The state and local elections in

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in 2006 proceeded as follows:

State offices

Secretary of State

Incumbent

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North Dakota Secretary of State The North Dakota Secretary of State is an elected office in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The incumbent was Alvin A. Jaeger. Duties of the Secretary of State include being the custodian of the state's Great Seal and other official state docume ...

Al Jaeger defeated Democratic-NPL nominee Kristin Hedger, an aide to Senator

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Attorney General

Popular incumbent

Attorney General of North Dakota

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defeated Democratic-NPL nominee Bill Brudvick, an attorney.

Agriculture Commissioner

Incumbent Democratic-NPL

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Roger Johnson defeated 2004

) nominee

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in a rematch.

Public Service Commissioner

Incumbent

North Dakota Public Service Commissioner

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defeated Democratic-NPL nominee Cheryl Bergian, a former candidate for the North Dakota State Senate.

Tax Commissioner

Incumbent

North Dakota Tax Commissioner Cory Fong defeated Democratic-NPL nominee Brent Edison, the 2004 Democratic-NPL nominee for North Dakota State Auditor.

Ballot measures

Constitutional Measure 1

This ballot measure made proposed changes to policy relating to public school trust funds.

Initiated Constitutional Measure 2

This ballot measure prohibited the use of land taken by

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for any future private use, with exceptions of

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and

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Statutory Measure 3

This ballot measure would have made changes to

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concerning

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, and other issues.

Legislature Summary

In the

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, the

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gained six seats, to total 33, while the Republicans hold all of the remaining 61 seats. In the

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, the

gained six seats, to total 21, while the Republicans hold all of the remaining 26 seats.

State offices

Secretary of State

Attorney General

Agriculture Commissioner

Public Service Commissioner

Tax Commissioner

Ballot measures

Constitutional Measure 1

Initiated Constitutional Measure 2

Statutory Measure 3

Legislature Summary

References

See also