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Monte Gaukler (D)
49.7
961

Total votes: 1,934
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark Sanford and incumbent Mark Owens advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 17 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Mark Sanford (R)
58.5
1,436

Mark Owens (R)
41.5
1,017

Total votes: 2,453

2014

Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives 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 Mark Owens and incumbent Mark Sanford were unopposed in the Republican primary, while Edward Grossbauer was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Owens and Sanford defeated Grossbauer in the general election.

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 17, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Sanford Incumbent 43.7% 4,109
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Owens Incumbent 34.2% 3,215
Democratic Edward Grossbauer 22.1% 2,080
Total Votes 9,404

2010

Elections for the office of North Dakota House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 8, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 8, 2010. Mark Sanford (R) and Mark Owens (R) defeated Bernell Bachmeier (D) and incumbent Louise Potter (D) in the general election. All candidates were unopposed in the June 8 primary elections.

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 17, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Sanford 36.1% 4,018
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Owens 26.5% 2,950
Democratic Louise Potter Incumbent 22.9% 2,541
Democratic Bernell Bachmeier 14.4% 1,606
Total Votes 11,115

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for North Dakota House of Representatives District 17 raised a total of $99,843. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $6,240 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, North Dakota House of Representatives District 17

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $26,300 3 $8,767
2010 $29,314 5 $5,863
2006 $30,429 4 $7,607
2002 $13,800 4 $3,450
Total $99,843 16 $6,240