1996Final results
1996 election for North Dakota Legislative District 2
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
John Andrist (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Erwin M. Hanson (D) by 12.4 points.
John AndristRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%2,962
Erwin M. HansonDemocrat
43.8%2,307
5,269 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