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2012Final results

2012 election for North Dakota Legislative District 2

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

John Andrist (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Lynn B. Jacobson (D) by 31.9 points.

John AndristRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%4,997
33.9%2,576
7,589 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

EvenR+12.41996R+11.02000R+11.62004R+12.52008R+31.92012R+66.22024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET