Bob Peterson (North Dakota politician)

Bob Peterson

Auditor of North Dakota
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1997
Governor	Ed Schafer John Hoeven Jack Dalrymple
Preceded by	Robert Peterson
Succeeded by	Josh Gallion (Elect)
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-26) September 26, 1951 Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Williston State College University of North Dakota (BS)

Robert Randall "Bob" Peterson (born September 26, 1951 in Fargo, North Dakota) is a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who is currently serving as the North Dakota State Auditor since 1997. 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.

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]

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

Political offices
Preceded by Robert Peterson	Auditor of North Dakota 1997–present	Succeeded by Josh Gallion Elect

Current statewide political officials of North Dakota

U.S. Senators	John Hoeven Heidi Heitkamp

U.S. Representative	Rick Berg, At-large representative

State government	Jack Dalrymple, Governor Drew Wrigley, Lieutenant Governor Alvin Jaeger, Secretary of State Wayne Stenehjem, Attorney General Kelly Schmidt, Treasurer Bob Peterson, Auditor Doug Goehring, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Hamm, Insurance Commissioner Kirsten Baesler, Superintendent of Public Instruction Cory Fong, Tax Commissioner

Senate	Rich Wardner, President pro tempore Rich Wardner, Majority Leader Mac Schneider, Minority Leader

House	David Drovdal, Speaker Al Carlson, Majority Leader Jerry Kelsh, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Gerald VandeWalle, Chief Justice Dale Sandstrom, Justice Lisa McEvers, Justice Carol Kapsner, Justice Daniel Crothers, Justice

State Auditors in the United States

Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro (D)

AL Jim Zeigler AK Kris Curtis AZ Debra Davenport AR Andrea Lea CA Elaine Howle CO Dianne Ray CT Kevin Lembo DE Thomas Wagner FL David Martin GA Greg Griffin HI Jan Yamane* ID Brandon Woolf IL Leslie Munger IN Suzanne Crouch IA Mary Mosiman KS Scott Frank KY Mike Harmon LA Daryl Purpera ME Pola Buckley MD Thomas Barnickel MA Suzanne Bump MI Doug Ringler MN Rebecca Otto MS Stacey Pickering MO Nicole Galloway MT Monica Lindeen NE Charlie Janssen NV Paul Townsend NH Richard Mahoney NJ Stephen Eells NM Tim Keller NY Thomas DiNapoli NC Beth Wood ND Bob Peterson OH Dave Yost OK Gary Jones OR Gary Blackmer PA Eugene DePasquale RI Dennis Hoyle SC Earle Powell SD Martin Guindon TN Justin Wilson TX John Keel UT John Dougall VT Doug Hoffer VA Martha Mavredes WA Pat McCarthy WV Lisa Hopkins WI Joe Chrisman WY Cynthia Cloud DC Kathleen Patterson

italics indicate no auditor in this state, closest equivalent listed * Acting Auditor

North Dakota State Auditors

Bray Currie Porter Briggs Hannum Carlblom Holmes Brightbill Jorgenson Kositzky Poindexter Steen Baker Olson Peterson (I) Peterson (II) Gallion (Elect)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 1258960

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