The 2024 North Dakota Senate election took place on November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections.[1] Senators serve four-year terms. Elections are staggered such that half the senate districts have elections every two years (even-numbered seats are up on presidential election years.)
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In the 2022 North Dakota elections, a ballot measure created term limits of eight years in the North Dakota Senate, which was put into effect starting January 2023.[2] However, no candidate up for election will be affected by the term limits.[3]
In January of 2024, Federal District Court Judge Peter Welte required North Dakota to substantially alter Legislative District 9 in response to a lawsuit by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe. The tribes alleged that the House of Representatives districts established by the North Dakota legislature violated the voting rights act by preventing members of the Spirit Lake Tribe from electing a candidate of their choice to the legislature. The court-ordered new District 9, which the Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake tribes had proposed, includes both the Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake reservations. [4]
Summary
edit| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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| Republican | 24 | 134,123 | 75.34 | 43 | 23 | 22 | 42 |  1
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| Democratic–NPL | 15 | 40,397 | 22.69 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |  1
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| Independents | 1 | 1,525 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Write-in | 1,971 | 1.11 | — | ||||||
| Total | 178,016 | 100% | 47 | 25 | 47 | 
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Partisan Background
editIn the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump won the most votes in 41 of North Dakota's State Senate districts and Democrat Joe Biden won 6. Out of the 24 districts with elections in 2024, Donald Trump won the most votes in 20 districts and Joe Biden won the most votes in 4. There are 2 Biden-won districts which Republicans represented going into the 2024 North Dakota Senate election: District 9 ( Biden + 21%) and Fargo-based District 46 ( Biden + 0.2%).
| Biden 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | Trump 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% |
Retirements
editDemocrats
edit- District 44: Merrill Piepkorn is retiring to run for Governor.[6]
Republicans
edit- District 2: David Rust is retiring.[7]
- District 4: Jordan Kannianen is retiring.[7]
- District 6: Shawn Vedaa is retiring.[8]
- District 36: Jay Elkin is retiring.[9]
- District 40: Karen Krebsbach is retiring.[10]
- District 42: Curt Kreun is retiring.[11]
- District 46: Jim Roers is retiring.[12]
District Races
edit| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | General election | Primary election candidates |
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| 2 | David Rust | Republican | 2014 | Republican Hold |
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| 4 | Jordan Kannianen | Republican | 2016 | Republican Hold |
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| 6 | Shawn Vedaa | Republican | 2016 | Republican Hold |
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| 8 | Jeffery Magrum | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 9[a] | Kent Weston
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Republican | 2022 | Incumbent defeated, Democratic-NPL gain |
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| 10 | Ryan Braunberger | Democratic-NPL | 2022 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 12 | Cole Conley | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 14 | Jerry Klein | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 15[a] | Judy Estenson
(redistricted) |
Republican | 2022 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 16 | David Clemens | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 18 | Scott Meyer | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 20 | Randy Lemm | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 22 | Mark Weber | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 24 | Michael Wobbema | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 26 | Dale Patten | Republican | 2018 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 28 | Robert Erbele | Republican | 2000 | Incumbeng re-elected |
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| 30 | Diane Larson | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 32 | Dick Dever | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 34 | Justin Gerhardt | Republican | (appointed) | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 36 | Jay Elkin | Republican | 2018 | Republican Hold |
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| 38 | David Hogue | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 40 | Karen Krebsbach | Republican | 1988 | Republican Hold |
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| 42 | Curt Kreun | Republican | 2016 | Republican Hold |
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| 44 | Merrill Piepkorn | Democratic-NPL | 2016 | Democratic-NPL Hold |
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| 46 | Jim Roers | Republican | 2016 | Republican Hold |
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Primary election results source:
General election results source:[13]
Close races
editDetailed results
editDistrict 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 • District 42 • District 44 • District 46
Primary election results source:
General election results source:
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "North Dakota State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "North Dakota Midterm Election 2022". NBC News. NBC Universal. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "IMPACT OF TERM LIMITS ON THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - BACKGROUND MEMORANDUM" (PDF). North Dakota Legislative Council. August 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes". CBS News. January 9, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Unofficial 2024 General Election Results". ND SOS. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ Hjelmstad, Gretchen (April 2, 2024). "Merrill Piepkorn launches campaign for Governor of North Dakota". KVLY-TV. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Fulton, Jacob (January 17, 2024). "Longtime North Dakota legislator David Rust to retire; Kannianen also leaving Senate". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "District 6 senator won't seek reelection". Minot Daily News. January 31, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Beach, Jeff; Achterling, Michael (April 11, 2024). "Partisan fatigue among factors in lawmaker retirements". North Dakota Monitor. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
ND lawmakers not seeking reelection to the Legislature: Sen. Jay Elkin, R-Taylor.
- ^ "District 40 legislators announce upcoming election plans". Minot Daily News. January 17, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
District 40 Sen. Karen Krebsbach of Minot, has announced she will not seek the Republican endorsement for reelection to the North Dakota Senate.
- ^ Voigt, Matthew (February 12, 2024). "Grand Forks state Sen. Curt Kreun won't seek reelection to District 42 seat". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Nelson, TJ (January 22, 2024). "Roers father-daughter legislative duo not seeking re-election". KVRR. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ https://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=LG&map=DIST