Richard Marcellais
North Dakota State Senator, District 9 since 2006. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 20 yrs
- Since 2006
- Bills became law
- 0
- 3 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.0%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 71%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +22.8
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Agriculture and Veterans Affairs
- Finance and Taxation
- Government Finance
- Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review
- Tribal and State Relations
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in the Senate Feb 2025
Failed in the Senate Feb 2025
Failed in committee Jan 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Marcellais sits in the North Dakota State Senate
Marcellais is closer to the center than 80% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Judy Lee, Dean Rummel,
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Marcellais’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats71%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills38%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the North Dakota State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Marcellais’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Marcellais | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | HB 1624: A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 22–24 |
| May 3, 2025 | HB 1459: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 38-12 of the North Dakota Century… | No | No | Yes | Passed 27–19 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | HB 1143: AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for a food… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 36–9 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | HB 1015: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the various divisions… | No | No | Yes | Failed 23–24 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and… | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 25–21 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Marcellais was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Dakota State Senate, District 9 (special) | Won | D+22.8 |
| 2022 | North Dakota State Senate, District 9 | Lost | R+7.6 |
| 2018 | North Dakota State Senate, District 9 | Won | — |
| 2014 | North Dakota State Senate, District 9 | Won | — |
| 2010 | North Dakota State Senate, District 9 | Won | D+12.5 |
| 2006 | North Dakota State Senate, District 9 | Won | D+7.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Marcellais has held
- North Dakota State Senate, District 9 · since 2024
- North Dakota State Senate, District 9 · since 2006
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Marcellais has run against
- Judy Estenson (R) · 2024 general, won
- Kent Weston (R) · 2022 general, lost
- Christopher Albertson (R) · 2010 general, won
- Ellen L. Dunlop (I) · 2006 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Marcellais
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/d87ed27e-35a2-4272-aa04-edf0a2893004
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET