1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Dakota Legislative District 7
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Paul Swedlund (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Ernest M. Sands (R) by 8.2 points.
Paul SwedlundDemocrat · winner
54.1%2,297
Ernest M. SandsRepublican · incumbent
45.9%1,947
4,244 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