Doug Goehring  | |
|---|---|
|   Goehring in 2017  | |
| 6th Agriculture Commissioner of North Dakota | |
| Assumed office April 6, 2009  | |
| Governor |  John Hoeven  Jack Dalrymple Doug Burgum Kelly Armstrong  | 
| Preceded by | Roger Johnson | 
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican | 
| Education | Bismarck State College | 
Doug Goehring is the current North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. A Republican,he was appointed to the office by Governor John Hoeven on April 6,2009,to fill the vacancy created when Democratic-NPL incumbent Roger Johnson resigned to become president of the National Farmers Union. [1]
Goehring had previously challenged Johnson in the 2004 and 2006 elections.
| North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election,2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | 
| Democratic | Roger Johnson (inc.) | 149,900 | 50.32 | 
| Republican | Doug Goehring | 148,017 | 49.68 | 
| North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election,2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | 
| Democratic | Roger Johnson (inc.) | 119,812 | 55.84 | 
| Republican | Doug Goehring | 94,736 | 44.16 | 
| North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election,2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | 
| Republican | Doug Goehring (inc.) | 157,867 | 67.98 | 
| Democratic | Merle Boucher | 74,143 | 31.93 | 
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 216 | 0.09 | 
| North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Election,2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | 
| Republican | Doug Goehring (inc.) | 139,597 | 56.96 | 
| Democratic | Ryan Taylor | 105,094 | 42.88 | 
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 377 | 0.15 |