1998Final results
1998 election for North Dakota Legislative District 27
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Joel Heitkamp (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Norma Jean Kjos (R) by 27.7 points.
Joel HeitkampDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%2,948
Norma Jean KjosRepublican
36.1%1,669
4,617 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET