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1970Final results

1970 election for North Dakota Legislative District 13

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Ed Doherty (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Chester Rue (D) by 12.0 points.

Ed DohertyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%2,499
Chester RueDemocrat
44.0%1,965
4,464 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

EvenR+0.11976R+18.51978R+11.51982R+6.11986R+7.11990R+12.31994

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