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The 2022 North Dakota Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. Thirty-two of the seats in the North Dakota State Senate were up for election. Primary elections were held on June 14, 2022.[1] The elections coincided with elections for other offices in North Dakota, including the US Senate, US House, North Dakota Secretary of State, North Dakota Attorney General, and the North Dakota House of Representatives.
Following the 2022 elections, Republicans expanded their supermajority by three seats, giving them a 43-to-4 member advantage over Democrats.
Retirements
Democrats
- District 23: Joan Heckaman retired.
Republicans
- District 3: Oley Larsen retired.
- District 7: Nicole Poolman retired.
- District 8: Howard Anderson retired.
- District 26: Jason Heitkamp retired to run for state representative.
- District 37: Rich Wardner retired.
Predictions
Defeated incumbents
Primary election
- District 15: Republican incumbent Dave Oehlke was defeated in the Republican primary election by Judy Estenson.
- District 20: Republican incumbent Robert Fors was defeated in the Republican primary election by fellow Republican incumbent Randy Lemm. Both incumbents had been redrawn into the same district following redistricting.
- District 33: Republican incumbent Jessica Unruh-Bell was defeated in the Republican primary election by Keith Boehm.
General election
- District 9: Democratic incumbent Richard Marcellais was defeated in the general election by Republican Kent Weston.
- District 35: Democratic incumbent Tracy Potter was defeated in the general election by Republican Sean Cleary.
- District 43: Democratic incumbent JoNell Bakke was defeated in the general election by Republican Jeff Barta.
Summary of Results by State Senate District
- Districts not listed were not up for election in 2022.
Primary Election Results Source:[3]
General Election Results Source:[4]
Close races
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 10, 1.57% (gain)
- District 43, 6.07% (gain)
- District 9, 7.59% (gain)
Detailed results
Primary Election Results Source:[5]
General Election Results Source:[6]
- Note: If a primary election is not listed, then there was not a competitive primary in that district (i.e., only one candidate filed to run).
District 1
- General election
North Dakota's 1st Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Brad Bekkedahl (incumbent) | 2,939 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,939 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 3
- General election
North Dakota's 3rd Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bob Paulson | 2,941 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 2,941 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 5
- General election
North Dakota's 5th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Randy Burckhard (incumbent) | 3,795 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,795 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 6
- General election
North Dakota's 6th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Shawn Vedaa (incumbent) | 5,677 | 79.45% |
| Independent | Robert Tolar | 1,468 | 20.55% |
Total votes | 7,145 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 7
- General election
North Dakota's 7th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Michelle Axtman | 5,386 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,386 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 8
- Republican primary
North Dakota's 8th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeffery Magrum | 1,509 | 57.18% |
| Republican | Dave Nehring | 1,130 | 42.82% |
Total votes | 2,639 | 100.00% |
- General election
North Dakota's 8th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeffery Magrum | 5,828 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,828 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 9
- Democratic primary
- General election
North Dakota's 9th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Kent Weston | 2,335 | 53.80% |
| Democratic–NPL | Richard Marcellais (incumbent) | 2,005 | 46.20% |
Total votes | 4,340 | 100.00% |
| Republican gain from Democratic–NPL |
District 10
- General election
North Dakota's 10th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic–NPL | Ryan Braunberger | 1,575 | 50.79% |
| Republican | Curtis Olafson | 1,526 | 49.21% |
Total votes | 3,101 | 100.00% |
| Democratic–NPL gain from Republican |
District 11
- General election
District 13
- General election
North Dakota's 13th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Judy Lee (incumbent) | 4,441 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,441 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 15
- Republican primary
North Dakota's 15th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Judy Estenson | 1,602 | 57.38% |
| Republican | Dave Oehlke (incumbent) | 1,190 | 42.62% |
Total votes | 2,792 | 100.00% |
- General election
North Dakota's 15th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Judy Estenson | 3,417 | 65.90% |
| Democratic–NPL | Collette Brown | 1,768 | 34.10% |
Total votes | 5,185 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 17
- General election
North Dakota's 17th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jonathan Sickler (incumbent) | 4,025 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,025 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 19
- General election
North Dakota's 19th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Janne Myrdal[b] (incumbent) | 4,369 | 75.84% |
| Democratic–NPL | Travis Hipsher | 1,392 | 24.16% |
Total votes | 5,761 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 20
- Republican primary
