2004Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for North Dakota Legislative District 42
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Nick Hacker (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Michael Polovitz (D) by 0.9 points.
Nick HackerRepublican · winner
50.4%2,790
Michael PolovitzDemocrat · incumbent
49.6%2,742
5,532 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET