2020 North Dakota Senate election explained

Election Name:2020 North Dakota Senate election
Country:North Dakota
Type:legislative
Previous Election:2018 North Dakota Senate election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 North Dakota Senate election
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:23 of the 47 seats in the North Dakota Senate
Majority Seats:24
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Turnout:62.69%[1]
Image1:ND State Senator Rich Wardner and his wife, Kayleen (cropped).jpg
Image1 Size:160x160px
Leader1:Rich Wardner
Party1:North Dakota Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:37th district
Seats Before1:37
Seats1:40
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:122,164
Percentage1:73.10%
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Leader2:Joan Heckaman
Party2:North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party
Leaders Seat2:23rd district
Seats Before2:10
Seats2:7
Seat Change2: 3
Popular Vote2:43,836
Percentage2:26.23%
Map Size:400px

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

Republicans

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

Incumbents defeated

In the general election

Democrats

  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.

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Election results

align=center 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 46

See also

Notes and References

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