2024 North Dakota Senate election Results: Democratic-NPL gain Republican hold Democratic-NPL hold No election
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.)
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] [ 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 Summary of the 2024 North Dakota Senate election results (unofficial, 100% reporting)[ 5] Party Candidates Votes % Seats Before68th Leg. Up Won After69th Leg. +/– Republican 24 134,123 75.34 43 23 22 42 Democratic–NPL 15 40,397 22.69 4 2 3 5 Independents 1 1,525 0.86 0 0 0 0 0 Write-in 1,971 1.11 — Total 178,016 100% 47 25 47
Popular vote Republican
75.34% Democratic–NPL
22.69% Independents
0.86% Write-ins
3.61%
Seats won Republican
88.00% Democratic–NPL
12.00%
Total senate seats Republican
89.36% Democratic–NPL
10.64%
Predictions
Partisan Background In 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
Democrats District 44: Merrill Piepkorn is retiring to run for Governor .[ 7]
Republicans District 2: David Rust is retiring.[ 8] District 4: Jordan Kannianen is retiring.[ 8] District 6: Shawn Vedaa is retiring.[ 9] District 36: Jay Elkin is retiring.[ 10] District 40: Karen Krebsbach is retiring.[ 11] District 42: Curt Kreun is retiring.[ 12] District 46: Jim Roers is retiring.[ 13]
District Races Primary election results source:
General election results source:[ 14]
Close races
Detailed results District 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:
District 2
District 4
District 6
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 12
District 14
District 15
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
Notes ^ a b Election for an unexpired 2-year term.
References ^ "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 .^ Jacobson, Louis (October 23, 2024). "The State Legislatures: Several Key Battleground Chambers Remain Toss-ups" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved November 19, 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 . 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 . 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
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