2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for North Dakota Legislative District 43
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Jonell Bakke (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Lonnie Laffen (R) by 5.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jonell BakkeDemocrat · winner
52.7%2,692
Lonnie LaffenRepublican · incumbent
47.3%2,420
5,112 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