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North Dakota
Women in Elective Office - Historical Summary

U.S. Congress  
  Jocelyn Birch Burdick (D)
U.S. Senator 1992
     Burdick was appointed to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband.
 
Statewide Elective Executives
  Kelly Schmidt (R)
Susan E. Wefald (R)
State Treasurer
Public Service Comm.
2005-present
1993-present
     Wefald was initially appointed and subsequently elected to fill an unexpired term.
  Kathi Gilmore (D)
Heidi Heitkamp (D)
Rosemarie Myrdal (R)
State Treasurer
Attorney General
Lt. Governor
1993-2005
1993-2001
1993-2001
  Sarah Vogel (D)
Heidi Heitkamp (D)
  Comm. of Agriculture
Tax Comm.
1989-1997
1986-1993
     Heitkamp was initially appointed and subsequently elected to fill an unexpired term.
  Ruth Meiers (D)
Lt. Governor 1985-1987
     Meiers died while in office in 1987.
  Bernice Asbridge (R)
Berta E. Baker (R)
Berta E. Baker (R)
Bertha R. Palmer (R)
Minnie J. Nielson (R)
Emma B. Bates (R)
Laura J. Eisenhuth (D-I)
State Treasurer
State Auditor
State Treasurer
Sup. of Pub. Instr.
Sup. of Pub. Instr.
Sup. of Pub. Instr.
Sup. of Pub. Instr.
1969-1972
1933-1956
1929-1932
1927-1932
1919-1926
1895-1896
1893-1894
     Eisenhuth was the first woman in the nation to be elected statewide.
 
State Legislature
   
  
  
  
State
  
  
Senate
Total
Wom./
Total
  
  
House
Total
Wom./
Total
Total
Wom./
Total
  
%
Total
Year 
 Rank 
  D  
  R 
  Senate  
   D  
  R  
  House  
  Legis.  
 Wom. 
                          
2008
38 4 2 6/ 47 7 12 19/ 94 25/ 141 17.7
2007
37 4 2 6/ 47 7 12 19/ 94 25/ 141 17.7
2006
41 3 2 5/ 47 7 11 18/ 94 23/ 141 16.3
2005
38 3 2 5/ 47 7 11 18/ 94 23/ 141 16.3
2004
40 3 2 5/ 47 6 12 18/ 94 23/ 141 16.3
2003
44 3 2 5/ 47 6 11 17/ 94 22/ 141 15.6
2002
37 3 3 6/ 49 7 12 19/ 98 25/ 147 17.0
2001
37 3 3 6/ 49 7 12 19/ 98 25/ 147 17.0
2000
37 3 3 6/ 49 10 10 20/ 98 26/ 147 17.7
1999
37 3 3 6/ 49 10 10 20/ 98 26/ 147 17.7
1998
39 2 4 6/ 49 7 11 18/ 98 24/ 147 16.3
1997
38 2 4 6/ 49 7 11 18/ 98 24/ 147 16.3
1996
37 5 4 9/ 49 4 9 13/ 98 22/ 147 15.0
1995
37 5 4 9/ 49 4 9 13/ 98 22/ 147 15.0
1994
37 5 3 8/ 49 8 7 15/ 98 23/ 147 15.6
1993
35 5 3 8/ 49 8 8 16/ 98 24/ 147 16.3
1992
33 3 3 6/ 53 8 9 17/ 106 23/ 159 14.5
1991
33 3 3 6/ 53 8 9 17/ 106 23/ 159 14.5
1990
29 3 2 5/ 53 10 9 19/ 106 24/ 159 15.1
1989
29 3 2 5/ 53 10 9 19/ 106 24/ 159 15.1
1988
33 3 1 4/ 53 8 8 16/ 106 20/ 159 12.6
1987
33 3 1 4/ 53 8 8 16/ 106 20/ 159 12.6
1986
33 3 0 3/ 53 6 9 15/ 106 18/ 159 11.3
1985
34 3 0 3/ 53 6 9 15/ 106 18/ 159 11.3
1984
33 2 2 4/ 53 6 7 13/ 106 17/ 159 10.7
1983
29 2 2 4/ 53 7 8 15/ 106 19/ 159 11.9
1981
17 0 3 3/ 50 3 12 15/ 100 18/ 150 12.0
1979
11 - - 3/ 50 - - 17/ 100 20/ 150 13.3
1977
- - - 3/ NA - - 16/ NA 19/ NA -
1975
- - - 3/ NA - - 13/ NA 16/ NA -
  

  

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