CalledUnofficial results
North Dakota Legislative District 31
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Donald Schaible won re-election by 32.8 points over Kelly Spilman.
Staggered terms in both chambers
Donald SchaibleRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%3,232
Kelly SpilmanDemocrat
33.2%1,626
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.7%34
100% of the expected vote counted · 4,892 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 4, 2026, 4:55 AM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Kelly SpilmanDonald Schaible
$6.6K
Raised by the campaign
$75K
$0
Spent by the campaign
$3.3K
Campaign money: North Dakota Secretary of State, through Apr 30, 2026; North Dakota Secretary of State, through Oct 26, 2026.
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Apr 30, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Kelly Spilman
- <1%
- Donald Schaible
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+36.8
The candidates
Donald Schaible (R)
Incumbent senatorKelly Spilman (D)
Incumbent senatorKelly Spilman (D)
Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.7%