2022 North Dakota Senate election

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2022 North Dakota Senate election
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  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  

32 of the 47 seats in the North Dakota Senate
24 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  ND State Senator Rich Wardner and his wife, Kayleen (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Rich Wardner
(retired)
Joan Heckaman
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Leader's seat37th district23rd district
Seats before407
Seats after434
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote118,18027,285
Percentage78.20%18.05%

2022 North Dakota Senate election results map.svg
Results:
     Republican gain     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold
     No election

Majority Leader before election

Rich Wardner
Republican

Elected Majority Leader

David Hogue
Republican

The 2022 North Dakota Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. Thirty-two of the seats in the North Dakota State Senate were up for election. Primary elections were held on June 14, 2022. [1] The elections coincided with elections for other offices in North Dakota, including the US Senate, US House, North Dakota Secretary of State, North Dakota Attorney General, and the North Dakota House of Representatives.

Contents

Following the 2022 elections, Republicans expanded their supermajority by three seats, giving them a 43-to-4 member advantage over Democrats.

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 23: Joan Heckaman retired.

Republicans

  1. District 3: Oley Larsen retired.
  2. District 7: Nicole Poolman retired.
  3. District 8: Howard Anderson retired.
  4. District 26: Jason Heitkamp retired to run for state representative.
  5. District 37: Rich Wardner retired.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2] Safe RMay 19, 2022

Defeated incumbents

Primary election

  1. District 15: Republican incumbent Dave Oehlke was defeated in the Republican primary election by Judy Estenson.
  2. District 20: Republican incumbent Robert Fors was defeated in the Republican primary election by fellow Republican incumbent Randy Lemm. Both incumbents had been redrawn into the same district following redistricting.
  3. District 33: Republican incumbent Jessica Unruh-Bell was defeated in the Republican primary election by Keith Boehm.

General election

  1. District 9: Democratic incumbent Richard Marcellais was defeated in the general election by Republican Kent Weston.
  2. District 35: Democratic incumbent Tracy Potter was defeated in the general election by Republican Sean Cleary.
  3. District 43: Democratic incumbent JoNell Bakke was defeated in the general election by Republican Jeff Barta.

Summary of Results by State Senate District

State Senate District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
1st Brad Bekkedahl Rep Brad Bekkedahl Rep
3rd Oley Larsen Rep Bob Paulson Rep
5th Randy Burckhard Rep Randy Burckhard Rep
6th [lower-alpha 1] Shawn Vedaa Rep Shawn Vedaa Rep
7th Nicole Poolman RepMichelle AxtmanRep
8th [lower-alpha 1] Howard C. Anderson, Jr. Rep Jeffery Magrum Rep
9th Richard Marcellais Dem–NPLKent WestonRep
10th [lower-alpha 1] Janne Myrdal [lower-alpha 2] RepRyan BraunbergerDem–NPL
11th Tim Mathern Dem–NPL Tim Mathern Dem–NPL
13th Judy Lee Rep Judy Lee Rep
15th Dave Oehlke RepJudy EstensonRep
17th Jonathan Sickler Rep Jonathan Sickler Rep
19th Robert Fors Rep Janne Myrdal [lower-alpha 2] Rep
20th [lower-alpha 1] Randy Lemm Rep Randy Lemm Rep
21st Kathy Hogan Dem–NPL Kathy Hogan Dem–NPL
23rd Joan Heckaman Dem–NPLTodd BeardRep
25th Larry Luick Rep Larry Luick Rep
26th [lower-alpha 1] Jason Heitkamp Rep Dale Patten [lower-alpha 3] Rep
27th Kristin Roers Rep Kristin Roers Rep
28th [lower-alpha 1] Robert Erbele Rep Robert Erbele Rep
29th Terry Wanzek Rep Terry Wanzek Rep
31st Donald Schaible Rep Donald Schaible Rep
33rd Jessica Unruh-Bell RepKeith BoehmRep
35th Tracy Potter Dem–NPL Sean Cleary Rep
36th [lower-alpha 1] Jay Elkin Rep Jay Elkin Rep
37th Rich Wardner RepDean RummelRep
39th Dale Patten [lower-alpha 3] RepGreg KesselRep
41st Kyle Davison Rep Kyle Davison Rep
43rd JoNell Bakke Dem–NPLJeff BartaRep
44th [lower-alpha 1] Merrill Piepkorn Dem–NPL Merrill Piepkorn Dem–NPL
45th Ronald Sorvaag Rep Ronald Sorvaag Rep
47th Mike Dwyer Rep Mike Dwyer Rep

