1970Final results
1970 election for North Dakota Legislative District 3
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
L. D. Christensen (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Walter Dahlund (R) by 23.6 points.
L. D. ChristensenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%2,829
Walter DahlundRepublican
38.2%1,747
4,576 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