2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for North Dakota Legislative District 42
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Curt Kreun (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Mac Schneider (D) by 4.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Curt KreunRepublican · winner
52.3%2,281
Mac SchneiderDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%2,073
The same year, the district voted R+9.7 for president; this race was R+4.8.4,365 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