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1 Republican nomination  





2 Democratic-NPL nomination  





3 General election  



3.1  Campaign  





3.2  Predictions  





3.3  Results  



3.3.1  Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican  









4 References  














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2004 North Dakota gubernatorial election

← 2000 November 2, 2004 2008 →
 
Nominee John Hoeven Joe Satrom
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Running mate Jack Dalrymple Deb Mathern
Popular vote 220,803 84,877
Percentage 71.3% 27.4%

County results
Hoeven:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Satrom:      50–60%


Governor before election

John Hoeven
Republican

Elected Governor

John Hoeven
Republican

The 2004 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on 2 November 2004 for the post of Governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Governor John Hoeven was easily re-elected defeating Democratic-NPL former state senator Joe Satrom.

Republican nomination

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Incumbent Governor John Hoeven was unopposed for the Republican nomination and accepted the nomination by stating that the economy of North Dakota was his priority.[1]

Democratic-NPL nomination

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Former state senator Joe Satrom defeated North Dakota House of Representatives minority leader Merle Boucher for the Democratic-NPL nomination. Satrom began campaigning for the nomination almost a year before the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Convention would choose the parties candidate for Governor. Boucher announced his candidacy in December 2003 but struggled to make up ground against Satrom.

The two candidates debated at the University of North Dakota, just before the convention, with education and the future of the state's youth the main topics.[2] The Democratic-NPL Convention voted by 632 to 341 to endorse Satrom as their candidate for Governor.[3]

General election

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Campaign

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The two candidates met in three debates during the campaign, during the final debate on 9 October 2004 they clashed over a smoking ban, outmigration and a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.[4]

Satrom called for North Dakota to introduce a one thousand dollar donation limit, for individuals and political action committees, to avoid any perception of conflict of interest.[5] Hoeven named education, growth and jobs as his priorities but faced anger from some hunting groups over changes to hunt seasons.[6]

Opinion polls gave Hoeven a strong lead over Satrom with one in October 2004 showing Hoeven on 70% as against 22% for Satrom.[7] Hoeven raised far more money than his challenger and even a normally Democratic supporting teachers union, the North Dakota Education Association, endorsed Hoeven for Governor.[8] [9]

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

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North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2004[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Hoeven (Incumbent) 220,803 71.26% +16.23%
Democratic–NPL Joe Satrom 84,877 27.39% −17.58%
Libertarian Roland Riemers 4,193 1.35%
Majority 135,926 43.87% +33.81%
Turnout 309,873
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

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  1. ^ "No Surprise: Hoeven GOP's Man". KXMC-TV. April 3, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2008. [dead link]
  • ^ "Candidates for governor make stop at UND". Dakota Student. March 30, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2008. [dead link]
  • ^ "Satrom to Face Hoeven". KXMC-TV. April 4, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2008. [dead link]
  • ^ "Hoeven, Satrom argue outlet, smoking limits". RiverWatchOnline. October 9, 2004. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
  • ^ "Satrom – Campaign Donations". KXMC-TV. October 19, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "A look at the 11 governor jobs up for grabs this year". knoxstudio.com. October 20, 2004. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
  • ^ "A new poll says Governor Hoeven has a commanding lead over his Democratic challenger". KXMC-TV. October 23, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Gov. Hoeven Leads North Dakota Money Race". Fox News Channel. October 21, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
  • ^ "Teachers endorse Hoeven". KXMC-TV. July 13, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  • ^ "Election Results Portal". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.

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