2016 North Dakota precinct and election results shapefile. ## RDH Date retrieval 08/03/2021 ## Sources Election results from North Dakota Secretary of State (https://results.sos.nd.gov/Default.aspx?map=Cty&eid=292) Precinct shapefile primarily from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Redistricting Data Program Phase 2 release. ## Fields metadata Vote Column Label Format ------------------------ Columns reporting votes follow a standard label pattern. One example is: G16PREDCli The first character is G for a general election, P for a primary, C for a caucus, R for a runoff, S for a special. Characters 2 and 3 are the year of the election. Characters 4-6 represent the office type (see list below). Character 7 represents the party of the candidate. Characters 8-10 are the first three letters of the candidate's last name. Office Codes AGR - Commissioner of Agriculture ATG - Attorney General AUD - Auditor COM - Comptroller COU - City Council Member DEL - Delegate to the U.S. House GOV - Governor H## - U.S. House, where ## is the district number. AL: at large. HOD - House of Delegates, accompanied by a HOD_DIST column indicating district number HOR - U.S. House, accompanied by a HOR_DIST column indicating district number INS - Commissioner of Insurance LAB - Commissioner of Labor LTG - Lieutenant Governor LND - Commissioner of Public Lands PRE - President PSC - Public Service Commissioner PUC - Public Utilities Commissioner RGT - State University Regent RRC - Railroad Commissioner SAC - State Court of Appeals SCC - State Court of Criminal Appeals SOS - Secretary of State SOV - Senate of Virginia, accompanied by a SOV_DIST column indicating district number SPI - Superintendent of Public Instruction SSC - State Supreme Court TRE - Treasurer USS - U.S. Senate Party Codes D and R will always represent Democrat and Republican, respectively. See the state-specific notes for the remaining codes used in a particular file; note that third-party candidates may appear on the ballot under different party labels in different states. ## Fields G16PRERTRU - Donald Trump (Republican Party) G16PREDCLI - Hillary Clinton (Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party) G16PRELJOH - Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party) G16PREGSTE - Jill Stein (Green Party) G16PRECCAS - Darrell L. Casstle (Constitution Party) G16PREOFUE - Roque De La Fuente (American Delta Party) G16PREOWRI - Write-in Votes G16USSRHOE - John Hoeven (Republican Party) G16USSDGLA - Eliot Glassheim (Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party) G16USSLMAR - Robert N. Marquette (Libertarian Party) G16USSIGER - James Germanlic (Independent) G16USSOWRI - Write-in Votes G16HALRCRA - Kevin Cramer (Republican Party) G16HALDIRO - Chase Iron Eyes (Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party) G16HALLSEA - Jack Seaman (Libertarian Party) G16HALOWRI - Write-in Votes G16GOVRBUR - Doug Burgum (Republican Party) G16GOVDNEL - Marvin E. Nelson (Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party) G16GOVLRIS - Marty Riske (Libertarian Party) G16GOVOWRI - Write-in Votes G16AUDRGAL - Josh Gallion (Republican Party) G16AUDLRIE - Rolan Riemers (Libertarian Party) G16AUDOWRI - Write-in Votes G16TRERSCH - Kelly L. Schmidt (Republican Party) G16TREDMAT - Tim Mathern (Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party) G16TRELOLS - Eric Olson (Libertarian Party) G16TREOWRI - Write-in Votes G16INSRGOD - Jon Godfread (Republican Party) G16INSDBUF - Ruth Buffalo (Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party) G16INSLBAT - Nick Bata (Libertarian Party) G16INSOWRI - Write-in Votes G16PSCRFED - Julie Fedorchak (Republican Party) G16PSCDHUN - Marlo Hunte-Beaubrun (Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party) G16PSCLSKA - Thomas Skadeland (Libertarian Party) G16PSCOWRI - Write-in Votes ## Processing Steps Precincts in the following cities were edited to align with 2016 corporate boundaries: Bismarck, Bottineau, Bowman, Carrington, Devils Lake, Elgin, Dickinson, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Killdeer, Lincoln, Minot, Valley City, Watford. New Town and Stanley were edited to match the voter file. The following additional modifications were made to recreate the 2016 precinct boundaries. Burleigh: Adjust 07-01/28-03 Grant: Merge 31-01/31-04 as Rural Grant Mercer: Add wards for Beulah and Hazen Mountrail: Merge 04-04/04-06 as Precinct 5 Oliver: Adjust Center 2/7 to match county map Pierce: Align Rugby wards with 2015 ordinance Richland: Merge 25-03/25-10 as Wahpeton Comm Center Ward: Add Minot wards; Merge 40-01/40-02 as Ruthville