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North Dakota, State Senate, District 31

North Dakota State Senate District 31
Current incumbentDonald Schaible Republican Party

North Dakota's thirty-first state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Donald Schaible.

North Dakota state senators represent an average of 14,310 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 13,664 residents.

About the office

Members of the North Dakota State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Approximately half of the members are elected to four-year terms every two years. Generally, members from even-numbered districts are elected in U.S. presidential election years (2012, 2008, 2004, etc.) and members from odd-numbered districts are elected in general election years offset by two years from U.S. presidential elections (2010, 2006, 2002, etc.). North Dakota legislators assume office December 1st.

Qualifications

Article 4, Section 5 of the North Dakota Constitution states: "State Senators and Representatives must be, on the day of the election, qualified voters in the district from which they are chosen and a resident of the state for one year preceding election to office."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$177/day (leg. sessions)Lodging reimbursement up to $1,682 per month.

Vacancies

Whenever there is an vacancy in the senate, it must be filled by the district committee of the political party that currently holds the seat. A replacement must be named no later than 21 days after the vacancy. If more than 828 days are remaining in the vacant senator's term, the replacement can serve in a interim basis until the next scheduled general election. It would be up to the Governor to schedule a special election in order to determine a permanent replacement.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of North Dakota State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 9, 2020. The filing deadline is April 6, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 31

Incumbent Donald Schaible (R) defeated Rachele Hall (D) in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 31 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Donald Schaible (R)
64.9
4,682

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Rachele Hall (D)
34.8
2,510
Other/Write-in votes
0.2
18

Total votes: 7,210
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 31

Rachele Hall advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 31 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Rachele Hall (D)
100
522

Total votes: 522
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 31

Incumbent Donald Schaible advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 31 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Donald Schaible (R)
100
1,385

Total votes: 1,385

2014

Elections for the North Dakota State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 7, 2014. Incumbent Donald Schaible was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Kristen Vesledahl was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Schaible defeated Vesledahl in the general election.

North Dakota State Senate, District 31, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Schaible Incumbent 67.6% 3,684
Democratic Kristen Vesledahl 32.4% 1,764
Total Votes 5,448

2010

Elections for the office of North Dakota State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 8, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 8, 2010. Donald Schaible (R) defeated Rodney J Froelich (D) and George Hsu (I) in the general election. All three candidates were unopposed in the June 8 primary elections.

North Dakota State Senate, District 31, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Schaible 53.2% 2,592
Democratic Rodney Froelich 37.3% 1,819
Independent George Hsu 9.5% 464
Total Votes 4,875

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for North Dakota State Senate District 31 raised a total of $42,552. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $4,728 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, North Dakota State Senate District 31

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $8,200 2 $4,100
2010 $14,202 3 $4,734
2006 $8,325 2 $4,163
2002 $11,825 2 $5,913
Total $42,552 9 $4,728