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North Dakota, State House, District 27

North Dakota House of Representatives District 27
Current incumbentsThomas Beadle Republican Party
Ruth Buffalo Democratic Party

North Dakota's twenty-seventh state house district is represented by Republican Representative Thomas Beadle and Democratic Representative Ruth Buffalo.

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 27 (2 seats)

Incumbent Thomas Beadle (R) and Ruth Buffalo (D) defeated incumbent Randy Boehning (R) and Jon Kitzman (D) in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Thomas Beadle (R)
27.2
4,150

Ruth Buffalo (D)
25.8
3,930

Randy Boehning (R)
24.5
3,741

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Jon Kitzman (D)
22.4
3,425
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
15

Total votes: 15,261
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)

Ruth Buffalo and Jon Kitzman advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Ruth Buffalo (D)
54.4
510

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Jon Kitzman (D)
45.6
428

Total votes: 938
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)

Incumbent Thomas Beadle and incumbent Randy Boehning advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Thomas Beadle (R)
50.1
550

Randy Boehning (R)
49.9
547

Total votes: 1,097

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 Randy Boehning and incumbent Thomas Beadle were unopposed in the Republican primary, while Logan Heinrich and Jess Roscoe were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Boehning and Beadle defeated Heinrich and Roscoe in the general election.

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 27, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Boehning Incumbent 30.7% 2,756
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Beadle Incumbent 28.5% 2,552
Democratic Jess Roscoe 21.2% 1,901
Democratic Logan Heinrich 19.6% 1,757
Total Votes 8,966

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. Thomas Beadle (R) and incumbent Randy Boehning (R) defeated Tricia Kelly (D) in the general election. All candidates were unopposed in the June 8 primary elections.

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 27, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Boehning Incumbent 38.4% 3,345
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Beadle 33.1% 2,877
Democratic Tricia Kelly 28.5% 2,480
Total Votes 8,702

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for North Dakota House of Representatives District 27 raised a total of $34,104. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $2,274 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, North Dakota House of Representatives District 27

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $17,804 4 $4,451
2010 $5,350 3 $1,783
2006 $7,150 4 $1,788
2002 $3,800 4 $950
Total $34,104 15 $2,274