Several local districts have narrowed down their list of Republican candidates for the North Dakota Legislature after crowded district conventions in Grand Forks, Grafton and Cavalier.
More than 200 Grand Forks Republicans turned out Thursday night to elect delegates to the state convention in Bismarck next month, hear from statewide candidates and vote to endorse candidates for their district's three spots on the Legislature.
Even with an endorsement, candidates could still face a challenge from other Republican contenders during the June 12 primary that will decide the party's nominations.
Here are the Republican-endorsed candidates for the local districts up for re-election in 2012.
District 10
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District 10 includes Cavalier and Pembina counties and the western half of Walsh County.
• Senate: Joe Miller (incumbent).
• House: Chuck Damschen and David Monson (both incumbents).
District 18
District 18 includes parts of eastern Grand Forks as well as Rye and Blooming townships.
• Senate: David Waterman.
• House: Dane Ferguson. The district's other spot on the House does not yet have a Republican candidate.
District 19
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District 19 includes Grafton and the eastern half of Walsh County as well as the rural western and northern sections of Grand Forks County.
District 19 does not vote to endorse legislative candidates, and instead has all contenders run in an open primary election on June 12. Here are the district's announced Republican candidates.
• Senate: Gerald Uglem (incumbent) and Tom Campbell.
• House: Gary Paur and Wayne Trottier (both incumbents).
District 42
District 42 includes the UND campus and surrounding neighborhoods in Grand Forks.
• Senate: Ross Lien.
• House: John Mitzel and Josh Schreiner.
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