2010 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

none February 2026 September 2023 2010 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota 2012 2010 11 2 237,137 File:Rick Berg, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg 150x150px Rick Berg Republican Party (United States) 129,802 54.74% File:Earl Pomeroy 111th congressional portrait.jpg Earl Pomeroy North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party 106,542 44.93% 2010 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBerg: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Pomeroy: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Representative Earl Pomeroy North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Rick Berg Republican Party (United States) The 2010 House election in North Dakota took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the state's at-large Representative to the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; this election was for the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. North Dakota has one seat in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. The election was held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2010 (including one in North Dakota), the United States House elections in other states and various state and local elections. Background Despite Republican dominance at the presidential level in North Dakota, which has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, as well as state and local elections, Democrats achieved several consecutive victories in congressional elections in the state since the 1980s. Democrats had held the state's at-large House seat since 1981. From 1987 to 2011, North Dakota had a completely Democratic congressional delegation. Since his first election in 1992, incumbent Democrat Earl Pomeroy had usually won reelection by comfortable margins. However, with Democrats fighting in a much tougher political environment in 2010, Republicans planned on putting forward a serious challenge.Cadei Emily http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/pomeroy-trails-gop-challenger.html Pomeroy Trails GOP Challenger in North Dakota - The Eye (CQ Politics) Blogs.cqpolitics.com 2010-02-12 2010-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100217054134/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/pomeroy-trails-gop-challenger.html 2010-02-17 dead Republicans running against him included state Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer, state Representative Rick Berg, and former University of Mary football coach Paul Schaffner. Pomeroy was likely more vulnerable than usual due to his support for the Democratic House Healthcare bill, which 64% of North Dakotans opposed,February 2010 and President Barack Obama's declining job approval ratings in the state.http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_house_of_representatives_election/north_dakota/election_2010_north_dakota_house_of_representatives Election 2010: North Dakota House of Representatives - Rasmussen Reports Rasmussenreports.com 2010-08-16 2010-08-21 General election Candidates Democrats Earl Pomeroy, incumbent U.S. Representative Republicans Rick Berg, North Dakota State Representative and former state House Majority Leader J.D. Donaghe, oil field consultant Polling Poll source Date(s)dministered EarlPomeroy (D) RickBerg (R) Other UndecidedPublic Opinion StrategiesPublic Opinion Strategies† October 24–25, 2010 42% 51% - -Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 18–19, 2010 42% 52% 1% 5%The Hill/ANGAThe Hill/ANGA October 16–19, 2010 45% 44% - 9%Prairie PollPrairie Poll October 2010 44% 34% - -Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 20–21, 2010 45% 48% 1% 5%Garin-Hart-YangGarin-Hart-Yang† September 10–12, 2010 46% 44% - -Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 10–11, 2010 44% 53% 1% 3%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 21, 2010 46% 49% 1% 5%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 15–16, 2010 44% 51% 1% 5%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 19, 2010 43% 52% 2% 3%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports April 20, 2010 45% 49% 2% 4%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports March 23–24, 2010 44% 51% 1% 4%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports February 9–10, 2010 40% 46% 3% 11% †Internal poll (Garin-Hart-Yang for Pomeroy and Public Opinion Strategies for Berg) Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php The Cook Political Report – Charts – 2010 House Competitive Races The Cook Political Report November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104002959/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php November 4, 2010 dead mdy-all Tossup November 1, 2010 RothenbergRothenberg Political Report http://www.rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101202718/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house November 1, 2010Tilt R flip November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball, 2010 11 01 us onLean R flip November 1, 2010RCPRealClearPolitics, 2010 11 01 us onLean R flip November 1, 2010CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 2010 House Ratings Chart CQ Politics November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234534/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house October 28, 2010TossupOctober 28, 2010New York TimesHouse Race Ratings http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house nytimes.com The New York Times 9 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20101107095111/http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house 7 November 2010Tossup November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightLikely R flip November 1, 2010 Results In the general election, Berg unseated Pomeroy by a vote of 129,802 (55%) to 106,542 (45%), becoming the first Republican since 1981 to represent North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives. North Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2010http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=SW&map=CTY North Dakota Secretary of State Republican Party (United States) Rick Berg 129,802 54.74 North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Earl Pomeroy (incumbent) 106,542 44.93 793 0.33 237,137 100.00 Republican Party (United States) North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Adams (largest city: Hettinger) Cass (largest city: Fargo) Bottineau (largest city: Bottineau) Burke (largest city: Powers Lake) Burleigh (largest city: Bismarck) Dickey (largest city: Oakes) Divide (largest city: Crosby) Foster (largest city: Carrington) Grant (largest city: Elgin) Griggs (largest city: Cooperstown) Hettinger (largest city: Mott) Kidder (largest city: Steele) LaMoure (largest city: LaMoure) Logan (largest city: Napoleon) McHenry (largest city: Velva) McIntosh (largest city: Wishek) McKenzie (largest city: Watford City) McLean (largest city: Garrison) Mercer (largest city: Beulah) Morton (largest city: Mandan) Pembina (largest city: Cavalier) Pierce (largest city: Rugby) Renville (largest city: Mohall) Richland (largest city: Wahpeton) Stark (largest city: Dickinson) Stutsman (largest city: Jamestown) Walsh (largest city: Grafton) Ward (largest city: Minot) Wells (largest city: Harvey) Williams (largest city: Williston) See also North Dakota's at-large congressional district References 30em External links Elections and Voting at the North Dakota Secretary of State U.S. Congress candidates for North Dakota https://web.archive.org/web/20100930122629/http://www.votesmart.org/election_congress_state.php?state_id=ND September 30, 2010 at Project Vote Smart https://archive.today/20130131121326/http://www.pollster.com/polls/nd/10-nd-al-ge-bvp.php 2010 North Dakota General Election: Rick Berg (R) vs Earl Pomeroy (D) el graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com House - North Dakota from the Cook Political Report North Dakota - At-Large from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2010 North Dakota - 1st District from CQ Politics Race profile at The New York Times Debates North Dakota House Debate on C-SPAN, October 4, 2010 (26:42) Category:2010 North Dakota elections 2010