1996Final results
1996 election for North Dakota Legislative District 42
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Wayne Stenehjem (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Jennifer E. Ring (D) by 14.6 points.
Wayne StenehjemRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%2,799
Jennifer E. RingDemocrat
42.7%2,084
4,883 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