1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Brynhild Haugland (R), James Peterson (R) won.
2 seatsBrynhild HauglandRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.9%6,691
James PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.2%5,650
Duanne V. BrekkeRepublican
9.2%5,641
Norman LivingstonDemocrat
9.0%5,527
Jerome WalshDemocrat
8.8%5,402
Leonard O. RiceRepublican
8.4%5,155
Gary PorterRepublican
8.1%4,991
Gordon EmersonRepublican · incumbent
7.8%4,795
Otto HaufDemocrat
7.4%4,552
Robert H. NelsonDemocrat
7.3%4,494
Burt GrahamDemocrat
7.0%4,310
Victor H. SalforsDemocrat
6.9%4,257
61,465 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