Richard Marcellais

Democratic Party

North Dakota State Senate District 9

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

1

Predecessor:Kent Weston (R)

Prior offices:

North Dakota State Senate District 9

Years in office: 2006 - 2022

Successor:Kent Weston (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$592/month

Per diem

$213/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1968 - 1971

Personal

Profession

Veteran service officer

Contact

Official website

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Richard Marcellais (Democratic Party) is a member of theNorth Dakota State Senate, representingDistrict 9. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Marcellais (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to theNorth Dakota State Senate to representDistrict 9. He won in the special general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Marcellais earned his A.A.S. in business administration and structural drafting. His professional experience includes working as an assistant general manager for Sky Dancer Hotel & Casino. Marcellais served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1971.^[1]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Marcellais was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
• Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee

2019-2020

Marcellais was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Government and Veterans Affairs Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Marcellais served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Marcellais served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Marcellais served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Marcellais served on these committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: North Dakota state legislative special elections, 2024

General election

Special general election for North Dakota State Senate District 9

Richard Marcellais defeated incumbentJudy Estenson in the special general election for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Marcellais (D)	61.3	3,395
		Judy Estenson (R)	38.6	2,134
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	5

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,534
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9

Richard Marcellais advanced from the special Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Marcellais	99.7	696
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	2

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 698
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jayme Davis (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9

IncumbentJudy Estenson advanced from the special Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Estenson	98.9	847
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	9

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 856
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Endorsements

2022

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Dakota State Senate District 9

Kent Weston defeated incumbentRichard Marcellais in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kent Weston (R)	53.7	2,335
		Richard Marcellais (D)	46.1	2,005
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	9

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,349
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9

IncumbentRichard Marcellais defeatedLoann Jerome in the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Marcellais	59.4	651
	Submit photo	Loann Jerome	40.5	444
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,096
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9

Kent Weston advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kent Weston	99.3	1,342
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	9

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,351
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2018

See also:North Dakota State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Dakota State Senate District 9

IncumbentRichard Marcellais won election in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Marcellais (D)	98.5	4,377
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	67

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,444
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9

IncumbentRichard Marcellais advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 9 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Marcellais	100.0	940

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 940
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2014

See also:North Dakota State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for theNorth Dakota State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 7, 2014. IncumbentRichard Marcellais was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^[2][3][4]

2010

See also:North Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Marcellais won re-election to theNorth Dakota State Senate District 9, defeatingChristopher Albertson (R).^[5] Marcellais was unopposed in the primary election on June 8, 2010.^[6]

North Dakota Senate General Election, District 9 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Richard Marcellais (D)		2,208	56.15%
Christopher Albertson (R)		1,716	43.64%

2006

See also:North Dakota State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Marcellais was elected to the 9th District Seat in theNorth Dakota State Senate, besting Ellen Dunlop (R).^[7] Marcellais raised $500 for his campaign, while Dunlop raised no money.^[8]

North Dakota Senate, District 9 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Richard Marcellais (D)		1,988
Ellen Dunlop (R)		1,708

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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2011

NDPC: North Dakota Legislative Review

See also:North Dakota Policy Council Legislative Review (2011)

TheNorth Dakota Policy Council, aNorth Dakota-based nonprofit research organization which describes itself as "liberty-based", published theNorth Dakota Legislative Review, a comprehensive report on how state legislators voted during the 2011 legislative session. The scorecard seeks to show how North Dakota legislators voted on the principles the Council seeks to promote. The Council recorded and scored votes on both spending bills and policy bills, and awarded points accordingly. Policy issues voted upon included income tax cuts, pension reform, and government transparency. On spending legislation, the Council accorded a percentage score based on how much spending the legislator voted against. On policy legislation, scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates that the legislator voted more in favor of the valuessupported by the Council.^[10]Marcellais received a score of 33.33% on policy legislation and voted against 5.70% of state spending. On policy, Marcellais was ranked 39th and on spending was ranked 13th, out of 46 Senate members evaluated for the study.^[11]

Personal

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Marcellais and his wife, Betty, have two children.^[1]

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