North Dakota State Senate District 37

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Dean Rummel Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Dean RummelRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Dean Rummel (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Dean RummelIncumbentRepublican

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History (14 elections for this seat)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDean RummelWon	Republican	3,46898.2%	98.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	631.8%	1.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,398
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRich WardnerWon(incumbent)	Republican	5,21281.5%	81.5%
DemocraticR. Travis Brazelton	Democratic	1,18618.5%	18.5%

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRich WardnerWon(incumbent)	Republican	4,392100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,106
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRich WardnerWon(incumbent)	Republican	4,06499.0%	99.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	421.0%	1.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,462
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard P. WardnerWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,94466.0%	66.0%
DemocraticChad Berger	Democratic	1,51834.0%	34.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,906
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard P. WardnerWon(incumbent)	Republican	3,49771.3%	71.3%
DemocraticGary White	Democratic	1,40928.7%	28.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,087
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard P. WardnerWon	Republican	2,75067.3%	67.3%
DemocraticJohn J. Lampl	Democratic	1,33732.7%	32.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,598
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWilliam G. GoetzWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,49154.2%	54.2%
DemocraticMichael J. Maus	Democratic	2,10745.8%	45.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,187
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWilliam G. GoetzWon	Republican	2,12850.8%	50.8%
DemocraticBill Lardy	Democratic	2,05949.2%	49.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,450
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGerald J. WalderaWon(incumbent)	Democratic	3,25359.7%	59.7%
RepublicanLeon L. Mallberg	Republican	2,19740.3%	40.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,367
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGerald J. WalderaWon	Democratic	2,88753.8%	53.8%
RepublicanJack Olin(incumbent)	Republican	2,48046.2%	46.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,421
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1976 to 1981)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack OlinWon	Republican	1,87942.5%	42.5%
DemocraticJohn F. Gengler	Democratic	1,61836.6%	36.6%
IndependentH. Darwin Swett	Independent	92420.9%	20.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,164
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1975)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanHoward A. FreedWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,08650.1%	50.1%
DemocraticJohn F. Gengler	Democratic	2,07849.9%	49.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,358
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

North Dakota Senate District 37, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanHoward A. FreedWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,84353.1%	53.1%
DemocraticA. E. Baumgartner	Democratic	2,51546.9%	46.9%

1970 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

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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; 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.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026