2018Final results
2018 election for North Dakota Legislative District 23
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Joan Heckaman (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Judy Estenson (R) by 9.0 points.
Joan HeckamanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%3,401
Judy EstensonRepublican
45.5%2,842
6,243 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 2018
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET