2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for North Dakota Legislative District 6
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Shawn Vedaa (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating David Paul O"Connell (D) by 9.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Shawn VedaaRepublican · winner
54.9%4,133
David Paul O"ConnellDemocrat · incumbent
45.0%3,385
The same year, the district voted R+54.0 for president; this race was R+9.9.7,523 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