Bob Peterson (North Dakota politician)



































Bob Peterson
Auditor of North Dakota

In office
January 3, 1997 – December 15, 2016
Governor
Ed Schafer
John Hoeven
Jack Dalrymple
Preceded by Robert Peterson
Succeeded by Josh Gallion

Personal details
Born
(1951-09-26) September 26, 1951 (age 67)
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party Republican
Education
Williston State College
University of North Dakota (BS)

Robert Randall Peterson (born September 26, 1951 in Fargo, North Dakota) is a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as North Dakota State Auditor from 1997 to 2016. He was also a Presidential Elector for the state in 1996. His father, Robert W. Peterson, was his predecessor as State Auditor; he served from 1973 to 1996.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Electoral history


  • 3 Notes


  • 4 External links





Biography


Bob Peterson is a graduate of Williston High School. He received his Associate in Arts degree from UND-Williston and his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Dakota. He also took classes in accounting at the University of Mary. He served as the accounting and budget specialist for the North Dakota State Land Department from 1978 to 1996 when he was elected as North Dakota State Auditor. He lives in Bismarck and is married to Kathleen and has one daughter, Brynn.[1]


In 2015, Peterson announced that he would not seek a sixth term in the 2016 election.[2]



Electoral history






















North Dakota Auditor Election, 1996

Party

Candidate

Votes

%
Republican

Robert "Bob" Peterson
140,596
54.61
Democratic
Shirley Dykshoorn
116,864
45.39





















North Dakota Auditor Election, 2000

Party

Candidate

Votes

%
Republican

Robert "Bob" Peterson (inc.)
165,026
60.55
Democratic
Mary Ekstrom
107,505
39.45





















North Dakota Auditor Election, 2004

Party

Candidate

Votes

%
Republican

Robert "Bob" Peterson (inc.)
188,822
64.24
Democratic
Brent Edison
105,102
35.76





















North Dakota Auditor Election, 2008

Party

Candidate

Votes

%
Republican

Robert "Bob" Peterson (inc.)
179,897
60.74
Democratic
Daryl Splichal
116,269
39.26



























North Dakota Auditor Election, 2012

Party

Candidate

Votes

%
Republican

Robert "Bob" Peterson (inc.)
188,859
62.50
Democratic
Scott Kelsh
112,803
37.33
Write-ins
Write-ins
515
0.17


Notes





  1. ^ North Dakota Blue Book, 2005


  2. ^ Macpherson, James (October 23, 2015). "Auditor Peterson says no 6th term; end of family era". Bakken.com. Energy Media Group. Associated Press. Retrieved January 2, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links


  • Office of Robert R. Peterson, North Dakota State Auditor








Political offices
Preceded by
Robert Peterson

Auditor of North Dakota
1997–2016
Succeeded by
Josh Gallion









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