Nels Christianson

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Nels Christianson
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North Dakota House of Representatives District 18
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Southern California

Personal
Profession
Roadmaster
Contact

Nels Christianson (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 18. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.

Christianson (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 18. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Nels Christianson earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California. His career experience includes working as a roadmaster at BNSF Railway.[1]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 18 (2 seats)

Incumbent Steve Vetter and Nels Christianson defeated Mary Adams and Scott Nelson in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 18 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Vetter
Steve Vetter (R)
 
29.7
 
3,465
Image of Nels Christianson
Nels Christianson (R)
 
24.3
 
2,837
Mary Adams (D)
 
23.8
 
2,779
Scott Nelson (D)
 
22.0
 
2,562
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
14

Total votes: 11,657
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 18 (2 seats)

Mary Adams and Scott Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 18 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mary Adams
 
53.2
 
427
Scott Nelson
 
46.7
 
375
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
1

Total votes: 803
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 18 (2 seats)

Incumbent Steve Vetter and Nels Christianson advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 18 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Vetter
Steve Vetter
 
53.7
 
755
Image of Nels Christianson
Nels Christianson
 
45.3
 
637
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
14

Total votes: 1,406
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Christianson signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary


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Nels Christianson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* North Dakota House of Representatives District 18Won general$16,758 $0
Grand total$16,758 $0
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Scorecards

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