Primary Election Results Source: [3]

General Election Results Source: [4]

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 10, 1.57% (gain)
  2. District 43, 6.07% (gain)
  3. District 9, 7.59% (gain)

Detailed results

District 1District 3District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 13District 15District 17District 19District 20District 21District 23District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 31District 33District 35District 36District 37District 39District 41District 43District 44District 45District 47

Primary Election Results Source: [5]

General Election Results Source: [6]

District 1

General election
North Dakota's 1st Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Bekkedahl (incumbent) 2,939 100.00%
Total votes2,939 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

General election
North Dakota's 3rd Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Paulson 2,941 100.00%
Total votes2,941 100.00%
Republican hold

District 5

General election
North Dakota's 5th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Burckhard (incumbent) 3,795 100.00%
Total votes3,795 100.00%
Republican hold

District 6

General election
North Dakota's 6th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shawn Vedaa (incumbent) 5,677 79.45%
Independent Robert Tolar1,46820.55%
Total votes7,145 100.00%
Republican hold

District 7

General election
North Dakota's 7th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michelle Axtman 5,386 100.00%
Total votes5,386 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

Republican primary
North Dakota's 8th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeffery Magrum 1,509 57.18%
Republican Dave Nehring 1,13042.82%
Total votes2,639 100.00%
General election
North Dakota's 8th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeffery Magrum 5,828 100.00%
Total votes5,828 100.00%
Republican hold

District 9

Democratic primary
North Dakota's 9th Senate District Democratic-NPL Primary Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic–NPL Richard Marcellais (incumbent) 651 59.45%
Democratic–NPL Loann Jerome44440.55%
Total votes1,095 100.00%
General election
North Dakota's 9th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kent Weston 2,335 53.80%
Democratic–NPL Richard Marcellais (incumbent)2,00546.20%
Total votes4,340 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic–NPL

District 10

General election
North Dakota's 10th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic–NPL Ryan Braunberger 1,575 50.79%
Republican Curtis Olafson 1,52649.21%
Total votes3,101 100.00%
Democratic–NPL gain from Republican

District 11

General election
North Dakota's 11th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic–NPL Tim Mathern (incumbent) 3,627 100.00%
Total votes3,627 100.00%
Democratic–NPL hold

District 13

General election
North Dakota's 13th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Judy Lee (incumbent) 4,441 100.00%
Total votes4,441 100.00%
Republican hold

District 15

Republican primary
North Dakota's 15th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Judy Estenson 1,602 57.38%
Republican Dave Oehlke (incumbent)1,19042.62%
Total votes2,792 100.00%
General election
North Dakota's 15th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Judy Estenson 3,417 65.90%
Democratic–NPL Collette Brown1,76834.10%
Total votes5,185 100.00%
Republican hold

District 17

General election
North Dakota's 17th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jonathan Sickler (incumbent) 4,025 100.00%
Total votes4,025 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

General election
North Dakota's 19th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Janne Myrdal [lower-alpha 2] (incumbent) 4,369 75.84%
Democratic–NPL Travis Hipsher1,39224.16%
Total votes5,761 100.00%
Republican hold

District 20

Republican primary
North Dakota's 20th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Lemm (incumbent) 1,543 73.58%
Republican Robert Fors (incumbent)55426.42%
Total votes2,097 100.00%
General election
North Dakota's 20th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Lemm (incumbent) 4,262 71.24%
Democratic–NPL Paul R. Hanson1,72128.76%
Total votes5,983 100.00%
Republican hold

