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North Dakota › North Dakota House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
North Dakota Legislative District 21
D vs D2 seatsSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
LaurieBeth Hager has no major-party opponent.
LaurieBeth Hager has no major-party opponent.
2 seats in this district
2.0 D · 0.0 R expected of 2 seats
2.0 D · 0.0 R expected of 2 seats
How this race is decided
Two representatives per district
Each of the 47 districts elects one senator and two representatives; voters pick up to two House candidates. Districts 4 and 9 are split into single-member subdistricts (A and B).
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
LaurieBeth Hager
- Experience
- State legislature
Democratic
Laura Dronen
The district
Lean D+14: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 13,748
- People per km²
- 978
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 30%
- White, no degree
- 57%of adults
- White 81%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 3%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 8%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
5,956 two-party votes · D+12.7 · D+14.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)56.3%
Donald Trump (R)43.7%
2022 Earlier district lines
4,806 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mary Schneider (D)50.1%
✓ Lauriebeth Hager (D)46.3%
Write-In (—)3.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
8,167 two-party votes · D+19.6 · D+15.0 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)59.8%
Donald Trump (R)40.2%
2018 Earlier district lines
9,337 votes · D+33.4✓ Mary Schneider (D)35.4%
✓ Lauriebeth Hager (D)30.9%
Madison Rodgers (R)17.7%
William H Kloubec (R)16.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
7,777 two-party votes · D+9.2 · D+7.0 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)54.6%
Donald Trump (R)45.4%
2014 Earlier district lines
6,779 votes · D+16.0✓ Mary Schneider (D)29.7%
✓ Kathy Hogan (D)27.9%
Robert Lauf (R)21.5%
Lucas Paper (R)21.0%