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North Dakota, State Senate, District 45

North Dakota State Senate District 45
Current incumbentRonald Sorvaag Republican Party

North Dakota's forty-fifth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Ronald Sorvaag.

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 45

Incumbent Ronald Sorvaag (R) defeated Danielle Pinnick (D) in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 45 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Ronald Sorvaag (R)
59.5
3,478

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Danielle Pinnick (D)
40.3
2,356
Other/Write-in votes
0.2
9

Total votes: 5,843
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 45

Danielle Pinnick advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 45 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Danielle Pinnick (D)
100
588

Total votes: 588
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 45

Incumbent Ronald Sorvaag advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 45 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Ronald Sorvaag (R)
100
761

Total votes: 761

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 Ronald Sorvaag was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Mike Deutsch was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Sorvaag defeated Deutsch in the general election.

North Dakota State Senate, District 45, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Sorvaag Incumbent 56.4% 2,543
Democratic Mike Deutsch 43.6% 1,964
Total Votes 4,507

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. Ronald Sorvaag (R) defeated incumbent Tom Fiebiger (D) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the June 8 primary elections.

North Dakota State Senate, District 45, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Sorvaag 56.5% 2,384
Democratic Tom Fiebiger 43.5% 1,836
Total Votes 4,220

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for North Dakota State Senate District 45 raised a total of $64,485. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $8,061 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, North Dakota State Senate District 45

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $17,875 2 $8,938
2010 $18,452 2 $9,226
2006 $10,800 2 $5,400
2002 $17,358 2 $8,679
Total $64,485 8 $8,061