1996Final results
1996 election for North Dakota Legislative District 26
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Jerome Kelsh (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Pete Awender (R) by 15.5 points.
Jerome KelshDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%3,228
Pete AwenderRepublican
42.3%2,363
5,591 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