2022 North Dakota Senate election
legislative election in North Dakota
The 2022 North Dakota Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. 32 of the seats in the North Dakota State Senate were up for election. Primary elections were held on June 14, 2022. The elections coincided with elections for other offices in North Dakota, including the US Senate, US House, North Dakota Secretary of State, North Dakota Attorney General, and the North Dakota House of Representatives.
Following the 2022 elections, Republicans expanded their supermajority by three seats, giving them a 43-to-4 member advantage over Democrats.
Retirements
Democrats
District 23: Joan Heckaman retired.
Republicans
District 3: Oley Larsen retired.
District 7: Nicole Poolman retired.
District 8: Howard Anderson retired.
District 26: Jason Heitkamp retired to run for state representative.
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