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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Nov 7, 2012) – Democratic candidate Heidi Heitkamp has won the U.S. Senate race in North Dakota, defeating Republican Rep. Rick Berg.

Heitkamp won the race by fewer than 3,000 votes, and Berg could have asked for a recount.

He conceded the race Wednesday with a qualifier: He was stepping

aside barring any unforeseen circumstances with the state canvasing

board that certifies the race results.

That canvasing process is to begin Friday. It will account for

late-arriving absentee ballots that were postmarked in time to be

counted in the election.

Berg had been expected to win the race, and Republicans had counted on his

 victory in their failed attempt to take control of the Senate.

　 426 of 426 precincts – 100 percent
    
     Heidi Heitkamp, Dem 160,752 – 50 percent
     Rick Berg, GOP 157,758 – 50 percent

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — It was early Wednesday morning, about 3-a.m., Nov 7, 2012) before races in Barnes County, and the District 24 legislative races had final totals.

Barnes County Interim Auditor, Julie Mindt says a Valley City precinct had a discrepancy in ballots matching the poll books.

It’s possible that ballots may have been mixed with other precinct ballots, or added into absentee ballots, or had gotten jammed.

There were no glitches in the counting process.

She adds that the vote canvass will be Tuesday November 13, 2012, and at that time it should be determined where the four ballots in question should end up.

Officials are still looking into a possible recount in the District 24 House of Representative race.

Unofficial vote totals have the top three voter-getters within a few votes of each other.

Muscha: Barnes County 2393 votes, Ransom County 620 votes, Cass County 241 votes for a total of 3254 votes or 26.11%

Kiefert: Barnes County 2741 votes, Ransom County 284 votes, Cass County 227 votes, for a total of 3252 votes or 26.09%

Buhr: Barnes County 2514 votes, Ransom County 476 votes, Cass County 207 votes for a total of 3197 votes, or 25.65%.

Meanwhile Peterson’s vote totals were 2726 votes or 21.87% of the vote.

　

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s newest congressman says
he’ll be resigning Dec. 31 as a member of the state Public Service
Commission.
     Kevin Cramer’s term on the regulatory board has four years left.
He said Wednesday he’ll quit at year’s end. In early January, he’ll
be sworn in as North Dakota’s only member of the U.S. House.
     Gov. Jack Dalrymple will appoint Cramer’s successor. Cramer says
Dalrymple hasn’t told him if he has anyone in mind for the opening.
     The commission has three members. Cramer says he wants to stay
as long as possible to make sure it’s fully staffed.
     The other two members are Chairman Brian Kalk and temporary
Commissioner Bonny Fetch. Fetch will be replaced by newly elected
Republican Randy Christmann.
     Christmann defeated Democrat Brad Crabtree to win his commission
seat.

 

Other Races on November 6, 2012

Auditor
    
     426 of 426 precincts – 100 percent
    
     x-Bob Peterson, GOP (i) 188,133 – 63 percent
     Scot Kelsh, Dem 112,410 – 37 percent
    
 Treasurer
    
     426 of 426 precincts – 100 percent
    
     x-Kelly Schmidt, GOP (i) 196,295 – 66 percent
     Ross Mushik, Dem 101,441 – 34 percent
    
 Insurance Commissioner
    
     426 of 426 precincts – 100 percent
    
     x-Adam Hamm, GOP (i) 190,839 – 63 percent
     Tom Potter, Dem 111,181 – 37 percent
    
 Supt. of Public Instr.
    
     426 of 426 precincts – 100 percent
    
     x-Kirsten Baesler, NP 153,615 – 55 percent
     Tracy Potter, NP 124,373 – 45 percent
     
 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republicans still have a strong hold on
the North Dakota Legislature after Tuesday’s elections.
     Democrats picked up two seats in the North Dakota Senate, but
Republicans defeated two Democratic House incumbents.
     The GOP kept two-thirds majorities in both the House and Senate
after Tuesday’s vote.
     House Republican Majority Leader Al Carlson predicted
legislative maps approved last November would benefit Republicans.

     The maps were redrawn following the 2010 census to reflect
changes in population over the past decade. Republicans who control
the Legislature also drew the new boundaries to protect GOP
interests.
    
