Hon. Todd L. Cresap

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<b>Todd L. Cresap</b> is Judge No. 5 for the <a href="/North_Dakota_North_Central_Judicial_District" title="North Dakota North Central Judicial District">North Central Judicial District</a> of <a href="/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a>. Judge Cresap is based out of Minot, which is located in <a href="/Ward_County,_North_Dakota_(Judicial)" title="Ward County, North Dakota (Judicial)">Ward County</a>. Cresap was appointed to the court by Governor <a href="/John_Hoeven" title="John Hoeven">John Hoeven</a> to a seat that was created by the <a href="/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">North Dakota Legislature</a> in 2009. His service began on January 1, 2010. His seat was in the <a href="/North_Dakota_Northwest_Judicial_District" title="North Dakota Northwest Judicial District">Northwest Judicial District</a> until the district was split up in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MDN_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MDN-2">[2]</a></sup>
</p><p>Cresap won re-election to a new six-year term in <a href="/North_Dakota_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2016">2016</a>.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2>
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<p>Cresap earned his undergraduate degree from Minot State University in 1983 and his <a href="/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">law degree</a> from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-MDN_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MDN-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h3>
<ul><li><b>2014–Present:</b> Judge, <a href="/North_Dakota_North_Central_Judicial_District" title="North Dakota North Central Judicial District">North Central Judicial District</a></li>
<li><b>2010-2014:</b> Judge, <a href="/North_Dakota_Northwest_Judicial_District" title="North Dakota Northwest Judicial District">Northwest Judicial District</a></li>
<li><b>1987-2010:</b> Attorney in private practice<sup id="cite_ref-MDN_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MDN-2">[2]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Dakota_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2016">North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>There were 23 North Dakota District Court seats up for election in 2016, all of the seats appeared on the June 14, 2016, primary ballot. There were four contested races that appeared on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2016. Two of the contested races had open seats where the sitting judge did not seek re-election.
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="General_election">General election</span></h4><p>
Incumbent <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Todd Cresap</a> ran unopposed in the North Central Judicial District Judge No. 5 general election.</p><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible" id="collapsibleTable0">
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<td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote&nbsp;%</td>
<td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Todd Cresap</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i>&nbsp;(unopposed)</small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">99.06%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">26,677</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center">Write-in votes</td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.94%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">252</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>26,929</b></td></tr><tr>
<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&amp;type=JD&amp;map=CTY&amp;area=District"><i>North Dakota Voting Information &amp; Central Election Systems</i>, "Unofficial Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 8, 2016</a></td>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Primary_election">Primary election</span></h4><p>
Incumbent <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Todd Cresap</a> ran unopposed in the North Central Judicial District Judge No. 5 primary election.</p><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible" id="collapsibleTable1">
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<td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Todd Cresap</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i>&nbsp;(unopposed)</small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">99.49%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">9,407</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center">Write-in votes</td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.51%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">48</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>9,455</b></td></tr><tr>
<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&amp;type=JD&amp;map=CTY&amp;area=District"><i>North Dakota Voting Information &amp; Central Election Systems</i>, "Unofficial Results Primary Election - June 14, 2016," June 15, 2016</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><i>These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.</i></span></td>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3>
<p>Cresap was elected to the <a href="/North_Dakota_Northwest_Judicial_District" title="North Dakota Northwest Judicial District">Northwest Judicial District</a> after running unopposed in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Dakota_judicial_elections,_2012" title="North Dakota judicial elections, 2012">North Dakota judicial elections, 2012</a></i></dd></dl>
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<ul><li><a href="/North_Dakota_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2016">North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2016</a></li>
<li><a href="/North_Dakota_North_Central_Judicial_District" title="North Dakota North Central Judicial District">North Dakota North Central Judicial District</a></li>
<li><a href="/North_Dakota_Northwest_Judicial_District" title="North Dakota Northwest Judicial District">North Dakota Northwest Judicial District</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.ndcourts.gov/court/Districts/Judges.htm"><i>North Dakota Supreme Court Districts</i>, "All district judges"</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.ndcourts.gov/court/bios/cresap.htm"><i>North Dakota Supreme Court Districts</i>, "Todd L. Cresap, district judge"</a></li></ul>
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