1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Dakota Legislative District 26
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Kenneth Erickson (D), Ralph Dotzenrod (D) won.
2 seatsKenneth EricksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.7%2,553
Ralph DotzenrodDemocrat · winner
27.2%2,506
James SmykowskiRepublican
22.6%2,084
Eugene DahlRepublican · incumbent
22.5%2,076
9,219 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET