North Dakota State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
North Dakota Legislative District 18
A district of about 15,000 people, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+7.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Scott Meyer (R) · won53.9%
- Kyle Thorson (D)45.9%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 47 seats
Every North Dakota State Senate 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
13 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Scott Meyer (R) | Kyle Thorson (D) | 8.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Scott Meyer (R) | Kyle Thorson (D) | 7.7 |
| 2016 | Scott Meyer (R)Flip | Constance Triplett (D) | 7.6 |
| 2012 | Constance Triplett (D) | David Waterman (R) | 19.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Constance Triplett (D) | Andrew Lutz (R) | 13.0 |
| 2004 | Constance Triplett (D) | Bill Graveline (R) | 8.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Linda Christenson (D) | Thomas Kuchera (R) | 12.7 |
| 1996 | Judy L. Demers (D) | Thomas Kuchera (R) | 26.3 |
| 1992 | Judy L. Demers (D) | Bob Gilmour (R) | 23.7 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | C. W. Goodman (R) | Jerry L. Nagel (I) | 68.6 |
| 1976 | C. W. Goodman (R) | Betty Ann Butler (D) | 34.3 |
| 1972 | George Longmire (R) | C. W. Goodman (R) | 0.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | George Longmire (R) | George Unruh (R) | 1.5 |
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 18
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 18'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+8.8 | No race | R+2.5 |
| U.S. Senate | R+31.3 | D+18.8 | No race |
| Governor | No race | No race | R+19.7 |
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 47 seats. Small marks are other seats in North Dakota. The black marker is District 18.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Lower than 65% of seats.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Denser than 57% 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. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 1335% college gradsR+10.9CountingDistrict 43
35% college gradsR+5.9Flipped DDistrict 42
37% college gradsR+15.4Not up in 2026District 41
42% college gradsR+6.7Counting
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