2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for North Dakota Legislative District 26
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Joel Heitkamp (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Dotzenrod (D) by 5.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joel HeitkampRepublican · winner
52.7%3,683
Jim DotzenrodDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%3,295
6,982 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