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2024 North Dakota House of Representatives election

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2024 North Dakota House of Representatives election

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51 of the 94 seats in the North Dakota House of Representatives
48 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Dennis Johnson
(retiring)
Zac Ista
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Leader's seat 15th 43rd
Seats before 82 12
Seats after 83 11
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1

Results:
     Republican gain      Democratic-NPL gain
     Republican hold      Democratic-NPL hold
     No election

Speaker before election

Dennis Johnson
Republican

Elected Speaker

TBD

The 2024 North Dakota House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 2024, as part of the biennial 2024 United States elections.[1] In January of 2024, Federal District Court Judge Peter Welte required North Dakota to substantially alter Legislative District 9 in response to a lawsuit by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe. The tribes alleged that the House of Representatives districts established by the North Dakota legislature violated the voting rights act by preventing members of the Spirit Lake Tribe from electing a candidate of their choice to the legislature. The court-ordered new District 9, which the Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake tribes had proposed, includes both the Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake reservations. [2]

Partisan Background

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In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump won the most votes in 41 of North Dakota's legislative districts and Democrat Joe Biden won 7. Out of the 25 districts with elections in 2024, Donald Trump won the most votes in 20 districts and Joe Biden won the most votes in 5. There are 3 Biden-won districts where Republicans held at least one seat going into the 2024 House of Representatives election: District 9 ( Biden + 21%); Fargo-based District 46 ( Biden + 0.2%); and Fargo-based District 10 ( Biden + 4%). There is one Trump-won district where Democrats hold one seat going into the 2024 House of Representatives election: Grand-Forks-based District 18 ( Trump + 3%).

Retirements

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Democrats

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  1. District 18: Corey Mock is retiring.[3]
  2. District 44: Joshua Boschee is retiring to run for State Senate.[4]

Republicans

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  1. District 6: Paul Thomas is retiring to run for State Senate.[5]
  2. District 15: Dennis Johnson is retiring.[6]
  3. District 24: Rose Christensen is retiring.[7]
  4. District 36: Gary Kreidt is retiring.[8]
  5. District 38: JoAnne Rademacher is retiring.[9]
  6. District 40: Clara Sue Price is retiring.[10]
  7. District 42: Claire Cory is retiring to run for State Senate.[11]
  8. District 46: Shannon Roers Jones is retiring.[12]

Incumbents defeated

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In primary election

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Two incumbent representatives, both Republicans, were defeated in the June 11 primary election.

Republicans

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  1. District 8: Brandon Prichard lost renomination to Mike Berg and SuAnn Olson.[13]
  2. District 26: Kelby Timmons lost renomination to Roger Maki and Jeremy Olson.[14]

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[15] Solid R May 14, 2024


References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes". CBS News. January 9, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Rep. Corey Mock will not seek Democratic-NPL nomination for re-election". KVLY-TV. April 3, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Dem-NPL announces District 44 endorsements, including one newcomer". InForum. April 3, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024. The Dem-NPL endorsed Boschee for the district's North Dakota Senate seat.
  5. ^ "District 6 representative to seek ND Senate seat". Minot Daily News. February 16, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Rep. Dennis Johnson serves his last term as the ND House of Representative from District 15". Devils Lake Journal. March 26, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Achterling, Michael (March 1, 2024). "Rep. Cole Christensen's grandmother appointed to fill his term in North Dakota Legislature". InForum. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Beach, Jeff; Achterling, Michael (April 11, 2024). "Partisan fatigue among factors in lawmaker retirements". North Dakota Monitor. Retrieved May 9, 2024. ND lawmakers not seeking reelection to the Legislature: Rep. Gary Kreidt, R-New Salem.
  9. ^ Achterling, Michael (January 11, 2024). "Ward County woman to fill vacant House seat in North Dakota Legislature". News from the States. Retrieved May 9, 2024. Rademacher is now the newest member of the North Dakota Legislature, appointed Wednesday by the District 38 NDGOP executive committee to finish the term of retiring 23-year lawmaker Rep. Larry Bellew, R-Minot.
  10. ^ Achterling, Michael (September 5, 2024). "Former Minot lawmaker appointed to fill vacant House seat". North Dakota Monitor. Retrieved September 15, 2024. Former Minot lawmaker Clara Sue Price will fill a vacancy in the North Dakota House of Representatives through Nov. 30.
  11. ^ "Rep. Claire Cory announces bid for North Dakota Senate". Grand Forks Herald. February 26, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  12. ^ Nelson, TJ (January 22, 2024). "Roers father-daughter legislative duo not seeking re-election". KVRR. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  13. ^ Beach, Jeff (June 12, 2024). "Prichard to decline recount, likely losing House seat". North Dakota Monitor. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  14. ^ Beach, Jeff (June 12, 2024). "Prichard to decline recount, likely losing House seat". North Dakota Monitor. Retrieved June 12, 2024. The other district where there may be a recount is District 26 in western North Dakota, where Rep. Kelby Timmons finished third on the Republican ballot.
  15. ^ "24 ND Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.