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1996Final results

1996 election for North Dakota Legislative District 18

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Judy L. Demers (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas Kuchera (R) by 26.3 points.

Judy L. DemersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%2,285
Thomas KucheraRepublican
36.8%1,333
3,618 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

EvenR+34.31976D+23.71992D+26.31996D+12.72000D+8.22004D+13.02008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET