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2018Final results

2018 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Randy Burckhard (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating David Grimeshaugen (D) by 38.8 points.

Randy BurckhardRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%3,912
30.6%1,724
5,636 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

EvenR+1.61998D+3.32002D+12.02006R+49.92010R+45.52014R+38.82018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET