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1968Final resultsSpecial election

1968 special election for North Dakota Legislative District 13

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Ed Doherty (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Myron Birkeland (D) by 5.7 points.

Ed DohertyRepublican · winner
52.8%2,699
47.2%2,409
Howard SchmidOther party
0.0%1
5,109 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+5.71968 specialR+12.01970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Ed Doherty (R)Myron Birkeland (D)

Also on the ballot: Howard Schmid (Other party), 0.0%