North Dakota House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2024
North Dakota Legislative District 24
A district of about 16,000 people, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+32.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Dwight Kiefert (R) · won33.0%
- Dan Johnston (R) · won29.0%
- Nancy Farnham (D)19.5%
- Shawn Olauson (D)18.4%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 48 seats
Every North Dakota House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
24 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2024 | |||
| 2024 | Dwight Kiefert · Dan Johnston (R) | Nancy Farnham (D) | 9.4 |
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2022 | Dwight Kiefert · Cole Christensen (R) | Madeline Z. Luke (I) | 3.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Dwight Kiefert · Cole Christensen (R) | Naomi T. Muscha (D) | 5.8 |
| 2016 | Dwight Kiefert · Dan Johnston (R) | Naomi T. Muscha (D) | 2.9 |
| 2012 | Naomi T. Muscha · Dwight Kiefert (DEM) | Sharon Buhr (D) | 0.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Phil Mueller · Ralph Metcalf (D) | Jon Wagar (R) | 12.6 |
| 2004 | Ralph Metcalf · Phil Mueller (D) | Phil Leitner (R) | 7.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Phil Mueller · Ralph Metcalf (D) | Gerald Gerntholz (R) | 0.4 |
| 1998 | Phil Mueller · Ralph Metcalf (D) | Gerald Gerntholz (R) | 0.9 |
| 1996 | Leland Sabby · Gerald Gerntholz (R) | Adrian Clancy (D) | 11.8 |
| 1994 | Leland Sabby · Gerald Gerntholz (R) | Carol S. Nelson (D) | 2.5 |
| 1992 | Gerald Gerntholz · Art Goffe (REP) | Carol S. Nelson (D) | 0.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Gerald Gerntholz · Art Goffe (REP) | Vince Olson (R) | 0.4 |
| 1988 | Gerald Gerntholz · Vince Olson (R) | Jim Broten (D) | 3.9 |
| 1986 | Vince Olson · Gerald Gerntholz (R) | Larry Robinson (D) | 0.2 |
| 1984 | Vince Olson · Gerald Gerntholz (R) | Eugene C. Klein (D) | 2.3 |
| 1982 | Earl Pomeroy · Dean Horgan (D) | Gerald Gerntholz (R) | 7.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Earl Pomeroy · Dean Horgan (D) | Donald Berge (R) | 1.4 |
| 1978 | Donald Berge · Franklin Larson (R) | Dean Horgan (D) | 2.4 |
| 1976 | Ralph Winge · Dean Horgan (D) | Kathleen Schmidt (R) | 10.3 |
| 1974 | Lynn Clancy · Ralph Winge (D) | Ernest J. Miedema (R) | 1.8 |
| 1972 | Ernest J. Miedema · Ralph Winge (REP) | Lynn Clancy (D) | 1.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Ralph Winge · Ernest J. Miedema (DEM) | Arthur W. Dafoe (D) | 9.9 |
| 1968 | Ernest J. Miedema · Leslie C. Powers (R) | George Gaukler (D) | 1.7 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 24
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 24's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| President | R+25.1 | R+27.7 |
| U.S. Senate | R+62.3 | No race |
| Governor | No race | R+41.7 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 48 seats. Small marks are other seats in North Dakota. The black marker is District 24.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Lower than 81% of seats.
Higher than 70% of seats.
Less dense than 74% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2525% college gradsR+37.4CountingDistrict 20
32% college gradsR+40.2Not up in 2026District 15
25% college gradsR+43.0CountingDistrict 29
28% college gradsR+49.5Held R
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET