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1972Final results

1972 election for North Dakota Legislative District 1

North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota

2 seats: Charles Scofield (R), Dean Winkjer (R) won.

2 seats
Charles ScofieldRepublican · winner
27.7%2,593
Dean WinkjerRepublican · winner
27.4%2,566
22.8%2,136
Jim MartinDemocrat
22.1%2,070
9,365 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+9.11972Even1974R+4.81976R+10.11980R+5.31984R+1.61986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET