2012Final results
2012 election for North Dakota Legislative District 12
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
John Grabinger (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Bernie Satrom (R) by 1.9 points.
John GrabingerDemocrat · winner
50.7%2,939
Bernie SatromRepublican
48.8%2,831
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.5%30
5,800 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET