2012Final results
2012 election for North Dakota Legislative District 42
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Mac Schneider (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Ross Lien (R) by 14.9 points.
Mac SchneiderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%2,855
Ross LienRepublican
42.3%2,110
4,988 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