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This page displays election information for the North Dakota House of Representatives.

Elections

North Dakota state representatives serve staggered, four-year terms, with half of the chamber's seats up for election every two years. North Dakota holds elections for its legislature in even years.

2026

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2026

Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.

2024

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024

Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 11, 2024. The filing deadline was April 8, 2024.

2022

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022

Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022. The filing deadline was April 11, 2022.

The Republican Party expanded its majority by two seats in the 2022 general election, from 80-14 to 82-12.

North Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 8, 2022	After November 9, 2022
	Democratic Party	14	12
	Republican Party	80	82
Total		94	94

2020

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020

Elections for the office of North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 9, 2020. The filing deadline was April 6, 2020.

In the 2020 elections, the Republican majority in the North Dakota House of Representatives increased from 79-15 to 80-14.

North Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 3, 2020	After November 4, 2020
	Democratic Party	15	14
	Republican Party	79	80
Total		94	94

2018

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2018

Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2018. An open primary election took place on June 12, 2018. The general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was April 9, 2018.

In the 2018 elections, the Republican majority in the North Dakota House of Representatives was reduced from 80-13 to 79-15.

North Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 6, 2018	After November 7, 2018
	Democratic Party	13	15
	Republican Party	80	79
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		94	94

2016

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 11, 2016. A total of 47 seats out of the 94 seats in the North Dakota House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.

Heading into the election, Republicans held a 71-23 majority. Republicans gained 10 seats in the election, giving them a 81-13 majority.

North Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 7, 2016	After November 8, 2016
	Democratic Party	23	13
	Republican Party	71	81
Total		94	94

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2014 See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2014 Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 7, 2014. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 70-23 majority with one vacancy. Republicans increased their seat advantage from 70 to 71 in the election. The Democratic Party saw no change to their total number of seats, holding at 23. North Dakota House of Representatives Party As of November 3, 2014 After November 4, 2014      Democratic Party 23 23      Republican Party 70 71      Vacancy 1 0 Total 94 94 2012 See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012 Elections for the office of North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on June 12, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was April 13, 2012. A total of 46 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 69-25 majority. Republicans gained two seats in the election, giving them a 71-23 majority. 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 During the 2012 election, the total value of contributions to the 97 House candidates was $437,249. The top 10 contributors were: 2012 Donors, North Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount House Democratic-NPL Caucus of North Dakota $32,800 Lignite Energy Council $32,000 North Dakota Petroleum Council $22,650 North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives $20,500 North Dakota Long Term Care Association $17,400 North Dakota Education Association $16,207 North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives $15,000 North Dakota Association of Realtors $13,850 North Dakota Public Employees Association $12,350 Boilermakers Local 647 $12,000 2010 See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2010 Elections for the office of North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2010. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 58-36 majority. Republicans gained 11 seats in the election, giving them a 69-25 majority. North Dakota House of Representatives Party As of November 1, 2010 After the 2010 Election      Democratic Party 36 25      Republican Party 58 69 Total 94 94 During the 2010 election, the total value of contributions to the 89 House candidates was $428,028. The top 10 contributors were: 2010 Donors, North Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount Lignite Energy Council $32,500 House Democratic-NPL Caucus of North Dakota $30,130 North Dakota Association of Realtors $27,679 Boilermakers Local 647 $20,250 Marathon Oil $18,000 North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives $17,000 DAK PAC $16,500 North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives $14,800 House Republican Caucus of North Dakota $14,303 North Dakota Petroleum Council $12,175 2008 See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2008 Elections for the office of North Dakota House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 10, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. During the 2008 election, the total contributions to House candidates amounted to $406,058. The top 10 contributors were: 2008 Donors, North Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount House Republican Caucus of North Dakota $33,075 Boilermakers Local 647 $29,900 North Dakota Republican Party $28,200 North Dakota Lignite Council $20,500 North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives $18,591 House Democratic-NPL Caucus of North Dakota $17,175 North Dakota Petroleum Council $14,650 North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives $14,075 Dak PAC $12,500 Marathon Petroleum $10,850 2006 See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2006 Elections for the office of North Dakota House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 13, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. A total of 48 seats were up for election. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to the 91 House candidates was $305,907. The top 10 contributors were: 2006 Donors, North Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount Dak Pac $25,750 North Dakota Association of Realtors $15,150 North Dakota Lignite Council $14,500 North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives $14,375 North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives $12,100 House Republican Caucus of North Dakota $11,450 North Dakota Education Association $10,775 North Dakota House Democratic Caucus $10,750 Grand Forks Republican Women $10,505 North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party $10,000 2004 See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2004 Elections for the office of North Dakota House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 8, 2004, and a general election on November 8, 2004. A total of 49 seats were up for election. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to the 93 House candidates was $194,667. The top 10 contributors were: 2004 Donors, North Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount House Republican Caucus of North Dakota $27,359 North Dakota Republican Party $24,167 North Dakota Lignite Council $18,500 Dak Pac $11,000 North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives $10,600 North Dakota Association of Realtors $7,500 Paper Allied-Industrial Chemical & Energy Workers Local 7-0566 $6,750 North Dakota Association of Telephone Cooperatives $5,950 North Dakota Education Association $5,600 North Dakota Public Employees Association $5,400 2002 See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2002 Elections for the office of North Dakota House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 11, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. A total of 49 seats were up for election. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to the 98 House candidates was $166,920. The top 10 contributors were: 2002 Donors, North Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount Dak Pac $16,275 North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party $15,950 North Dakota Lignite Council $13,150 House Republican Caucus of North Dakota $10,400 Grand Forks Republican Women $9,250 North Dakota Education Association $8,475 North Dakota Long Term Care Association $7,300 North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives $6,800 North Dakota Association of Realtors $5,050 Currier, Daniel R $4,054 2000 See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2000 Elections for the office of North Dakota House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 13, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. A total of 49 seats were up for election. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to the 101 House candidates was $68,474. The top 10 contributors were: 2000 Donors, North Dakota House of Representatives Donor Amount House Republican Caucus of North Dakota $12,250 North Dakota Education Association $6,350 North Dakota Public Employees Association $4,525 North Dakota Lignite Council $3,800 Insurance & Finance Advisors Pac-IFAPAC ND $2,000 Grand Forks Republican Women $1,700 Life Underwriters of North Dakota $1,500 North Dakota Association of Realtors $1,500 United Transportation Union $1,350 North Dakota Dental Association $1,350

Historical party control

Republicans won control of the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1984. In 2024, they won an 83-11 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the North Dakota House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

North Dakota House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024

Year	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'06	'08	'10	'12	'14	'16	'18	'20	'22	'24
Democrats	33	23	26	34	29	28	26	33	36	25	23	23	13	15	14	12	11
Republicans	65	75	72	64	69	66	68	61	58	69	71	71	81	79	80	82	83

Trifecta history

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, North Dakota was under the following types of trifecta control:

• Democratic trifecta: None
• Republican trifecta: 1995-2023
• Divided government: 1992-1994

North Dakota Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty-one years of Republican trifectas
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