2000Final resultsSpecial election
2000 special election for North Dakota Legislative District 43
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Duaine C. Espegard (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Bruce Melin (D) by 13.7 points.
Duaine C. EspegardRepublican · winner
56.9%3,844
Bruce MelinDemocrat
43.1%2,916
6,760 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 2000
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)