North Dakota House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2024
North Dakota Legislative District 26
A district of about 17,000 people, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+80.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jeremy Olson (R) · won53.0%
- Roger Maki (R) · won45.9%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)1.2%
Unopposed.
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
25 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 | Jeremy Olson · Roger Maki (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2022 | Jeremy Olson · Kelby Timmons (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Kathy Skroch · Sebastian Ertelt (R) | John Hokana (D) | 5.1 |
| 2016 | Kathy Skroch · Sebastian Ertelt (R) | Bill Amerman (D) | 4.9 |
| 2012 | Jerome Kelsh · Bill Amerman (D) | Kathy Skroch (R) | 2.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jerome Kelsh · Bill Amerman (D) | John Dyste (R) | 0.9 |
| 2004 | Pam Gulleson · Bill Amerman (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 special | Bill Amerman (D) | Will Blasczyk (R) | 7.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Pam Gulleson · Mike Brandenburg (DEM) | Joan L. Shockman (R) | 1.6 |
| 1998 | Pam Gulleson · Mike Brandenburg (DEM) | Richard A. Anderson (D) | 2.6 |
| 1996 | Pam Gulleson · Mike Brandenburg (D) | Larry J. Crooks (R) | 5.0 |
| 1994 | Pam Gulleson · Dennis J. Schimke (DEM) | Bill Smith (R) | 0.4 |
| 1992 | John Hokana · Pam Gulleson (D) | John J. Brummond (R) | 9.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Scott B. Stofferahn · John Hokana (D) | Marvin Hansen (R) | 10.3 |
| 1988 | Scott B. Stofferahn · John Hokana (D) | Marvin Hansen (R) | 9.9 |
| 1986 | Scott B. Stofferahn · John Hokana (D) | Sonia Vculek (R) | 6.2 |
| 1984 | Scott B. Stofferahn · Don Lloyd (D) | Greg Donaldson (R) | 5.7 |
| 1982 | Scott B. Stofferahn · Don Lloyd (D) | John Crabtree (R) | 3.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | John Crabtree · Donald Zimbleman (R) | Tom Daniels (D) | 0.5 |
| 1978 | Leroy Erickson · John Crabtree (R) | Tom Daniels (D) | 7.5 |
| 1976 | Leroy Erickson · John Crabtree (R) | George W. Rempfer (D) | 3.1 |
| 1974 | E. C. Laske · Leroy Erickson (R) | Earl W. Anderson (D) | 0.2 |
| 1972 | E. C. Laske · Leroy Erickson (R) | Kenneth Erickson (D) | 5.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Kenneth Erickson · Ralph Dotzenrod (D) | James Smykowski (R) | 4.6 |
| 1968 | Eugene Dahl · Kenneth Erickson (REP) | Treadwell Haugen (D) | 0.1 |
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 26
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 26'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 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+75.8 | No race | R+79.4 | R+78.5 |
| U.S. Senate | R+83.8 | R+60.2 | No race | R+73.7 |
| Governor | No race | No race | R+76.8 | No race |
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 26.
Lower than 96% of seats.
Higher than 68% of seats.
Higher than 91% of seats.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Higher than 53% of seats.
Less dense than 85% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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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