North Dakota Senate District 26
State Senate District 26
Covers parts of McKenzie County and Dunn County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
No 2026 candidates are on file for this seat yet.
The District
Includes Watford City, Alexander, Arnegard, Dodge, Dunn Center, East Fairview, Halliday, Killdeer and Manning.
17 precincts · District lines: State senate lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 TIGER/Line voting districts (VTD20)
Results in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President13 precinctsNorth Dakota Secretary of StateOfficial — North Dakota Secretary of… | Trump and Vance (R)5,429 · 83.5% | Harris and Walz (D)957 · 14.7% | R+68.8 | 6,498 | North Dakota Secretary of StateOfficial — North Dakota Secretary of… |
| 2024 U.S. Senate13 precinctsNorth Dakota Secretary of StateOfficial — North Dakota Secretary of… | Kevin Cramer (R)5,256 · 81.8% | Katrina Christiansen (D)1,134 · 17.6% | R+64.1 | 6,429 | North Dakota Secretary of StateOfficial — North Dakota Secretary of… |
| 2024 Governor13 precinctsNorth Dakota Secretary of StateOfficial — North Dakota Secretary of… | Kelly Armstrong and Michelle Strinden (R)5,136 · 80.2% | Merrill Piepkorn and Patrick Hart (D)812 · 12.7% | R+67.5 | 6,403 | North Dakota Secretary of StateOfficial — North Dakota Secretary of… |
| 2022 U.S. Senate13 precinctsNorth Dakota Secretary of StateOfficial — North Dakota Secretary of… | John Hoeven (R)2,391 · 61.4% | Rick Becker (IND)1,023 · 26.3% | Hoeven+35.1 | 3,897 | North Dakota Secretary of StateOfficial — North Dakota Secretary of… |
Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.
Past Results
State Senator District 26
Official 2024 General Election Results · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Patten | 6,168 | 98.9% | |
| Write-in | 68 | 1.1% |
Official — North Dakota Secretary of State (results certified by the State Canvassing Board) · North Dakota Secretary of State — official election results site
State Senator District 26 (Unexpired 2-Year Term)
Official 2022 General Election Results · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Patten | 3,815 | 99.0% | |
| Write-in | 39 | 1.0% |
Official — North Dakota Secretary of State (results certified by the State Canvassing Board) · North Dakota Secretary of State — official election results site
State Senator District 26
Official 2020 General Election Results · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Heitkamp | 3,683 | 52.7% | |
| Jim Dotzenrod | 3,295 | 47.2% | |
| Write-in | 4 | 0.1% |
Official — North Dakota Secretary of State (results certified by the State Canvassing Board) · North Dakota Secretary of State — official election results site