North Dakota House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2024
North Dakota Legislative District 32
A district of about 12,000 people, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+33.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Lisa Meier (R) · won39.3%
- Pat Heinert (R) · won39.3%
- Shari Orser (D)20.6%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)0.8%
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
23 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 | Lisa Meier · Pat Heinert (R) | Shari Orser (D) | 18.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Pat Heinert · Lisa Meier (R) | Krisanna Holkup Peterson (D) | 18.2 |
| 2016 | Pat Heinert · Lisa Meier (R) | Karen K. Ehrens (D) | 14.5 |
| 2012 | Mark A. Dosch · Lisa Meier (R) | Wade Schemmel (D) | 15.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Mark A. Dosch · Lisa Meier (R) | Jim Unkenholz (D) | 15.3 |
| 2004 | Mark A. Dosch · Lisa Meier (R) | Mary Splichal (D) | 8.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Mark A. Dosch · Lisa Meier (R) | Wanda Rose (D) | 0.8 |
| 1998 | Wanda Rose · Serenus Hoffner (D) | Sonna Anderson (R) | 6.3 |
| 1996 | Bill Oban · Wanda Rose (D) | Nicki Weissman (R) | 1.3 |
| 1994 | Bill Oban · Marv Mutzenberger (D) | Nicki Weissman (R) | 3.3 |
| 1992 | Bill Oban · Marv Mutzenberger (D) | Troy Delzer (R) | 6.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Marv Mutzenberger · Bill Oban (D) | Marian Haakenson (R) | 10.9 |
| 1988 | Serenus Hoffner · Bill Oban (D) | Sharon Neukircher (R) | 10.3 |
| 1986 | Serenus Hoffner · Bill Oban (D) | Lois Bales (R) | 9.1 |
| 1984 | Serenus Hoffner · Bill Oban (D) | Marian Haakenson (R) | 4.1 |
| 1982 | Roger Koski · Serenus Hoffner (D) | Marie Engelhard (R) | 8.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Serenus Hoffner · Roger Koski (D) | Larry Richter (R) | 1.1 |
| 1978 | Serenus Hoffner · Roger Koski (D) | Harold Mund (R) | 2.6 |
| 1976 | Harold Mund · Larry Richter (REP) | Allan Bergland (D) | 0.1 |
| 1974 | Myron Atkinson · Vernon E. Wagner (R) | Alvin Hausauer (R) | 0.2 |
| 1972 | Myron Atkinson · Vernon E. Wagner (R) | Alvin Hausauer (R) | 0.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Myron Atkinson · Vernon E. Wagner (R) | Theodore Lang (R) | 0.2 |
| 1968 | Myron Atkinson · Vernon E. Wagner (R) | Theodore Lang (R) | 0.0 |
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 32
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 32'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+37.0 | No race | R+30.3 |
| U.S. Senate | R+59.4 | R+14.4 | No race |
| Governor | No race | No race | R+29.4 |
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 32.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Denser than 77% 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.
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35% college gradsR+10.9Counting
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