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2014Final results

2014 election for North Dakota Legislative District 43

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Lonnie Laffen (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Jonell Bakke (D) by 6.6 points.

Lonnie LaffenRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%2,102
Jonell BakkeDemocrat
46.7%1,841
3,943 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

EvenR+5.52002D+4.42006R+5.82010R+6.62014D+5.32018R+6.12022

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