1972Final results
1972 election for North Dakota Legislative District 12
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Byron Langley (D), Joe Leibhan (R) won.
2 seatsByron LangleyDemocrat · winner
25.4%2,661
Joe LeibhanRepublican · winner
25.3%2,644
James SwansonDemocrat
24.9%2,602
William J. ThoresonRepublican
24.5%2,563
10,470 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET