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Senators and representatives serve four-year terms. Each election covers about half the districts (the odd-numbered ones in 2026), with the senator and both representatives elected together.
North Dakota › North Dakota State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
North Dakota Legislative District 37
Dean Rummel has no major-party opponent.
Dean Rummel has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Dean Rummel
Incumbent senator
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+60: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 15,510
- People per km²
- 697
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 35%
- White, no degree
- 56%of adults
- White 84%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 3%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 6%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
6,394 two-party votes · R+58.9 · R+57.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)79.4%
Kamala Harris (D)20.6%
2022 Earlier district lines
3,531 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Dean Rummel (R)98.2%
Write-In (—)1.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
5,546 two-party votes · R+61.4 · R+65.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)80.7%
Joe Biden (D)19.3%
2018 Earlier district lines
6,398 votes · R+62.9✓ Rich Wardner (R)81.5%
R Travis Brazelton (D)18.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
4,278 two-party votes · R+65.5 · R+67.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)82.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)17.3%
2014 Earlier district lines
4,392 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Rich Wardner (R)100.0%