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1996Final results

1996 election for North Dakota Legislative District 6

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

David Paul O"Connell (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Dwayne Getzlaff (R) by 24.5 points.

David Paul O"ConnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%3,460
Dwayne GetzlaffRepublican
37.7%2,098
5,558 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+23.11984D+29.01988D+9.91992D+24.51996D+23.22000D+24.12004

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