North Dakota State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
North Dakota Legislative District 24
A district of about 16,000 people, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+32.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Mike Wobbema (R) · won64.9%
- Knut Gjovik (D)35.0%
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; the seat changed party 4 times. 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 | Mike Wobbema (R) | Knut Gjovik (D) | 29.9 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Mike Wobbema (R)Flip | Larry Robinson (D) | 2.0 |
| 2016 | Larry Robinson (D) | Eldred Knutson (R) | 2.4 |
| 2012 | Larry Robinson (D) | Keith E. Hovland (R) | 11.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Larry Robinson (D) | Dwight Grotberg (R) | 20.0 |
| 2004 | Larry Robinson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Larry Robinson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Larry Robinson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Larry Robinson (D) | Laura Wick Loberg (R) | 20.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Larry Robinson (D)Flip | Earl M. Kelly (R) | 16.6 |
| 1984 | Earl M. Kelly (R)Flip | Perry Grotberg (D) | 0.3 |
| 1982 | Perry Grotberg (D) | Richard J. Dietrich (R) | 11.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Perry Grotberg (D)Flip | Theron L. Strinden (R) | 5.1 |
| 1976 | Theron L. Strinden (R) | Arthur W. Dafoe (D) | 10.5 |
| 1972 | Theron L. Strinden (R) | Clair L. Cruff (D) | 25.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Theron L. Strinden (R) | Melvin Skogen (D) | 26.9 |
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 24
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 24'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 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| President | R+25.1 | R+27.7 |
| U.S. Senate | R+62.3 | No race |
| Governor | No race | R+41.7 |
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 24.
Lower than 63% of seats.
Higher than 80% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Higher than 70% of seats.
Less dense than 76% 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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25% college gradsR+43.0Held RDistrict 29
28% college gradsR+49.5Held R
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