2006Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Louis Pinkerton (D), Elwood Thorpe (D) won.
2 seatsLouis PinkertonDemocrat · winner
28.8%2,656
Elwood ThorpeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.1%2,413
Mike TimmRepublican · incumbent
23.5%2,167
Roger SlotsveRepublican
21.7%2,002
9,238 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET