2004Final resultsSpecial election
2004 special election for North Dakota Legislative District 23
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
Don Vigesaa (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Joan Heckaman (D) by 2.0 points.
Don VigesaaRepublican · winner
51.0%2,985
Joan HeckamanDemocrat
49.0%2,870
5,855 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)