2026 North Dakota Senate election

Elections to the North Dakota Senate are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, to elect 24 candidates to serve a four-year term in the 70th and 71st North Dakota Legislative Assemblies. All senators in odd-numbered districts are up for re-election.

This election will take place alongside races for U.S. House, state house, and numerous other state and local offices.

In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Republican Donald Trump won the most votes in 42 of North Dakota's state senate districts and Democratic—NPL nominee Kamala Harris won 5. Out of the 24 odd-numbered districts up for election in 2026, Trump won the most votes in twenty-one, and Harris won the most votes in three. There are no crossover districts, meaning no district is represented by a legislator of a different party than the presidential candidate who won the most votes there.

The 1st district is represented by Republican Brad Bekkedahl, who is running for re-election.

• Brad Bekkedahl, incumbent senator

The 3rd district is represented by Republican Bob Paulson, who is running for re-election.

• Bob Paulson, incumbent senator

• Michael Thiesen

The 5th district is represented by Republican Randy Burckhard, who declined to run for re-election.

• Jay Fisher, state representative from this district (2018–present)

• Randy Burckhard, incumbent senator

The 7th district is represented by Republican Michelle Axtman, who is running for re-election.

• Michelle Axtman, incumbent senator

• Jerri Hopfauf, district Republican committee chairwoman

• Kevin Horneman

The 9th district is represented by Democrat Richard Marcellais, who is running for re-election.

• Jayme Davis, state representative from this district (2022–present)
• Richard Marcellais, incumbent senator

The 11th district is represented by Democrat Tim Mathern, who is running for re-election.

• Tim Mathern, incumbent senator

• Christine O'Riley, psychologist

The 13th district is represented by Republican Judy Lee, who is running for re-election.

• Judy Lee, incumbent senator

• Philip Sallberg

• Landis Larson

The 15th district is represented by Republican Kent Weston, who is running for re-election.

• Judy Estenson, former senator from this district (2022–2025)
• Kristin Kenner
• Kent Weston, incumbent senator

The 17th district is represented by Republican Jonathan Sickler, who is running for re-election.

• Jonathan Sickler, incumbent senator

• Katie Benton

The 19th district is represented by Republican Janne Myrdal, who is running for re-election.

• Janne Myrdal, incumbent senator

• Jeff Hermanson

The 21st district is represented by Democrat Kathy Hogan, who is not running for re-election.

• Mary Schneider, state representative from this district (2014–present)

• Kathy Hogan, incumbent senator

The 23rd district is represented by Republican Todd Beard, who is running for re-election.

• Todd Beard, incumbent senator

The 25th district is represented by Republican Larry Luick, who is running for re-election.

• Larry Luick, incumbent senator

• Bob Heitkamp

The 27th district is represented by Republican Kristin Roers, who is running for re-election.

• Kristin Roers, incumbent senator

The 29th district is represented by Republican Terry Wanzek, who is running for re-election.

• Terry Wanzek, incumbent senator

• John Kelly

The 31st district is represented by Republican Donald Schaible, who is running for re-election.

• Mary Graner

• Donald Schaible, incumbent senator

• Kelly Spilman

The 33rd district is represented by Republican Keith Boehm, who is running for re-election.

• Keith Boehm, incumbent senator

• Signe Snortland

The 35th district is represented by Republican Sean D. Cleary, who is running for re-election.

• Sean D. Cleary, incumbent senator

• Dale Pittman

The 37th district is represented by Republican Dean Rummel, who is running for re-election.

• Dean Rummel, incumbent senator

The 39th district is represented by Republican Greg Kessel, who is running for re-election.

• Greg Kessel, incumbent senator

The 41st district is represented by Republican Kyle Davison, who is running for re-election.

• Kyle Davison, incumbent senator

• Nyamal Dei

The 43rd district is represented by Republican Jeff Barta, who is running for re-election.

• Jeff Barta, incumbent senator

• Mary K. Adams

The 45th district is represented by Republican Ronald Sorvaag, who is running for re-election.

• Ronald Sorvaag, incumbent senator

• Dan Mitchell

The 47th district is represented by Republican Michael Dwyer, who is eligible to run for re-election but has not yet stated if he will do so.

• Michael Dwyer, incumbent senator

• Bill Patrie