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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for North Dakota Legislative District 17

North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota

2 seats: Henry Lundene (D), Howard C. Johnson (D) won.

2 seats
Henry LundeneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.8%2,492
Howard C. JohnsonDemocrat · winner
26.8%2,246
C. Arnold LillehaugenRepublican · incumbent
23.3%1,948
Clinton O. MoenRepublican
20.1%1,681
8,368 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+9.51972R+5.91976R+8.01978R+25.91980D+1.11982D+1.71984

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