1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Wayne G. Sanstead (D) won with 20.6% of the vote, defeating Charles Anderson (R) by 4.0 points.
Wayne G. SansteadDemocrat · winner
20.6%6,511
Charles AndersonRepublican
16.7%5,262
John D. CoughlinRepublican · incumbent
16.4%5,194
Charles A. TruaxDemocrat
15.5%4,904
Robert B. ReinartsDemocrat
15.4%4,877
Hugh McCutcheonRepublican
15.3%4,826
31,576 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