2012Final results
2012 election for North Dakota Legislative District 20
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Phil Murphy (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Melvin Erdmann (R) by 7.7 points.
Phil MurphyDemocrat · winner
53.7%3,307
Melvin ErdmannRepublican
46.0%2,833
6,155 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