2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for North Dakota Legislative District 42
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Michael Polovitz (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Jerry Youngberg (R) by 3.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael PolovitzDemocrat · winner
51.6%2,843
Jerry YoungbergRepublican
48.4%2,670
5,513 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