2004Final results

2004 election for North Dakota Legislative District 38

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Ben Tollefson (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Ken F. Maher (D) by 26.4 points.

Ben TollefsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.2%3,411
Ken F. MaherDemocrat
36.8%1,986
5,397 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

EvenD+9.31992D+9.61996R+24.82000R+26.42004R+26.82008R+42.62012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET