2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for North Dakota Legislative District 43
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Jonell Bakke (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Duaine C. Espegard (R) by 4.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jonell BakkeDemocrat · winner
52.2%1,882
Duaine C. EspegardRepublican · incumbent
47.8%1,725
3,607 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