Doug Goehring is the current North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. A Republican, he was appointed to the office by Governor John Hoeven on April 6, 2009, to fill the vacancy created when Democratic-NPL incumbent Roger Johnson resigned to become president of the National Farmers Union.
Goehring had previously challenged Johnson in the 2004 and 2006 elections.
Electoral history North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election, 2004PartyCandidateVotes%DemocraticRoger Johnson (inc.)149,90050.32RepublicanDoug Goehring148,01749.68 North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election, 2006PartyCandidateVotes%DemocraticRoger Johnson (inc.)119,81255.84RepublicanDoug Goehring94,73644.16 North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election, 2010PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanDoug Goehring (inc.)157,86767.98DemocraticMerle Boucher74,14331.93Write-insWrite-ins2160.09 North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election, 2014PartyCandidateVotes%RepublicanDoug Goehring (inc.)139,59756.96DemocraticRyan Taylor105,09442.88Write-insWrite-ins3770.15
External links North Dakota Department of Agriculture biography page
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