North Dakota House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2024
North Dakota Legislative District 46
A district of about 16,000 people, 43% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+1.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jim Kasper (R) · won27.0%
- Desiree Morton (R) · won26.0%
- Todd Reisenauer (D)23.6%
- Will Thompson (D)23.1%
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
19 races since 1976. 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 | Jim Kasper · Desiree Morton (R) | Todd Reisenauer (D) | 2.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Ben Hanson · Shannon Roers Jones (DEM) | Jim Kasper (R) | 2.4 |
| 2016 | Shannon Roers Jones · Jim Kasper (R) | Kirsten Diederich (D) | 1.7 |
| 2012 | Kathy Hawken · Jim Kasper (R) | Diane R. Hill (D) | 5.0 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Kathy Hawken · Jim Kasper (R) | Dennis Edwards (D) | 7.3 |
| 2004 | Kathy Hawken · Jim Kasper (R) | Diane Briggs (D) | 11.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Kathy Hawken · Jim Kasper (R) | Dorothy G. Haugen (D) | 13.2 |
| 1998 | Kathy Hawken · John Dorso (R) | Diane Briggs (D) | 12.9 |
| 1996 | Kathy Hawken · John Dorso (R) | Diane Briggs (D) | 6.7 |
| 1994 | Steve Gorman · John Dorso (R) | Sheila Christensen (D) | 10.0 |
| 1992 | Steve Gorman · John Dorso (R) | Sheila Christensen (D) | 8.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Steve Gorman · John Dorso (R) | Sonja Kosler (D) | 2.9 |
| 1988 | Steve Gorman · John Dorso (R) | Sheila Christensen (D) | 2.5 |
| 1986 | Steve Gorman · John Dorso (R) | Sheila Christensen (D) | 0.3 |
| 1984 | Thomas C. Wold · John Dorso (R) | Sheila Christensen (D) | 3.8 |
| 1982 | Thomas C. Wold · Aloha Eagles (R) | Grover Diemert (D) | 9.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Richard Kloubec · Aloha Eagles (R) | Kim Peterson (D) | 17.4 |
| 1978 | Richard Kloubec · Aloha Eagles (R) | William L. Nelson (D) | 20.1 |
| 1976 | Richard Kloubec · Aloha Eagles (R) | Ed Mott (D) | 5.4 |
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 46
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 46'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+7.7 | No race | D+1.2 |
| U.S. Senate | R+49.5 | D+14.7 | No race |
| Governor | No race | No race | R+21.9 |
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 46.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Higher than 98% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Denser than 81% 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 1141% college gradsD+12.2CountingDistrict 41
42% college gradsR+6.7CountingDistrict 44
47% college gradsD+13.7Not up in 2026District 43
35% college gradsR+5.9Held D
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