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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 displays the following lists of candidates:

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

State Senate Overview:

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

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

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

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

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:

Democratic

  1. John Grabinger
  2. Tyler Axness

Republican

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

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Jim Dotzenrod
  2. Philip Murphy (North Dakota)

Republican

  1. Jerry Klein
  2. Karen Krebsbach

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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 displays the following lists of candidates:

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • 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 were on the November 6 general election ballot:

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

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

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

Democratic

  1. Jessica Haak
  2. Ben W. Hanson (North Dakota state representative)
  3. Marie Strinden
  4. Gail Mooney
  5. Naomi Muscha
  6. Kylie Oversen
  7. Joshua Boschee

Republican

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

Open Seat Winners

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

Democratic

  1. Ben W. Hanson (North Dakota state representative)
  2. Naomi Muscha

Republican

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

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Richard Holman
  2. Gail Mooney

Republican

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

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables 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 incumbents defeated 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 Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
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 Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 19 28 2 1 20 28 1 1
State houses 17 31 1 0 21 28 0 0
Totals: 36 59 3 1 41 56 1 1



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