North Dakota House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2024
North Dakota Legislative District 6
A district of about 27,000 people, 26% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+62.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Dick Anderson (R) · won49.7%
- Dan Vollmer (R) · won48.5%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)1.8%
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
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 | Dick Anderson · Dan Vollmer (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Dick Anderson · Paul Thomas (R) | Trygve Hammer (D) | 25.2 |
| 2016 | Dick Anderson · Craig Johnson (R) | Bob Hunskor (D) | 6.2 |
| 2012 | Bob Hunskor · Dick Anderson (DEM) | Myron Hanson (R) | 2.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Bob Hunskor · Glen Froseth (DEM) | Christine Peterson (D) | 0.6 |
| 2004 | Bob Hunskor · Glen Froseth (DEM) | Jodie Mjoen (R) | 9.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Glen Froseth · Bob Hunskor (REP) | Gerald O. Sveen (R) | 0.1 |
| 1998 | Gerald O. Sveen · Glen Froseth (R) | Dale Thorenson (D) | 0.6 |
| 1996 | Glen Froseth · Gerald O. Sveen (R) | Dale Thorenson (D) | 3.9 |
| 1994 | Glen Froseth · Gerald O. Sveen (R) | Wanda M. Emerson (D) | 10.9 |
| 1992 | Glen Froseth · Gerald O. Sveen (R) | Kevin Kolbo (D) | 0.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Kathi Gilmore · Brian Skar (D) | Beth Smette (R) | 2.4 |
| 1988 | Kathi Gilmore · Beth Smette (DEM) | Roger M. Evenson (R) | 2.9 |
| 1986 | David Paul O"Connell · Beth Smette (DEM) | Neil O. Arntzen (D) | 2.2 |
| 1984 | David Paul O"Connell · Beth Smette (DEM) | Lawrence Marsden (R) | 0.8 |
| 1982 | Walter Erdman · David Paul O"Connell (D) | Carolyn Houmann (R) | 3.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Carolyn Houmann · Lawrence Marsden (R) | Larry Herslip (D) | 3.3 |
| 1978 | Lawrence Marsden · Carolyn Houmann (R) | Larry Herslip (D) | 0.1 |
| 1976 | Larry Herslip · Lawrence Marsden (DEM) | Virgil J. Kitzman (R) | 0.9 |
| 1974 | Lawrence Marsden · Arnold Nermyr (R) | Marvin Korman (D) | 4.7 |
| 1972 | Arnold Nermyr · Lawrence Marsden (R) | Harold Gessner (D) | 1.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Glenn Henning · Howard I. Henry (REP) | Peter B. Wold Jr. (R) | 3.9 |
| 1968 | Carl Freeman · Glenn Henning (R) | Lawrence Rosendahl (D) | 7.8 |
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 6
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 6'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+55.9 | No race | R+58.1 | R+68.8 |
| U.S. Senate | R+75.2 | R+40.3 | No race | R+56.6 |
| Governor | No race | No race | R+57.9 | 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 6.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Higher than 96% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Lower than 89% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Less dense 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
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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