2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for North Dakota Legislative District 12
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Cole Conley (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating John Grabinger (D) by 12.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Cole ConleyRepublican · winner
56.0%3,258
John GrabingerDemocrat · incumbent
43.8%2,549
5,817 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET