1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Dakota Legislative District 23
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Arthur Gronhovd (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Carrol Torgerson (R) by 7.5 points.
Arthur GronhovdDemocrat · winner
53.7%2,596
Carrol TorgersonRepublican · incumbent
46.3%2,235
4,831 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