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North Dakota Legislative District 45

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Ronald Sorvaag leads Dan Mitchell by 9.8 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.

Staggered terms in both chambers

Ronald SorvaagRepublican · leading · incumbent
54.8%2,961
Dan MitchellDemocrat
45.0%2,430
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.2%12
100% of the expected vote counted · 5,403 votes

Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenR+13.62024 Pres.R+9.82026 Senate

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Dan MitchellRonald Sorvaag
$1.6K
Raised by the campaign
$32K
$0
Spent by the campaign
$545

Campaign money: North Dakota Secretary of State, through Sep 9, 2026; North Dakota Secretary of State, through Oct 19, 2026.

Source: North Dakota Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Sep 9, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Dan Mitchell
20%
Ronald Sorvaag
80%
Projected margin
R+6.1
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Ronald Sorvaag (R)
Incumbent senatorDan Mitchell (D)

Also on the ballot: Nonpartisan (Nonpartisan), 0.2%