1996Final results
1996 election for North Dakota Legislative District 12
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Vernon Thompson (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Ronald B. Hofstrand (R) by 12.2 points.
Vernon ThompsonDemocrat · winner
56.1%2,423
Ronald B. HofstrandRepublican
43.9%1,895
4,318 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET