North Dakota 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for North Dakota.

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North Dakota State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the North Dakota State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

North Dakota State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	12	13
	Republican Party	35	33
	Vacancy		1
Total		47	47

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 23 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Constance Triplett
2. David Hogue
3. David O'Connell
4. Dick Dever
5. Dwight Cook
6. Gary Lee
7. Jerry Klein
8. Jim Dotzenrod
9. Jim Roers
10. Joe Miller
11. John Andrist
12. John Warner (North Dakota legislator)
13. Karen Krebsbach
14. Larry Robinson
15. Mac Schneider
16. Philip Murphy
17. Robert Erbele
18. Ron Carlisle
19. Tim Flakoll

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Jim Roers	Republican	North Dakota State Senate District 46

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Curtis Olafson	Republican	North Dakota State Senate District 10
Gerald Uglem	Republican	North Dakota State Senate District 19

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
George B. Sinner	Democratic	North Dakota State Senate District 46
Tom Campbell (North Dakota)	Republican	North Dakota State Senate District 19

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the North Dakota State Senate:

Democratic

1. George B. Sinner
2. John Grabinger
3. Tyler Axness

Republican

1. Howard Anderson
2. Kelly Armstrong
3. Nicole Poolman
4. Tom Campbell (North Dakota)

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. John Grabinger
2. Tyler Axness

Republican

1. Howard Anderson
2. Kelly Armstrong
3. Nicole Poolman

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the North Dakota State Senate:

Democratic

1. Constance Triplett
2. David O'Connell
3. George B. Sinner
4. Jim Dotzenrod
5. John Grabinger
6. John Warner (North Dakota legislator)
7. Larry Robinson
8. Mac Schneider
9. Philip Murphy
10. Tyler Axness

Republican

1. David Hogue
2. Dick Dever
3. Dwight Cook
4. Gary Lee
5. Howard Anderson
6. Jerry Klein
7. Joe Miller
8. John Andrist
9. Karen Krebsbach
10. Kelly Armstrong
11. Nicole Poolman
12. Robert Erbele
13. Ron Carlisle
14. Tim Flakoll
15. Tom Campbell (North Dakota)

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Jim Dotzenrod
2. Philip Murphy

Republican

1. Jerry Klein
2. Karen Krebsbach

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

2012 Legislative Election Results
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North Dakota State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the North Dakota House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

North Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	25	23
	Republican Party	69	71
Total		94	94

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 46 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Bill Amerman
2. Blair Thoreson
3. Bob Hunskor
4. Charles Damschen
5. Corey Mock
6. Dan Ruby
7. David Monson
8. David Rust
9. Dick Anderson
10. Donald Clark
11. Eliot Glassheim
12. Gary Paur
13. Glen Froseth
14. James Kasper
15. Jeff Delzer
16. Jerome Kelsh
17. Jon Nelson
18. Kathy Hawken
19. Kenton Onstad
20. Larry Bellew
21. Lisa Meier
22. Lyle Hanson
23. Mark Dosch
24. Matthew Klein
25. Michael Don Brandenburg
26. Mike Nathe
27. Mike Schatz
28. Richard Holman
29. Robert Frantsvog
30. Robert Kilichowski
31. Robert Skarphol
32. Robin Weisz
33. Shirley Meyer
34. Todd Porter
35. Tom Conklin
36. Wayne Trottier
37. Wesley Belter
38. William Kretschmar

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Donald Clark	Republican	North Dakota House of Representatives District 44
Lyle Hanson	Democratic	North Dakota House of Representatives District 12
Robert Kilichowski	Democratic	North Dakota House of Representatives District 16
Shirley Meyer	Democratic	North Dakota House of Representatives District 36
Tom Conklin	Democratic	North Dakota House of Representatives District 4

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Duane Lee DeKrey	Republican	North Dakota House of Representatives District 14
Rae Ann Kelsch	Republican	North Dakota House of Representatives District 34

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Alan Fehr	Republican	North Dakota House of Representatives District 36
Alex Looysen	Republican	North Dakota House of Representatives District 12
Diane Larson	Republican	North Dakota House of Representatives District 30
Gail Mooney	Democratic	North Dakota House of Representatives District 20
Jessica Haak	Democratic	North Dakota House of Representatives District 12
Joshua Boschee	Democratic	North Dakota House of Representatives District 44
Kylie Oversen	Democratic	North Dakota House of Representatives District 42
Marie Strinden	Democratic	North Dakota House of Representatives District 18
Nathan Toman	Republican	North Dakota House of Representatives District 34
Peter Silbernagel	Republican	North Dakota House of Representatives District 22
Vernon Laning	Republican	North Dakota House of Representatives District 8

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the North Dakota House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Ben Hanson
2. Gail Mooney
3. Jessica Haak
4. Joshua Boschee
5. Kylie Oversen
6. Marie Strinden
7. Naomi Muscha

Republican

1. Alan Fehr
2. Alex Looysen
3. Ben Koppelman
4. Diane Larson
5. Dwight Kiefert
6. Jason Dockter
7. Nathan Toman
8. Peter Silbernagel
9. Rick Becker
10. Vernon Laning

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Ben Hanson
2. Naomi Muscha

Republican

1. Ben Koppelman
2. Dwight Kiefert
3. Jason Dockter
4. Rick Becker

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Ben Hanson
2. Bill Amerman
3. Bob Hunskor
4. Corey Mock
5. Eliot Glassheim
6. Gail Mooney
7. Jerome Kelsh
8. Jessica Haak
9. Joshua Boschee
10. Kenton Onstad
11. Kylie Oversen
12. Marie Strinden
13. Naomi Muscha
14. Richard Holman

Republican

1. Alan Fehr
2. Alex Looysen
3. Ben Koppelman
4. Blair Thoreson
5. Charles Damschen
6. Dan Ruby
7. David Monson
8. David Rust
9. Diane Larson
10. Dick Anderson
11. Dwight Kiefert
12. Gary Paur
13. Glen Froseth
14. James Kasper
15. Jason Dockter
16. Jeff Delzer
17. Jon Nelson
18. Kathy Hawken
19. Larry Bellew
20. Lisa Meier
21. Mark Dosch
22. Matthew Klein
23. Michael Don Brandenburg
24. Mike Nathe
25. Mike Schatz
26. Nathan Toman
27. Peter Silbernagel
28. Rick Becker
29. Robert Frantsvog
30. Robert Skarphol
31. Robin Weisz
32. Todd Porter
33. Vernon Laning
34. Wayne Trottier
35. Wesley Belter
36. William Kretschmar

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Gail Mooney
2. Richard Holman

Republican

1. Charles Damschen
2. David Monson
3. Jon Nelson
4. Robin Weisz

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

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2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1