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Contents 1 Introduction 2 History 3 North Dakota Congressional Delegation 4 North Dakota State Government 5 North Dakota Counties 6 Elections 7 North Dakota News, Etc. 8 Political Blogs 9 Notable Political Figures 10 See also

Introduction

North Dakota, the most rural of all 50 states with over 90% of its lands devoted to farming, became the 39th state on Nov. 2, 1889.

The Republican Party holds large majorities in the state legislature and generally wins the state's 3-member electoral college delegation. Since 1964, no Democratic presidential candidate has carried North Dakota. In 2004, George W. Bush won with 62.9% of the vote.

History

North Dakota was inlcuded in trhe last part of the American frontier to be closed. On September 8, 1883 Sitting Bull spoke in Sioux to a crowd of whites at a ceremony in Bismarck to mark the last spike to be driven in the Northern Pacific Railroad. Sitting Bull tells the crowd, " I hate all the white people. You are thieves and liars. You have taken away our land and made us outcats." Not knowing what has been said, they clap politely.

North Dakota Congressional Delegation

• Senate
  • Senior Senator: Kent Conrad (D)
  • Junior Senator: Byron Dorgan (D)

• House of Representatives
  • ND-AL Rep.: Earl Pomeroy (D)

North Dakota State Government

• Executive Branch
  • Governor: John Hoeven (R)
  • Lt. Governor: Jack Dalrymple (R)
  • Secretary of State: Alvin A. Jaeger (R)
  • Treasurer: Kelly Schmidt (R)
  • Attorney General: Wayne Stenehjem (R)
  • Agriculture Commissioner: Roger Johnson (D)
  • Tax Commissioner: Cory Fong (R)
  • State Auditor: Robert Peterson (R)

• Legislative Branch
  • North Dakota State Assembly

• Judicial Branch
  • North Dakota Judicial Branch

• North Dakota Constitution
  • North Dakota Constitution

North Dakota Counties

• North Dakota Counties: Quickfacts U.S. Census Bureau.
• North Dakota Counties National Association of Counties.
• North Dakota Counties US-Counties.com.
• North Dakota Counties Map

Elections

• Elections and Voting (State of North Dakota, Secretary of State)
• Election Results (State of North Dakota, Secretary of State)
• 2008 Elections
  • North Dakota elections, 2008
• 2006 Elections
  • North Dakota U.S. Senate election, 2006
  • North Dakota U.S. House election, 2006
• North Dakota election results
• see U.S. elections

North Dakota News, Etc.

• NewsLink: North Dakota Newspapers (NewsLink)

Political Blogs

• The Flickertail Journal
• North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Blog
• Holding North Dakota's Breath Until It Turns Blue

Notable Political Figures

• William (Wild Bill) Langer
• Sitting Bull

See also