1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
1970 special election for North Dakota Legislative District 6
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Walter Erdman (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Page (R) by 6.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Walter ErdmanDemocrat · winner
53.4%2,352
Robert J. PageRepublican
46.6%2,055
4,408 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