2002 general · November 5, 2002
2002 North Dakota election results
Every race on North Dakota's ballot in the 2002 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races52
Changed party0
Unopposed10%5 races
Incumbents defeated7
U.S. House
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ND-AL | Earl Pomeroy (D) | 4.8 |
North Dakota State Senate
D 9 · R 17
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Stanley W. Lyson (R) | 32.8 | |
| LD-3 | Randy A. Schobinger (R) | 18.4 | |
| LD-5 | Tom Seymour (D) | 3.3 | |
| LD-7 | Ryan M. Taylor (D) | 11.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Dennis Bercier (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-11 | Tim Mathern (D) | 26.7 | |
| LD-13 | Judy Lee (R) | 43.1 | |
| LD-15 | John Traynor (R) | 12.8 | |
| LD-17 | Raymon E. Holmberg (R) | 16.6 | |
| LD-19 | Duane Mutch (R) | 18.5 | |
| LD-21 | Carolyn C. Nelson (D) | 16.5 | |
| LD-22 | Gary A. Lee (R) | 20.0 | |
| LD-23 | Mike Every (D) | 10.9 | |
| LD-25 | Russell Thane (R) | 4.1 | |
| LD-26 | Joel Heitkamp (D) | 22.8 | |
| LD-27 | Richard Brown (R) | 10.5 | |
| LD-29 | April Fairfield (D) | 2.2 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-31 | Aaron Krauter (D) | 4.8 | |
| LD-33 | Randel Christmann (R) | 24.8 | |
| LD-35 | Ed Kringstad (R) | 25.9 | |
| LD-37 | Richard P. Wardner (R) | 42.6 | |
| LD-39 | Bill Bowman (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-41 | Tony Grindberg (R) | 40.6 | |
| LD-43 | Duaine C. Espegard (R) | 5.5 | |
| LD-45 | John O. Syverson (R) | 2.6 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-47 | Ralph L. Kilzer (R) | 25.9 |
North Dakota House of Representatives
D 15 · R 34
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Earl R. Rennerfeldt · Mike Norland (R) | 6.5 | |
| LD-3 | Janet Wentz · Andrew G. Maragos (R) | 12.0 | |
| LD-5 | Mike Timm · Elwood Thorpe (REP) | 2.6 | |
| LD-7 | Jon Nelson · Arlo E. Schmidt (REP) | 1.2 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Merle Boucher · Tracy Boe (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-11 | Scot Reierson Kelsh · Mary O. Ekstrom (D) | 3.7 | |
| LD-13 | Kim Koppelman · Alon Wieland (R) | 14.7 | |
| LD-15 | Eugene Nicholas · Dennis Johnson (R) | 7.5 | |
| LD-17 | Ken Svedjan · Louise Potter (REP) | 0.7 | |
| LD-19 | Thomas Brusegaard · Gerald Uglem (R) | 8.8 | |
| LD-21 | Sally Sandvig · Steve Zaiser (D) | 0.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-23 | Bill Devlin · Dale C. Severson (R) | 5.4 | |
| LD-25 | Clark Williams · Bruce Eckre (D) | 6.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-26 | Bill Amerman (D) | 7.6 | |
| LD-27 | Ron Iverson · Randy G. Boehning (R) | 3.9 | |
| LD-29 | Chet Pollert · Craig Headland (R) | 7.3 | |
| LD-31 | James Kerzman · Rodney Froelich (D) | 4.5 | |
| LD-33 | Patrick Galvin · Gary Kreidt (R) | 2.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-35 | Bob Martinson · Margaret Sitte (R) | 0.7 | |
| LD-37 | Nancy Johnson · Francis Wald (R) | 1.0 | |
| LD-39 | Keith Kempenich · David Drovdal (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-41 | Al Carlson · Bette Grande (R) | 13.9 | |
| LD-43 | Darrell Nottestad · Lois Delmore (REP) | 0.8 | |
| LD-45 | Rick Berg · Leroy G. Bernstein (R) | 5.8 | |
| LD-47 | George Keiser · Larry Klemin (R) | Unopposed |
North Dakota
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; MIT Election Data and Science Lab