2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for North Dakota Legislative District 42
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Mac Schneider (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Nate Martindale (R) by 12.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mac SchneiderDemocrat · winner
56.4%3,499
Nate MartindaleRepublican
43.6%2,705
6,204 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