1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for North Dakota Legislative District 18
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: I. O. Hensrud (R), Earl Strinden (R) won.
2 seatsI. O. HensrudRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.8%9,859
Earl StrindenRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.8%9,846
Art RaymondRepublican · incumbent
7.6%9,603
Donald G. JacobRepublican
7.3%9,154
Paul BridstonRepublican
7.2%9,121
Grace StoneRepublican · incumbent
7.0%8,848
Elynor HendricksonRepublican
6.6%8,283
Charles OrangeDemocrat
6.4%8,079
Burness J. ReedRepublican
6.2%7,750
Byron KnutsonDemocrat
6.0%7,523
Evelyn PlattesDemocrat
5.6%7,029
Robert W. JansenDemocrat
5.2%6,486
Tracy PotterDemocrat
5.1%6,453
Shirley OlsonDemocrat
5.0%6,251
Mary SeaworthDemocrat
4.8%5,987
Les V. KalenzeDemocrat
4.5%5,635
125,907 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
The candidates
I. O. Hensrud (R)Earl Strinden (R)Art Raymond (R)Donald G. Jacob (R)Paul Bridston (R)Grace Stone (R)Elynor Hendrickson (R)Charles Orange (D)Burness J. Reed (R)Byron Knutson (D)Evelyn Plattes (D)Robert W. Jansen (D)Tracy Potter (D)Shirley Olson (D)
Also on the ballot: Mary Seaworth (Democrat), 4.8%; Les V. Kalenze (Democrat), 4.5%