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23 of the 47 seats in the North Dakota Senate
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 62.69%[1]
|  | Majority party  | Minority party

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Leader  | Rich Wardner | Joan Heckaman
Party  | Republican | Democratic–NPL
Leader's seat  | 37th district  | 23rd district
Seats before  | 37 | 10
Seats won  | 40 | 7
Seat change  |  3  |  3
Popular vote  | 122,164 | 43,836
Percentage  | 73.10% | 26.23%

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The 2020 North Dakota Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect members from all even-numbered seats of the North Dakota Senate. Primary elections were held on June 9, 2020.[2]

## Retirements

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### Republicans

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1. District 22: Gary Lee retired.
2. District 34: Dwight Cook retired.

## Incumbents defeated

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### In the general election

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#### Democrats

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1. District 12: John Grabinger lost re-election to Cole Conley.
2. District 24: Larry Robinson lost re-election to Michael Wobbema.
3. District 26: Jim Dotzenrod lost re-election to Jason Heitkamp.

## Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe R  | October 21, 2020

## Close races

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Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 24, 1.95% (gain)
2. District 16, 4.46%
3. District 26, 5.76% (gain)
4. District 42, 6.9%
5. District 18, 7.69%
6. District 46, 8.2%
7. District 44, 8.52%

## Election results

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District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 • District 42 • District 44 • District 46

### District 2

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North Dakota Senate District 2 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | David Rust (incumbent)  | 9,954  | 98.96%
| Write-in | 105  | 1.04%
Total votes  | 10,059  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 4

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North Dakota Senate District 4 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Jordan Kannianen (incumbent)  | 4,960  | 67.76%
| Democratic–NPL | Lisa Finley-DeVille  | 2,353  | 32.14%
| Write-in | 7  | 0.10%
Total votes  | 7,320  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 6

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North Dakota Senate District 6 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Shawn Vedaa (incumbent)  | 5,598  | 72.68%
| Democratic–NPL | Morris Holen Jr  | 2,098  | 27.24%
| Write-in | 6  | 0.08%
Total votes  | 7,702  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 8

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North Dakota Senate District 8 election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Howard C. Anderson Jr. (incumbent)  | 7,984  | 98.42%
| Write-in | 128  | 1.58%
Total votes  | 8,112  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 10

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North Dakota Senate District 10 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Janne Myrdal (incumbent)  | 5,067  | 74.31%
| Democratic–NPL | Charlie Hart  | 1,744  | 25.58%
| Write-in | 8  | 0.12%
Total votes  | 6,819  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 12

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North Dakota Senate District 10 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Cole Conley | 3,258  | 56.01%
| Democratic–NPL | John Grabinger (incumbent)  | 2,549  | 43.82%
| Write-in | 10  | 0.17%
Total votes  | 5,817  | 100.0%
| Republican gain from Democratic–NPL

### District 14

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North Dakota Senate District 14 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Jerry Klein (incumbent)  | 6,152  | 79.17%
| Democratic–NPL | Jenna Vanhorne  | 1,612  | 20.74%
| Write-in | 7  | 0.09%
Total votes  | 7,771  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 16

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North Dakota Senate District 16 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | David Clemens (incumbent)  | 5,439  | 52.14%
| Democratic–NPL | Kari Breker  | 4,973  | 47.68%
| Write-in | 19  | 0.18%
Total votes  | 10,431  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 18

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North Dakota Senate District 18 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Scott Meyer (incumbent)  | 2,949  | 53.77%
| Democratic–NPL | Kyle Thorson  | 2,527  | 46.08%
| Write-in | 8  | 0.15%
Total votes  | 5,484  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 20

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North Dakota Senate District 20 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Randy Lemm (incumbent)  | 4,654  | 68.81%
| Democratic–NPL | Paul Hanson  | 2,106  | 31.14%
| Write-in | 4  | 0.06%
Total votes  | 6,764  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 22

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North Dakota Senate District 22 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Mark Weber | 7,541  | 68.24%
| Democratic–NPL | Laetitia Hellerud  | 3,505  | 31.72%
| Write-in | 5  | 0.05%
Total votes  | 11,051  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 24

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North Dakota Senate District 24 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Michael Wobbema | 3,572  | 50.90%
| Democratic–NPL | Larry Robinson (incumbent)  | 3,435  | 48.95%
| Write-in | 10  | 0.14%
Total votes  | 7,017  | 100.0%
| Republican gain from Democratic–NPL

### District 26

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North Dakota Senate District 26 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Jason Heitkamp | 3,683  | 52.75%
| Democratic–NPL | Jim Dotzenrod (incumbent)  | 3,295  | 47.19%
| Write-in | 4  | 0.06%
Total votes  | 6,982  | 100.0%
| Republican gain from Democratic–NPL

### District 28

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North Dakota Senate District 28 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Robert Erbele (incumbent)  | 6,770  | 98.47%
| Write-in | 105  | 1.53%
Total votes  | 6,875  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 30

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North Dakota Senate District 30 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Diane Larson (incumbent)  | 6,307  | 97.80%
| Write-in | 142  | 2.20%
Total votes  | 6,449  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 32

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North Dakota Senate District 32 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Dick Dever (incumbent)  | 4,352  | 65.11%
| Democratic–NPL | Amelia Doll  | 2,312  | 34.59%
| Write-in | 20  | 0.30%
Total votes  | 6,684  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 34

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North Dakota Senate District 34 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Doug Larsen | 6,062  | 73.02%
| Democratic–NPL | Adam Michal  | 2,224  | 26.79%
| Write-in | 16  | 0.19%
Total votes  | 8,302  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 36

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North Dakota Senate District 36 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Jay Elkin (incumbent)  | 7,964  | 97.38%
| Write-in | 214  | 2.62%
Total votes  | 8,178  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 38

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North Dakota Senate District 38 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | David Hogue (incumbent)  | 6,254  | 98.13%
| Write-in | 119  | 1.87%
Total votes  | 6,373  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 40

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North Dakota Senate District 40 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Karen Krebsbach (incumbent)  | 4,255  | 96.66%
| Write-in | 147  | 3.34%
Total votes  | 4,402  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 42

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North Dakota Senate District 42 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Curt Kreun (incumbent)  | 1,856  | 53.38%
| Democratic–NPL | Melissa Gjellstad  | 1,616  | 46.48%
| Write-in | 5  | 0.14%
Total votes  | 3,477  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

### District 44

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North Dakota Senate District 44 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic–NPL | Merrill Piepkorn (incumbent)  | 3,847  | 54.17%
| Republican | Tim Flakoll  | 3,242  | 45.65%
| Write-in | 13  | 0.18%
Total votes  | 7,102  | 100.0%
| Democratic–NPL hold

### District 46

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North Dakota Senate District 46 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Jim Roers (incumbent)  | 4,291  | 54.06%
| Democratic–NPL | Terri Hedman  | 3,640  | 45.86%
| Write-in | 7  | 0.09%
Total votes  | 7,938  | 100.0%
| Republican hold

## See also

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* 2020 North Dakota elections
* 2020 United States state legislative elections

## References

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1. ^ "Voter Turnout". North Dakota Secretary of State.
2. ^ "North Dakota Elections 2020". ballotpedia.org.
3. ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

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