1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Dakota Legislative District 35
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Francis Barth (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Frank J. Ruemmele (R) by 1.6 points.
Francis BarthDemocrat · winner
50.8%1,879
Frank J. RuemmeleRepublican · incumbent
49.2%1,818
3,697 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