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2012Final results

2012 election for North Dakota Legislative District 6

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

David Paul O"Connell (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Pamela Smith (R) by 8.8 points.

David Paul O"ConnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%4,054
Pamela SmithRepublican
45.5%3,394
7,463 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

EvenD+23.22000D+24.12004D+38.12008D+8.82012R+9.92016R+45.42020

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