North Dakota State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
North Dakota Legislative District 6
A district of about 27,000 people, 26% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+62.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Paul Thomas (R) · won82.1%
- Robert Tolar (OTH)17.2%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)0.7%
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
17 races since 1968; the seat changed party 4 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
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 6
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 6'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 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+55.9 | No race | R+58.1 | R+68.8 |
| U.S. Senate | R+75.2 | R+40.3 | No race | R+56.6 |
| Governor | No race | No race | R+57.9 | No race |
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 6.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Higher than 96% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Lower than 91% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Less dense than 83% 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 1427% college gradsR+59.7Not up in 2026District 28
24% college gradsR+53.3Not up in 2026District 39
26% college gradsR+73.1Held RDistrict 33
26% college gradsR+67.9Held 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