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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5

North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota

2 seats: Brynhild Haugland (R), James Peterson (R) won.

2 seats
Brynhild HauglandRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.6%7,878
James PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.9%7,376
Lynn W. AasRepublican · incumbent
9.7%7,238
Morris AndersonRepublican
9.4%6,995
Wayne G. SansteadDemocrat · incumbent
9.3%6,970
Gordon EmersonRepublican
8.2%6,153
Ralph StaffonRepublican
8.1%6,082
7.5%5,593
Jerome WalshDemocrat
7.3%5,480
7.3%5,457
6.3%4,694
6.2%4,616
Glen H. VanOther party
0.1%109
74,641 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+8.91972R+6.51974R+15.21976R+32.61978D+6.21982R+3.41984

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