2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for North Dakota Legislative District 16
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Joe Miller (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Harvey Tallackson (D) by 20.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joe MillerRepublican · winner
60.1%3,168
Harvey TallacksonDemocrat · incumbent
39.9%2,101
5,269 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET