North Dakota State House District 23
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Dennis Nehring Republican, Nico Rios Republican (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28
2 candidates on the printed ballot. Sorted by last name.
- Last election
- Scott Dyk (Republican) won by 9.0 points, 2022
- Seats
- 2 seats in this district
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Candidates on the ballot
Uncontested1 of 2 seats open
2 candidates on the printed ballot for 2 seats. 1 of 2 current holders are not on the candidate list.
2 seats in this district.
- Corey JohnsonRepublican
- Dennis NehringIncumbentRepublican
Source: vip.sos.nd.gov, dated Oct 28
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Official results for North Dakota
History (24 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 4,649
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- Type
- Special election
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDennis NehringWon Republican 3,89283.7% DemocraticMark CaslerWon Democratic 73515.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 220.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,314
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanScott DykWon Republican 1,25054.0% RepublicanNico RiosWon Republican 1,04145.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 231.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,227
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDon VigesaaWon(incumbent) Republican 3,42130.5% RepublicanBill DevlinWon(incumbent) Republican 3,23328.8% DemocraticCathy Swenson Democratic 2,42021.6% DemocraticJessica Dillon Hawkes Democratic 2,15319.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,842
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDon VigesaaWon(incumbent) Republican 3,01630.6% RepublicanBill DevlinWon(incumbent) Republican 2,68927.3% DemocraticBen Vig Democratic 2,19922.3% DemocraticAustin Langley Democratic 1,93819.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,016
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDon VigesaaWon(incumbent) Republican 2,77130.7% RepublicanBill DevlinWon Republican 2,35126.1% DemocraticBen Vig(incumbent) Democratic 2,27725.3% DemocraticErich Steven Longie Democratic 1,61217.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 50.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,009
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDonald W. VigesaaWon(incumbent) Republican 2,43127.0% DemocraticBen VigWon Democratic 2,29725.5% RepublicanWilliam Devlin(incumbent) Republican 2,26425.1% DemocraticEdward R. Brownshield Democratic 2,01722.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,855
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- Type
- Special election
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDonald W. VigesaaWon Republican 2,98551.0% DemocraticJoan Heckaman Democratic 2,87049.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,694
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam DevlinWon(incumbent) Republican 2,71828.0% RepublicanDale C. SeversonWon(incumbent) Republican 2,71028.0% DemocraticDarren A. Kimmerly Democratic 2,18922.6% DemocraticBob Hook Democratic 2,07721.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,458
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam DevlinWon(incumbent) Republican 3,16630.3% RepublicanDale C. SeversonWon Republican 3,15430.2% DemocraticAnton Wixo Democratic 2,10220.1% DemocraticOrlin A. Bondy Democratic 2,03619.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,018
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam DevlinWon Republican 3,13228.4% DemocraticKenneth KroeplinWon Democratic 2,83225.7% RepublicanCharles E. Gruman Republican 2,74724.9% DemocraticMerril Berg Democratic 2,30720.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,585
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAndrew HagleWon(incumbent) Republican 3,60531.1% DemocraticBruce LaughlinWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,97125.6% DemocraticOdell Flaagan Democratic 2,50721.6% RepublicanRichard Daws Republican 2,50221.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,469
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce LaughlinWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,44427.6% RepublicanAndrew HagleWon Republican 3,40227.3% DemocraticOdell Flaagan(incumbent) Democratic 3,12725.1% RepublicanFloyd T. Anderson Republican 2,49620.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,270
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce LaughlinWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,77229.9% DemocraticOdell FlaaganWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,47326.7% RepublicanScott Parkman Republican 2,04622.1% RepublicanAllan R. Opoien Republican 1,97921.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,060
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce LaughlinWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,60632.6% DemocraticOdell FlaaganWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,16928.6% RepublicanRobert J. Jacobsen Republican 2,16419.6% RepublicanMary E. Hovel Republican 2,12119.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,235
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce LaughlinWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,35629.9% DemocraticOdell FlaaganWon Democratic 2,89025.7% RepublicanArvid Hedstrom(incumbent) Republican 2,69224.0% RepublicanGene Gehrke Republican 2,29720.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,289
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce LaughlinWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,48728.4% RepublicanArvid HedstromWon Republican 3,03524.7% DemocraticDean Vig(incumbent) Democratic 2,94223.9% RepublicanGene Gehrke Republican 2,82523.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,591
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce LaughlinWon Democratic 3,32228.7% DemocraticDean VigWon Democratic 2,91525.1% RepublicanArvid Hedstrom(incumbent) Republican 2,84524.5% RepublicanRobert J. Jacobsen(incumbent) Republican 2,50921.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,485
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanArvid HedstromWon(incumbent) Republican 3,34629.1% RepublicanRobert J. JacobsenWon(incumbent) Republican 3,05726.6% DemocraticBruce Laughlin Democratic 2,69723.5% DemocraticArnold Gronneberg Democratic 2,38520.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,841
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanArvid HedstromWon Republican 2,86026.4% RepublicanRobert J. JacobsenWon Republican 2,77725.6% DemocraticBruce Laughlin(incumbent) Democratic 2,67824.7% DemocraticArnold Gronneberg(incumbent) Democratic 2,52623.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,513
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce LaughlinWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,69638.9% DemocraticArnold GronnebergWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,57737.6% RepublicanHarley Fogderud Republican 2,24023.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,423
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1975)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce LaughlinWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,76029.3% DemocraticArnold GronnebergWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,75229.2% RepublicanGerald Gerntholz Republican 1,99621.2% RepublicanGuida M. Karlstad Republican 1,91520.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,847
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1975)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBruce LaughlinWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,80725.9% DemocraticArnold GronnebergWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,80625.9% RepublicanErnest M. Johnson Republican 2,76925.5% RepublicanCharles Gruman Republican 2,46522.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,173
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticArnold GronnebergWon Democratic 2,58128.1% DemocraticBruce LaughlinWon Democratic 2,51427.4% RepublicanErnest M. Johnson(incumbent) Republican 2,15823.5% RepublicanMark R. Lornley Republican 1,92020.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,009
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
North Dakota House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanErnest M. JohnsonWon(incumbent) Republican 2,71927.2% RepublicanSimon A. SimonsonWon(incumbent) Republican 2,42224.2% DemocraticThomas J. Brakke Democratic 2,41724.1% DemocraticPaul Mueller Democratic 2,25822.6% IndependentA. D. Christensen Independent 1011.0% IndependentAlf S. Johnson Independent 920.9%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Only part of this chamber is up in a given cycle. Which districts vote on which date is not on file. Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). North Dakota State House District 23, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/nd/house/23. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:nd/sldl:23
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026