    
     LEGISLATURE-GAINS AND LOSSES
     ND Dems gain seats in state Senate, lose in House
    
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Legislature’s new crop of
lawmakers includes the son of a former governor and the
Legislature’s only openly gay member.
     Democrats gained two Senate seats and lost two House seats in
Tuesday’s elections. Republicans still have two-thirds control of
the Legislature.
     In the Senate, Fargo Democrat George B. Sinner beat incumbent
Republican Jim Roers. Sinner is the son of former Democratic Gov.
George Sinner.
     In Jamestown, Democrat John Grabinger won the seat vacated by
longtime Republican Sen. David Nething.
     Democrats lost two House seats. But one of the Democratic
victors was Fargo House candidate Joshua Boschee (BOH’-shee). He
will be the Legislature’s only openly gay representative.

     Republicans now have 33 Senate seats to 14 for the Democrats. In
the House, the split is 71 Republicans, 23 Democrats.
    

In other news…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Prosecutors in the trial of a Fargo surgeon
accused of drugging his wife and sexually assaulting her say the
defendant ignored safety precautions to satisfy his sexual
obsessions.
     Dr. Jon Norberg is accused of raping Dr. Alonna Norberg after
giving her propofol, a powerful anesthetic that gained notoriety
during the trial of the doctor who treated Michael Jackson.
     Prosecutor Reid Brady said in his opening statement Tuesday that
Jon Norberg “defied dangerous risks.”
     Defense attorney Robert Hoy said there’s no physical evidence
and Alonna Norberg concocted the story to use in possible divorce
and child custody proceedings.
     Hoy says the couple decided together to administer propofol for
Alonna Norberg’s debilitating medical condition.
     The Associated Press typically does not identify alleged victims
of sex crimes, but Alonna Norberg has spoken publicly.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man found upside down in a Bismarck
bar’s ventilation unit has been charged with burglary.

25-year-old Caleb Belile has not made a court appearance because he had been receiving treatment at a Bismarck hospital.
     Belile told police he entered the duct work because he was
seeking shelter from the cold.
     Police say a cleaning crew heard Belile calling for help in the
ceiling over the pool tables at O’Brien’s Tavern early Monday
morning.

Police found Belile upside down. Firefighters and
emergency medical workers were able to free Belile after about 45
minutes.
     A police affidavit says surveillance tape showed Belile crawl
into the ventilation system.

 

In world and national  news…

CHICAGO (AP) – One day after winning re-election, President
Barack Obama has phoned leading lawmakers from both parties to talk
about a legislative agenda for the remainder of the year.

Obama called House Speaker John Boehner (BAY’-nur), Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.

The White House says he discussed the need to find bipartisan solutions on taxes, the deficit and jobs.
     
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The top Democrat in Congress is calling for
quick action on the so-called “fiscal cliff” — the expiring tax
cuts and across-the-board spending cuts that will take effect Jan.
1 if there’s no budget deal.

It’s one of the worries that’s been driving down stocks today on Wall Street.

The credit rating agency Fitch says if there’s no credible plan of action, the federal government could lose its top rating next year.
     
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal trade panel has found China
responsible for harming the U.S. solar panel industry.

Wednesday’s decision by the International Trade Commission clears the final
hurdle for U.S. attempts to impose steep tariffs on Chinese solar
companies.

Chinese companies that export billions of dollars of solar products to the U.S. each year will face tariffs of up to nearly 250 percent.
     
     NEW YORK (AP) – Thousands of people who are still reeling from
Superstorm Sandy are being told to leave low-lying areas before the
next storm arrives.

There are worries that the storm moving up the Atlantic coast will flood homes again, blow down trees and plunge neighborhoods back into darkness.

 Evacuations have been ordered in some New Jersey shore communities and residents of low-lying New York City neighborhoods are being encouraged to leave.
     
     NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Two-time Olympic gold medalist
snowboarder Shaun White has agreed to seek alcohol treatment to
settle public intoxication and vandalism charges in Tennessee.
Police say White pulled a fire alarm at a Nashville hotel in
September, forcing guests to evacuate, then got in a fight with a
guest while trying to flee.

Prosecutors say the charges will be dismissed if White undergoes treatment, performs 24 hours of community service and pays restitution to the hotel.