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2014Final results

2014 election for North Dakota Legislative District 21

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Carolyn C. Nelson (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Cindy Pfeiffer (R) by 15.7 points.

Carolyn C. NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%2,130
Cindy PfeifferRepublican
42.1%1,551
3,681 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+16.52002D+27.52006D+10.92010D+15.72014D+31.02018D+25.12022

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