1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 North Dakota State Senate election results, district by district
Every North Dakota State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 49 seats
After the electionD 19 · R 30
Races24
Changed party1
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 11 · R 13
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-2 | John Andrist (R) | 12.4 | |
| LD-4 | Meyer D. Kinnoin (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-6 | David Paul O"Connell (D) | 24.5 | |
| LD-8 | Layton Freborg (R) | 15.7 | |
| LD-10 | Harvey Sand (R) | 15.6 | |
| LD-12 | Vernon Thompson (D) | 12.2 | |
| LD-14 | Jerry Klein (R) | 28.0 | |
| LD-16 | Harvey Tallackson (D) | 10.6 | |
| LD-18 | Judy L. Demers (D) | 26.3 | |
| LD-20 | Elroy N. Lindaas (D) | 14.3 | |
| LD-22 | Gary J. Nelson (R) | 10.9 | |
| LD-24 | Larry Robinson (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-26 | Jerome Kelsh (D) | 15.5 | |
| LD-28 | L. L. Naaden (R) | 8.8 | |
| LD-30 | Bob Stenehjem (R) | 12.3 | |
| LD-32 | Marv Mutzenberger (D) | 8.1 | |
| LD-34 | Dwight Cook (R) | 6.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-36 | Herbert Urlacher (R) | 23.2 | |
| LD-38 | Rolland Redlin (D) | 9.6 | |
| LD-40 | Karen K. Krebsbach (R) | 19.2 | |
| LD-42 | Wayne Stenehjem (R) | 14.6 | |
| LD-44 | James Berg (D) | 10.5 | |
| LD-46 | Tom Fischer (R) | 8.1 | |
| LD-48 | David E. Nething (R) | 14.9 |
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