2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for North Dakota Legislative District 20
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Arne Osland (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Phil Murphy (D) by 15.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Arne OslandRepublican · winner
57.7%3,723
Phil MurphyDemocrat · incumbent
42.1%2,717
The same year, the district voted R+32.2 for president; this race was R+15.6.6,452 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET