2022 North Dakota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:	2022 North Dakota House of Representatives election
Country:	North Dakota
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 North Dakota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2020
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Next Election:	2024 North Dakota House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2024
Seats For Election:	66 of the 94 seats in the North Dakota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:	48
Leader1:	Kim Koppelman (retired)
Party1:	North Dakota Republican Party
Leaders Seat1:	13th
Seats Before1:	80
Seats After1:	82
Seat Change1:	2
Popular Vote1:	196,917
Percentage1:	77.96%
Swing1:	7.80%
Leader2:	Joshua Boschee
Party2:	North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party
Leaders Seat2:	44th
Seats Before2:	14
Seats Needed2:	34
Seats After2:	12
Seat Change2:	2
Popular Vote2:	51,956
Percentage2:	20.57%
Swing2:	8.52%
Map Size:	450px
Speaker
Before Election:	Kim Koppelman
Before Party:	North Dakota Republican Party
After Election:	Dennis Johnson
After Party:	North Dakota Republican Party

The 2022 North Dakota House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. 66 of the seats in the North Dakota House of Representatives 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 Senate. Following the 2022 elections, Republicans expanded their supermajority by two seats, giving them an 82-to-12 member advantage over Democrats.^[2]

Retirements

Democrats

1. District 11: Ron Guggisberg retired.
2. District 41: Pamela Anderson retired.

Republicans

1. District 3: Bob Paulson retired to run for state senator from District 3.
2. District 7: Rick Becker retired to run for U. S. senator.
3. District 8: Dave Nehring retired to run for state senator from District 8.
4. District 13: Kim Koppelman retired.
5. District 17: Mark Owens retired.
6. District 19: Gary Paur retired.
7. District 19: Wayne Trottier retired.
8. District 23: Bill Devlin retired.
9. District 26: Sebastian Ertelt retired to run for state senator from District 28.
10. District 28: Jeffery Magrum retired to run for state senator from District 8.
11. District 29: Chet Pollert retired.
12. District 39: Denton Zubke retired.
13. District 45: Mary Johnson retired.
14. District 45: Tom Kading retired.
15. District 47: Robb Eckert retired.

Defeated incumbents

Primary election

1. District 9A: Democratic incumbent Tracy Boe was defeated in the Democratic primary election by Jayme Davis.
2. District 9B: Republican incumbent Chuck Damschen was defeated in the Republican primary election by Republican Donna Henderson. Damschen also ran in the general election as a Republican write-in candidate and lost to Henderson again.
3. District 15: Republican incumbent Greg Westlind was defeated in the Republican primary election. He placed third behind Kathy Frelich and fellow Republican incumbent Dennis Johnson.
4. District 31: Republican incumbent Jim Schmidt was defeated in the Republican primary election. He placed third behind Dawson Holle and fellow Republican incumbent Karen Rohr.
5. District 33: Republican incumbent Jeff Delzer was defeated in the Republican primary election. He placed third behind Anna Novak and fellow Republican incumbent Bill Tveit.

General election

1. District 4A: Republican incumbent Terry B. Jones was defeated in the general election by Democrat Lisa Finley-DeVille.
2. District 9B: Democratic incumbent Marvin Nelson was defeated in the general election by Republican Donna Henderson.
3. District 25: Republican incumbent Kathy Skroch was defeated in the general election by Democratic incumbent Alisa Mitskog and fellow Republican incumbent Cindy Schreiber-Beck.
4. District 27: Democratic incumbent Ruth Buffalo was defeated in the general election by Republicans Josh Christy and incumbent Greg Stemen.
5. District 43: Democratic incumbent Mary Adams was defeated in the general election by Republican Eric Murphy and fellow incumbent Democrat Zac Ista.

Summary of results by State House district

• Districts not listed were not up for election in 2022.

Old district	Incumbent	Party		New district	Elected Representative	Party
1st	Patrick Hatlestad		Rep	1st	Patrick Hatlestad		Rep
	David Richter		Rep		David Richter		Rep
3rd	Jeff Hoverson		Rep	3rd	Jeff Hoverson		Rep
	Bob Paulson		Rep		Lori VanWinkle		Rep
4th	Terry Jones		Rep	4A	Lisa Finley-DeVille		Dem–NPL
	Clayton Fegley		Rep	4B	Clayton Fegley		Rep
5th	Jay Fisher		Rep	5th	Jay Fisher		Rep
	Scott Louser		Rep		Scott Louser		Rep
7th	Jason Dockter		Rep	7th	Jason Dockter		Rep
	Rick Becker		Rep		Matthew Heilman		Rep
8th	Jeff Delzer		Rep	8th	SuAnn Olson		Rep
	Dave Nehring		Rep		Brandon Prichard		Rep
9th	Tracy Boe		Dem–NPL	9A	Jayme Davis		Dem–NPL
	Marvin Nelson		Dem–NPL	9B	Donna Henderson		Rep
10th	Chuck Damschen		Rep	10th	Hamida Dakane		Dem–NPL
	David Monson		Rep		Steve Swiontek		Rep
11th	Gretchen Dobervich		Dem–NPL	11th	Gretchen Dobervich		Dem–NPL
	Ron Guggisberg		Dem–NPL		Liz Conmy		Dem–NPL
13th	Kim Koppelman		Rep	13th	Jim Jonas		Rep
	Austen Schauer		Rep		Austen Schauer		Rep
15th	Dennis Johnson		Rep	15th	Dennis Johnson		Rep
	Greg Westlind		Rep		Kathy Frelich		Rep
17th	Mark Owens		Rep	17th	Landon Bahl		Rep
	Mark Sanford		Rep		Mark Sanford		Rep
19th	Gary Paur		Rep	19th	Karen Anderson		Rep
	Wayne Trottier		Rep		David Monson		Rep
20th	Mike Beltz		Rep	20th	Mike Beltz		Rep
	Jared Hagert		Rep		Jared Hagert		Rep
21st	LaurieBeth Hager		Dem–NPL	21st	LaurieBeth Hager		Dem–NPL
	Mary Schneider		Dem–NPL		Mary Schneider		Dem–NPL
23rd	Bill Devlin		Rep	23rd	Scott Dyk		Rep
	Don Vigesaa		Rep		Nico Rios		Rep
24th	Cole Christensen		Rep	24th	Cole Christensen		Rep
	Dwight Kiefert		Rep		Dwight Kiefert		Rep
25th	Alisa Mitskog		Dem–NPL	25th	Alisa Mitskog		Dem–NPL
	Cindy Schreiber-Beck		Rep		Cindy Schreiber-Beck		Rep
26th	Sebastian Ertelt		Rep	26th	Jeremy Olson		Rep
	Kathy Skroch		Rep		Kelby Timmons		Rep
27th	Greg Stemen		Rep	27th	Greg Stemen		Rep
	Ruth Buffalo		Dem–NPL		Josh Christy		Rep
28th	Michael Don Brandenburg		Rep	28th	Michael Don Brandenburg		Rep
	Jeffery Magrum		Rep		Jim Grueneich		Rep
29th	Craig Headland		Rep	29th	Craig Headland		Rep
	Chet Pollert		Rep		Don Vigesaa		Rep
31st	Karen Rohr		Rep	31st	Karen Rohr		Rep
	Jim Schmidt		Rep		Dawson Holle		Rep
33rd	Gary Kreidt		Rep	33rd	Anna Novak		Rep
	Bill Tveit		Rep		Bill Tveit		Rep
35th	Karen Karls		Rep	35th	Karen Karls		Rep
	Bob Martinson		Rep		Bob Martinson		Rep
36th	Dori Hauck		Rep	36th	Dori Hauck		Rep
	Mike Schatz		Rep		Gary Kreidt		Rep
37th	Mike Lefor		Rep	37th	Mike Lefor		Rep
	Vicky Steiner		Rep		Vicky Steiner		Rep
39th	Keith Kempenich		Rep	39th	Keith Kempenich		Rep
	Denton Zubke		Rep		Mike Schatz		Rep
41st	Pamela Anderson		Dem–NPL	41st	Jorin Johnson		Rep
	Michelle Strinden		Rep		Michelle Strinden		Rep
43rd	Mary Adams		Dem–NPL	43rd	Eric James Murphy		Rep
	Zac Ista		Dem–NPL		Zac Ista		Dem–NPL
44th	Joshua Boschee		Dem–NPL	44th	Joshua Boschee		Dem–NPL
	Karla Rose Hanson		Dem–NPL		Karla Rose Hanson		Dem–NPL
45th	Mary Johnson		Rep	45th	Carrie McLeod		Rep
	Tom Kading		Rep		Scott Wagner		Rep
47th	Robb Eckert		Rep	47th	Mike Motschenbacher		Rep
	Lawrence Klemin		Rep		Lawrence Klemin		Rep

Primary election results source:

General election results source:

Detailed results

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District 1 • District 3 • District 4A • District 4B • District 5 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9A • District 9B • District 10 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 39 • District 41 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 47

Primary Election Results Source:

General Election Results Source:

• Note: If a primary election is not listed, then there was not a competitive primary in that district (i.e., every candidate who ran in the primary advanced to the general election).

District 1

General election

District 3

Republican primary

General election

District 4A

Republican primary

General election

District 4B

General election

District 5

General election

District 7

Republican primary

General election

District 8

Republican primary

General election

District 9A

Democratic primary

General election

District 9B

Republican primary

General election

District 10

General election

District 11

General election

District 13

General election

District 15

Republican primary

General election

District 17

General election

District 19

Republican primary

General election

District 20

Republican primary

General election

District 21

General election

District 23

General election

District 24

Republican primary

General election

District 25

Republican primary

General election

District 26

General election

District 27

General election

District 28

Republican primary

General election

District 29

General election

District 31

Republican primary

General election

District 33

Republican primary

General election

District 35

General election

District 36

General election

District 37

General election

District 39

Republican primary

General election

District 41

General election

District 43

General election

District 44

General election

District 45

General election

District 47

Republican primary

General election

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official 2022 Primary Election Results. . 24 December 2022.
2. Web site: Official 2022 General Election Results. . 24 December 2022.
3. Web site: Jacobson. Louis. The Battle for State Legislatures. May 19, 2022. May 19, 2022.