1968Final results

1968 election for North Dakota Legislative District 36

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

J. Garvin Jacobson (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Halvor Rolfsrud (D) by 2.7 points.

J. Garvin JacobsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.4%2,308
48.6%2,185
4,493 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+4.31976R+21.01980D+10.41982D+20.21984D+27.61988R+24.31992

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