North Dakota State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
North Dakota Legislative District 22
A district of about 25,000 people, 46% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+31.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Mark Weber (R) · won97.6%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)2.4%
Unopposed.
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
16 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 | Mark Weber (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Mark Weber (R) | Laetitia Hellerud (D) | 36.6 |
| 2016 | Gary A. Lee (R) | Steven Allard (D) | 41.0 |
| 2012 | Gary A. Lee (R) | Jessica Arneson (D) | 23.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Gary A. Lee (R) | John A. Lund (D) | 12.4 |
| 2004 | Gary A. Lee (R) | Doris H. Anderson (D) | 23.2 |
| 2002 special | Gary A. Lee (R) | Doris H. Anderson (D) | 20.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Gary J. Nelson (R) | Rita M. Halland (D) | 24.6 |
| 1996 | Gary J. Nelson (R) | Barbara Olive (D) | 10.9 |
| 1992 | Gary J. Nelson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Gary J. Nelson (R) | Daniel C. Gust Sr. (D) | 6.6 |
| 1984 | Gary J. Nelson (R) | Anna Powers (D) | 14.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Gary J. Nelson (R) | Gordon O. Gunderson (D) | 20.7 |
| 1976 | Gary J. Nelson (R) | Florence Thompson (D) | 5.9 |
| 1972 | Ernest G. Pyle (R) | Willian W. Martin (D) | 20.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Ernest G. Pyle (R) | Joseph Woell (D) | 20.9 |
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 22
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 22'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+31.4 | No race | R+26.6 |
| U.S. Senate | R+65.5 | D+0.8 | No race |
| Governor | No race | No race | R+44.5 |
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 22.
Higher than 89% of seats.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Lower than 70% of seats.
Higher than 52% of seats.
Lower than 91% of seats.
Less dense than 61% 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 3039% college gradsR+48.2Not up in 2026District 47
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50% college gradsR+17.8Held RDistrict 20
32% college gradsR+40.2Not up in 2026
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