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2000 election for North Dakota Legislative District 38
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Ben Tollefson (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Bruce Kester (D) by 24.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ben TollefsonRepublican · winner
62.4%2,617
Bruce KesterDemocrat
37.6%1,578
4,195 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET