North Dakota Senate District 39

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Greg Kessel Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Greg KesselRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win on file

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Last election: Greg Kessel (Republican) won by 41.0 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 6,285
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg KesselWon	Republican	4,42170.3%	70.3%
IndependentThea Lee	Independent	1,84429.3%	29.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	200.3%	0.3%

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDale PattenWon	Republican	7,989100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,949
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill L. BowmanWon(incumbent)	Republican	5,15574.2%	74.2%
DemocraticStephanie L. Pretzer	Democratic	1,79425.8%	25.8%

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill BowmanWon(incumbent)	Republican	5,28898.5%	98.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	821.5%	1.5%

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill BowmanWon(incumbent)	Republican	4,487100.0%	100.0%

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill BowmanWon(incumbent)	Republican	5,350100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,899
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill BowmanWon(incumbent)	Republican	3,30767.5%	67.5%
DemocraticJohn Lazorenko	Democratic	1,59232.5%	32.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,067
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill BowmanWon(incumbent)	Republican	3,59859.3%	59.3%
DemocraticDonald Link	Democratic	2,46940.7%	40.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,308
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill BowmanWon	Republican	2,93555.3%	55.3%
DemocraticR. R. Maixner(incumbent)	Democratic	2,37344.7%	44.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,385
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticR. R. MaixnerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,14164.9%	64.9%
RepublicanLeland Roen	Republican	2,24335.1%	35.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,032
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticR. R. MaixnerWon	Democratic	3,13151.9%	51.9%
RepublicanRonald Quail(incumbent)	Republican	2,90148.1%	48.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,959
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1976 to 1981)

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLeland RoenWon	Republican	2,52650.9%	50.9%
DemocraticJohn Maher(incumbent)	Democratic	2,43249.0%	49.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,499
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1975)

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn MaherWon	Democratic	2,36852.6%	52.6%
RepublicanDonald H. Hathaway	Republican	2,13147.4%	47.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,400
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

North Dakota Senate District 39, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLeland RoenWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,41354.8%	54.8%
DemocraticRichard R. Maixner	Democratic	1,98745.2%	45.2%

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

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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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