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2006Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2006 election for North Dakota Legislative District 45

North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota

2 seats: Rick Berg (R), Ed Gruchalla (D) won.

2 seats
Rick BergRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.7%1,935
Ed GruchallaDemocrat · winner
25.8%1,798
24.3%1,695
Leroy G. BernsteinRepublican · incumbent
22.2%1,551
6,979 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+21.31996R+24.31998R+12.12002R+6.62006D+0.22010R+5.72014

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