State Senator · District 35 · North Dakota · 2026

Who is running

Sean ClearyRepublicanState Senator · District 35
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Dale PittmanDemocratic-NPLState Senator · District 35
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Certified by North Dakota Secretary of State (the last official copy we checked before the Nov. 3, 2026, election), as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

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Official vote count

Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by North Dakota Secretary of State. Counts change as ballots are counted. Power & Politics does not call races or project winners.

State Senator District 35, as listed by the official source
Candidate or choice	Party	Votes	Share of votes counted
Sean Cleary	REP	3,411	59.4%
Dale Pittman	DEM	2,318	40.3%
write-in	NON	17	0.3%

4 of 4 precincts reporting, as stated by North Dakota Secretary of State. As reported by North Dakota Secretary of State (the source says it was updated 2026-11-06T06:00:09.7756129Z). Rows are in the order the source lists them, which is not a ranking. Official source · All North Dakota results

Worth knowing

Two candidates are on the official list for this race. Source: Official list from North Dakota Secretary of State
Of the 24 State Senator contests in North Dakota on the official list, nine have only one candidate. Source: Official list from North Dakota Secretary of State

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Past results

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