Michael Coachman
Michael Coachman (independent) is running for election for Governor of North Dakota. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
Elections
2020
See also: North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
General election
General election for Governor of North Dakota
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of North Dakota on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Doug Burgum (R) | 65.8 | 235,629 |
 | Shelley Lenz (D) | 25.4 | 90,925 | |
 | DuWayne Hendrickson (L) | 3.9 | 13,833 | |
 | Michael Coachman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
 | Bruce Moe (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Brager (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.9 | 17,472 | ||
| Total votes: 357,859 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of North Dakota
Shelley Lenz advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of North Dakota on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelley Lenz | 99.3 | 34,501 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 231 | ||
| Total votes: 34,732 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of North Dakota
Incumbent Doug Burgum defeated Michael Coachman in the Republican primary for Governor of North Dakota on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Burgum | 89.5 | 96,119 |
| Michael Coachman | 10.2 | 10,904 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 356 | ||
| Total votes: 107,379 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Governor of North Dakota
DuWayne Hendrickson advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of North Dakota on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | DuWayne Hendrickson | 77.6 | 705 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 22.4 | 203 | ||
| Total votes: 908 | |||
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Note: According to the office of the North Dakota Secretary of State, write-in votes are not itemized to specific candidates unless the write-in candidates received 10% of what the top vote-getter received for that office.[1]
2018
General election
General election for North Dakota Secretary of State
Incumbent Al Jaeger defeated Joshua A. Boschee and Michael Coachman in the general election for North Dakota Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Al Jaeger (Independent) | 47.3 | 145,275 |
 | Joshua A. Boschee (D) | 39.2 | 120,475 | |
| Michael Coachman (Independent) | 13.2 | 40,590 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 937 | ||
| Total votes: 307,277 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roland Riemers (L)
- Will Gardner (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota Secretary of State
Joshua A. Boschee advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota Secretary of State on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joshua A. Boschee | 100.0 | 33,039 |
| Total votes: 33,039 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota Secretary of State
Will Gardner advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota Secretary of State on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Will Gardner | 100.0 | 54,563 |
| Total votes: 54,563 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for North Dakota Secretary of State
Roland Riemers advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Dakota Secretary of State on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roland Riemers | 100.0 | 247 |
| Total votes: 247 | |||
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2016
Coachman ran as a Republican for lieutenant governor of North Dakota on a joint ticket with lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Paul Sorum (R) in 2016.[2] The two were defeated in the primary election.
Results
Doug Burgum defeated Wayne Stenehjem and Paul Sorum in the Republican primary for governor and lieutenant governor.
| Republican primary for governor and lieutenant governor, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Doug Burgum |
59.47% | 68,042 |
| Wayne Stenehjem | 38.59% | 44,158 |
| Paul Sorum | 1.89% | 2,164 |
| Write-in votes | 0.04% | 51 |
| Total Votes (432 of 432 precincts reporting) | 114,415 | |
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||
2012
Coachman was the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Paul Sorum.[3] The general election took place on November 6, 2012. In the general election in November, they faced Republican incumbents Jack Dalrymple & Drew Wrigley, Ryan Taylor & Ellen Chaffee (D) and Roland Riemers & Anthony Johns (independent nomination).[4] They were defeated by incumbents Dalrymple and Wrigley.[4]
Campaign themes
2020
Michael Coachman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Dakota Legislature, "Chapter 16.1-15: Canvass of Votes - Canvassing Boards," accessed November 23, 2020
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandlist - ↑ Paul Sorum for Governor, "About," accessed October 30, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bismark Tribune, "General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
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