Dalrymple wins first full term as ND governor
November 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple has held the office for two years but was seeking his first election to the job Tuesday as he faced Democratic challenger Ryan Taylor. Continue Reading
The Democratic challenger, Ryan Taylor, has accused Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple of failing to manage the oil boom with a boldness that preserves the quality of life and sense of community that North Dakotans cherish. Dalrymple, for his part, has touted his government experience as vital in guiding the state as it grapples with challenges that go along with the boom.
Democrat candidate for governor Ryan Taylor said in Dickinson Friday that unlike his opponent, Gov. Jack Dalrymple, he would not accept any campaign contributions linked to companies with cases pending before the North Dakota Industrial Commission.
Libby Schneider, Democrat Ryan Taylor’s campaign manager, issued a statement Thursday calling the poll “thoroughly discredited” and saying it “vastly under-counts” the number of Democrats. The Forum Communications poll shows 59 percent of voters favor Republican incumbent Jack Dalrymple.
Incumbent Jack Dalrymple leads challenger Ryan Taylor by more than 30 points in Forum Communications poll. Dalrymple’s appeal appears to be strongest in Burleigh, Stark and Williams counties and weakest in Grand Forks County.
FARGO Jack Dalrymple served a decade as North Dakota’s lieutenant governor and two years ago moved into the governor’s mansion when John Hoeven was elected to the U.S. Senate. Now, according to a Forum Communications poll, Dalrymple appears poised to handily win election to the office he has held since 2010.
State Senator Ryan Taylor, candidate for governor in North Dakota, will host a series of town hall events in the Red River Valley on Friday and Saturday, his campaign announced Thursday.
During a campaign stop in Dickinson on Wednesday, gubernatorial candidate Sen. Ryan Taylor, D-Towner, promoted the preservation of 40,000-plus acres of Badlands as wilderness, essentially keeping oil development off the land. 
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