North Dakota, State House, District 1

North Dakota House of Representatives District 1
Current incumbents	David Richter
	Patrick Hatlestad

North Dakota's first state house district is represented by Republican Representative David Richter and Republican Representative Patrick Hatlestad.

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
Salary	Per 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 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Patrick Hatlestad (R) and David Richter (R) defeated Lindsay Walsh (D) and Crysta Parkinson (D) in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 1 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Patrick Hatlestad (R)	37.6	3,639
✔	David Richter (R)	37.5	3,632
	Lindsay Walsh (D)	12.4	1,202
	Crysta Parkinson (D)	12.1	1,168
	Other/Write-in votes	0.4	42

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 9,683

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)

Crysta Parkinson and Lindsay Walsh advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 1 on June 12, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Crysta Parkinson (D)	51.0	290
✔	Lindsay Walsh (D)	49.0	279

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 569

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)

David Richter and incumbent Patrick Hatlestad defeated Deanette Piesik in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 1 on June 12, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David Richter (R)	34.6	976
✔	Patrick Hatlestad (R)	33.9	956
	Deanette Piesik (R)	31.5	888

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,820

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 Patrick Hatlestad and incumbent Gary Sukut defeated T.J. Corcoran in the Republican primary, while Joseph E Adducci was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Hatlestad and Sukut defeated Adducci in the general election.

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 1, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gary Sukut Incumbent	40.2%	2,622
	Republican	Patrick Hatlestad Incumbent	37.8%	2,465
	Democratic	Joseph E Adducci	22.1%	1,440
Total Votes			6,527

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gary Sukut Incumbent	36.1%	1,721
Patrick Hatlestad Incumbent	33.3%	1,587
T.J. Corcoran	30.6%	1,458
Total Votes		4,766

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. Incumbents Gary Sukut (R) and Patrick Hatlestad (R) were unopposed in both the general election and Republican primary.

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 1, General Election, 2010

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrick Hatlestad Incumbent	50.6%	3,015
	Republican	Gary Sukut Incumbent	49.4%	2,939
Total Votes			5,954

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for North Dakota House of Representatives District 1 raised a total of $26,546. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $1,770 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, North Dakota House of Representatives District 1

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2014	$15,221	4	$3,805
2010	$1,175	2	$588
2006	$4,500	4	$1,125
2002	$5,650	5	$1,130
Total	$26,546	15	$1,770