District 21

General election
North Dakota's 21st Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic–NPL Kathy Hogan (incumbent) 2,283 62.57%
Republican William Kloubec1,36637.43%
Total votes3,649 100.00%
Democratic–NPL hold

District 23

General election
North Dakota's 23rd Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Todd Beard 1,518 100.00%
Total votes1,518 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic–NPL

District 25

General election
North Dakota's 25th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Luick (incumbent) 3,782 63.52%
Democratic–NPL Jim Dotzenrod2,17236.48%
Total votes5,954 100.00%
Republican hold

District 26

General election
North Dakota's 26th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dale Patten [lower-alpha 3] (incumbent) 3,815 100.00%
Total votes3,815 100.00%
Republican hold

District 27

General election
North Dakota's 27th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kristin Roers (incumbent) 3,023 59.22%
Democratic–NPL Sonja Kaye2,08240.78%
Total votes5,105 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

Republican primary
North Dakota's 28th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert (Bob) Erbele (incumbent) 2,286 64.85%
Republican Sebastian (Seabass) Ertelt 1,23935.15%
Total votes3,525 100.00%
General election
North Dakota's 28th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert (Bob) Erbele (incumbent) 5,633 100.00%
Total votes5,633 100.00%
Republican hold

District 29

General election
North Dakota's 29th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Terry Wanzek (incumbent) 4,828 73.01%
Democratic–NPL Ben Vig1,78526.99%
Total votes6,613 100.00%
Republican hold

District 31

General election
North Dakota's 31st Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald Schaible (incumbent) 4,192 100.00%
Total votes4,192 100.00%
Republican hold

District 33

Republican primary
North Dakota's 33rd Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Keith Boehm 2,196 53.34%
Republican Jessica Unruh-Bell (incumbent)1,92146.66%
Total votes4,117 100.00%
General election
North Dakota's 33rd Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Keith Boehm 6,378 100.00%
Total votes6,378 100.00%
Republican hold

District 35

Republican primary
North Dakota's 35th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sean Cleary 1,300 69.78%
Republican Ryan Eckroth56330.22%
Total votes1,863 100.00%
General election
North Dakota's 35th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sean Cleary 3,644 60.23%
Democratic–NPL Tracy Potter (incumbent)2,40639.77%
Total votes6,050 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic–NPL

District 36

General election
North Dakota's 36th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay Elkin (incumbent) 3,913 100.00%
Total votes3,913 100.00%
Republican hold

District 37

General election
North Dakota's 37th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dean Rummel 3,468 100.00%
Total votes3,468 100.00%
Republican hold

District 39

Republican primary
North Dakota's 39th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Kessel 1,907 57.03%
Republican Andrew Gene Kordonowy1,43742.97%
Total votes3,344 100.00%
General election
North Dakota's 39th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Kessel 4,421 70.57%
Independent Thea Lee1,84429.43%
Total votes6,265 100.00%
Republican hold

District 41

General election
North Dakota's 41st Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kyle Davison (incumbent) 4,301 100.00%
Total votes4,301 100.00%
Republican hold

District 43

General election
North Dakota's 43rd Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Barta 1,963 53.04%
Democratic–NPL JoNell Bakke (incumbent)1,73846.96%
Total votes3,701 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic–NPL

District 44

General election
North Dakota's 44th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic–NPL Merrill Piepkorn (incumbent) 2,731 62.39%
Republican Bjorn G. Altenburg1,64637.61%
Total votes4,377 100.00%
Democratic–NPL hold

District 45

General election
North Dakota's 45th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ronald Sorvaag (incumbent) 3,935 100.00%
Total votes3,935 100.00%
Republican hold

District 47

General election
North Dakota's 47th Senate District General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Dwyer (incumbent) 5,413 100.00%
Total votes5,413 100.00%
Republican hold
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Election for an unexpired 2-year term.
  2. 1 2 3 Redistricted from district 10 to 19.
  3. 1 2 3 Redistricted from district 39 to 26.

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