North Dakota's 20th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Randy Lemm (incumbent) | 1,543 | 73.58% |
| Republican | Robert Fors (incumbent) | 554 | 26.42% |
Total votes | 2,097 | 100.00% |
- General election
North Dakota's 20th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Randy Lemm (incumbent) | 4,262 | 71.24% |
| Democratic–NPL | Paul R. Hanson | 1,721 | 28.76% |
Total votes | 5,983 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 21
- General election
North Dakota's 21st Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic–NPL | Kathy Hogan (incumbent) | 2,283 | 62.57% |
| Republican | William Kloubec | 1,366 | 37.43% |
Total votes | 3,649 | 100.00% |
| Democratic–NPL hold |
District 23
- General election
North Dakota's 23rd Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Todd Beard | 1,518 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 1,518 | 100.00% |
| Republican gain from Democratic–NPL |
District 25
- General election
North Dakota's 25th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Larry Luick (incumbent) | 3,782 | 63.52% |
| Democratic–NPL | Jim Dotzenrod | 2,172 | 36.48% |
Total votes | 5,954 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 26
- General election
North Dakota's 26th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dale Patten[c] (incumbent) | 3,815 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,815 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 27
- General election
North Dakota's 27th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Kristin Roers (incumbent) | 3,023 | 59.22% |
| Democratic–NPL | Sonja Kaye | 2,082 | 40.78% |
Total votes | 5,105 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 28
- Republican primary
North Dakota's 28th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert (Bob) Erbele (incumbent) | 2,286 | 64.85% |
| Republican | Sebastian (Seabass) Ertelt | 1,239 | 35.15% |
Total votes | 3,525 | 100.00% |
- General election
North Dakota's 28th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Robert (Bob) Erbele (incumbent) | 5,633 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,633 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 29
- General election
North Dakota's 29th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Terry Wanzek (incumbent) | 4,828 | 73.01% |
| Democratic–NPL | Ben Vig | 1,785 | 26.99% |
Total votes | 6,613 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 31
- General election
North Dakota's 31st Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Donald Schaible (incumbent) | 4,192 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,192 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 33
- Republican primary
North Dakota's 33rd Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Keith Boehm | 2,196 | 53.34% |
| Republican | Jessica Unruh-Bell (incumbent) | 1,921 | 46.66% |
Total votes | 4,117 | 100.00% |
- General election
North Dakota's 33rd Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Keith Boehm | 6,378 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 6,378 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 35
- Republican primary
North Dakota's 35th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Sean Cleary | 1,300 | 69.78% |
| Republican | Ryan Eckroth | 563 | 30.22% |
Total votes | 1,863 | 100.00% |
- General election
District 36
- General election
North Dakota's 36th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jay Elkin (incumbent) | 3,913 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,913 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 37
- General election
North Dakota's 37th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dean Rummel | 3,468 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,468 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 39
- Republican primary
North Dakota's 39th Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Greg Kessel | 1,907 | 57.03% |
| Republican | Andrew Gene Kordonowy | 1,437 | 42.97% |
Total votes | 3,344 | 100.00% |
- General election
North Dakota's 39th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Greg Kessel | 4,421 | 70.57% |
| Independent | Thea Lee | 1,844 | 29.43% |
Total votes | 6,265 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 41
- General election
North Dakota's 41st Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Kyle Davison (incumbent) | 4,301 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 4,301 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 43
- General election
North Dakota's 43rd Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeff Barta | 1,963 | 53.04% |
| Democratic–NPL | JoNell Bakke (incumbent) | 1,738 | 46.96% |
Total votes | 3,701 | 100.00% |
| Republican gain from Democratic–NPL |
District 44
- General election
North Dakota's 44th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic–NPL | Merrill Piepkorn (incumbent) | 2,731 | 62.39% |
| Republican | Bjorn G. Altenburg | 1,646 | 37.61% |
Total votes | 4,377 | 100.00% |
| Democratic–NPL hold |
District 45
- General election
North Dakota's 45th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ronald Sorvaag (incumbent) | 3,935 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 3,935 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
District 47
- General election
North Dakota's 47th Senate District General Election, 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mike Dwyer (incumbent) | 5,413 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 5,413 | 100.00% |
| Republican hold |
- ^ a b c d e f g h Election for an unexpired 2-year term.
- ^ a b c Redistricted from district 10 to 19.
- ^ a b c Redistricted from district 39 to 26.
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