2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
2004 special election for North Dakota Legislative District 3
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
Kari Lee Conrad (D) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Mary Nester (R) by 3.8 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Kari Lee ConradDemocrat · winner
49.5%2,858
Mary NesterRepublican
45.8%2,641
Kenneth R. LougheadIndependent
4.7%272
5,771 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)