1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Dakota Legislative District 19
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Gerald Kuster (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Duane Mutch (R) by 0.3 points.
Gerald KusterDemocrat · winner
50.1%1,850
Duane MutchRepublican · incumbent
49.9%1,839
3,689 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