2018 North Dakota Senate election

2018 North Dakota Senate election

November 6, 2018

24 out of 47 seats in the North Dakota Senate
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.04%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Rich Wardner Joan Heckaman
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Leader since September 6, 2011 December 5, 2016
Leader's seat District 37 District 23
Last election 38 9
Seats after 37 10
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 100,136 57,924
Percentage 62.52% 36.17%

Majority Leader before election

Rich Wardner
Republican

Elected Majority Leader

Rich Wardner
Republican

The 2018 North Dakota Senate election was held on November 6, 2018, to determine which party would control the North Dakota Senate for the following two years in the 66th Legislative Assembly of North Dakota. The 24 odd-numbered seats out of the 47 seats in the North Dakota Senate were up for election and the primary was held on June 12, 2018. Prior to the election, 38 seats were held by Republicans and 9 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Democrats flip a single seat, thereby meaning that Republicans retained their majority in the State Senate.