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1970Final results

1970 election for North Dakota Legislative District 15

North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota

2 seats: Charles Mertens (D), Dean Hildebrand (R) won.

2 seats
Charles MertensDemocrat · winner
27.7%2,769
Dean HildebrandRepublican · winner
27.1%2,713
Gordon BergDemocrat
23.2%2,325
Oscar NordRepublican
22.0%2,197
10,004 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 1970

Races before and after

EvenD+6.41972R+18.91974D+6.11976D+2.61978D+7.31980R+0.71982

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