1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 North Dakota State Senate election results, district by district
Every North Dakota State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 53 seats
After the electionD 32 · R 21
Races25
Changed party6
Unopposed12%3 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 14 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-2 | Erwin M. Hanson (D) | 7.6 | Flipped |
| LD-4 | Meyer D. Kinnoin (D) | 6.4 | Flipped |
| LD-6 | David Paul O"Connell (D) | 29.0 | Flipped |
| LD-8 | Layton Freborg (R) | 8.5 | |
| LD-10 | William Heigaard (D) | 11.7 | |
| LD-12 | Byron Langley (D) | 26.0 | |
| LD-14 | Bryce Streibel (R) | 28.8 | |
| LD-16 | Harvey Tallackson (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-17 | Jack Ingstad (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-20 | Clark Ewen (D) | 17.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-22 | Gary J. Nelson (R) | 6.6 | |
| LD-24 | Larry Robinson (D) | 16.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-26 | Jerome Kelsh (D) | 21.8 | |
| LD-28 | Don Moore (R) | 5.7 | |
| LD-30 | L. L. Naaden (R) | 26.9 | |
| LD-32 | Bonnie Millerheinrich (D) | 18.3 | |
| LD-34 | Corliss Mushik (D) | 19.6 | |
| LD-36 | Dean Jay Meyer (D) | 27.6 | |
| LD-38 | Ray David (R) | 0.5 | |
| LD-40 | Rolland Redlin (D) | 0.4 | Flipped |
| LD-42 | Wayne Stenehjem (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-44 | Curtis Peterson (R) | 2.3 | |
| LD-46 | Jens J. Tennefos (R) | 25.8 | |
| LD-48 | David E. Nething (R) | 10.6 | |
| LD-52 | Joseph A. Satrom (D) | 9.2 |
North Dakota State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner