1998 general · November 3, 1998
1998 North Dakota State Senate election results, district by district
Every North Dakota State Senate district in the 1998 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 49 seats
After the electionD 18 · R 31
Races26
Changed party3
Unopposed15%4 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 8 · R 18
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Stanley W. Lyson (R) | 13.5 | Flipped |
| LD-3 | Randy A. Schobinger (R) | 13.6 | |
| LD-5 | Darlene C. Watne (R) | 1.6 | |
| LD-7 | Ken Solberg (R) | 4.2 | |
| LD-9 | Dennis Bercier (D) | 39.0 | |
| LD-11 | Tim Mathern (D) | 10.5 | |
| LD-13 | Judy Lee (R) | 35.6 | |
| LD-15 | John Traynor (R) | 2.2 | |
| LD-17 | Raymon E. Holmberg (R) | 31.0 | |
| LD-19 | Duane Mutch (R) | 22.3 | |
| LD-21 | Carolyn C. Nelson (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-23 | Kenneth Kroeplin (D) | 6.7 | |
| LD-25 | Russell Thane (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-27 | Joel Heitkamp (D) | 27.7 | |
| LD-29 | Terry Wanzek (R) | 20.6 | |
| LD-31 | Steve Tomac (D) | 15.6 | |
| LD-33 | Randel Christmann (R) | 15.0 | |
| LD-35 | Aaron Krauter (D) | 30.7 | |
| LD-37 | Richard P. Wardner (R) | 34.6 | |
| LD-39 | Bill Bowman (R) | 35.0 | |
| LD-41 | Tony Grindberg (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-43 | Rod Saintaubyn (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-44 | Tim Flakoll (R) | 11.6 | Flipped |
| LD-45 | Deb Mathern (D) | 2.0 | Flipped |
| LD-47 | Ralph L. Kilzer (R) | 39.0 | |
| LD-49 | Ed Kringstad (R) | 24.1 |
North Dakota State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner