2002 general · November 5, 2002
2002 North Dakota State Senate election results, district by district
Every North Dakota State Senate district in the 2002 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 47 seats
After the electionD 16 · R 31
Races26
Changed party0
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
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 State Senate
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