North Dakota State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
North Dakota Legislative District 44
A district of about 14,000 people, 47% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+13.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Joshua A. Boschee (D) · won94.6%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)5.4%
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 1976; the seat changed party 2 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 | Joshua A. Boschee (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2022 | Merrill Piepkorn (D) | Bjorn G. Altenburg (R) | 24.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Merrill Piepkorn (D) | Tim Flakoll (R) | 8.4 |
| 2016 | Merrill Piepkorn (D)Flip | Tim Flakoll (R) | 1.9 |
| 2012 | Tim Flakoll (R) | Rick Olek (D) | 4.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Tim Flakoll (R) | Allan Branstiter (D) | 12.3 |
| 2004 | Tim Flakoll (R) | Cheryl Bergian (D) | 13.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Tim Flakoll (R) | Roger G. Johnson (D) | 8.5 |
| 1998 special | Tim Flakoll (R)Flip | Todd J. Simonson (D) | 11.6 |
| 1996 | James Berg (D) | Adam F. Boehler (R) | 10.5 |
| 1992 | Catherine Scherber (D) | Curtis Peterson (R) | 7.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Curtis Peterson (R) | Ruth E. Johnson (D) | 2.3 |
| 1984 | Curtis Peterson (R) | Milo Benson (D) | 8.2 |
| 1982 | Curtis Peterson (R) | Donald A. Score (D) | 19.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Curtis Peterson (R) | William Lipp (D) | 20.1 |
| 1976 | Curtis Peterson (R) | John L. Mulloy (D) | 8.5 |
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 44
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 44'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 | D+5.4 | No race | D+17.0 |
| U.S. Senate | R+32.0 | D+32.7 | No race |
| Governor | No race | No race | R+1.5 |
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 44.
Higher than 91% of seats.
Lower than 87% of seats.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Denser than 98% 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 4142% college gradsR+6.7CountingDistrict 11
41% college gradsD+12.2CountingDistrict 43
35% college gradsR+5.9Flipped DDistrict 21
29% college gradsD+14.4Held D
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