2024 North Dakota Senate election

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2024 North Dakota Senate election
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  2022 November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)2026 

23 of North Dakota's 47 Senate seats in the North Dakota Senate.
 
Leader Donald Schaible Kathy Hogan
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Leader sinceJanuary 3, 2023January 3, 2023
Leader's seat31st district21st district
Current seats434

2024 North Dakota Senate election results map.svg

     Democratic–NPL incumbent     Democratic–NPL term-limited or retiring
     Republican incumbent     Republican term-limited or retiring
     No election

Incumbent President pro tempore

Donald Schaible
Republican



The 2024 North Dakota Senate election will take 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.)

Contents

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]

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 44: Merrill Piepkorn is retiring to run for Governor. [4]

Republicans

  1. District 2: David Rust is retiring. [5]
  2. District 4: Jordan Kannianen is retiring. [5]
  3. District 6: Shawn Vedaa is retiring. [6]
  4. District 36: Jay Elkin is retiring. [7]
  5. District 40: Karen Krebsbach is retiring. [8]
  6. District 42: Curt Kreun is retiring. [9]
  7. District 46: Jim Roers is retiring. [10]

District Races

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultGeneral electionPrimary election candidates
2 David Rust Republican2014TBDTBD
4 Jordan Kannianen Republican2016TBDTBD
6 Shawn Vedaa Republican2016TBDTBD
  • Republican:
  • Shawn Vedaa (inc.)
  • Others:
  • Robert Tolar
8 Jeffery Magrum Republican2016TBDTBD
10 Ryan Braunberger Democratic-NPL2022TBDTBD
12 Cole Conley Republican2020TBDTBD
14 Jerry Klein Republican1996TBDTBD
16 David Clemens Republican2016TBDTBD
18 Scott Meyer Republican2016TBDTBD
20 Randy Lemm Republican2016TBDTBD
22 Mark Weber Republican2020TBDTBD
  • Republican:
  • Nicholas Stensland
  • Mark Weber (inc.)
24 Michael Wobbema Republican2020TBDTBD
26 Dale Patten Republican2018TBDTBD
28 Robert Erbele Republican2000TBDTBD
30 Diane Larson Republican2020TBDTBD
32 Dick Dever Republican2016TBDTBD
34 Justin Gerhardt Republican(appointed)TBDTBD
36 Jay Elkin Republican2018TBDTBD
38 David Hogue Republican2008TBDTBD
40 Karen Krebsbach Republican1988TBDTBD
42 Curt Kreun Republican2016TBDTBD
44 Merrill Piepkorn Democratic-NPL2016TBDTBD
46 Jim Roers Republican2016TBDTBD

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