2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for North Dakota Legislative District 45
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
John O. Syverson (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Deb Mathern (D) by 2.6 points.
John O. SyversonRepublican · winner
51.3%2,166
Deb MathernDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%2,057
4,223 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET