1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Brynhild Haugland (R), Harold Christensen (R) won.
2 seatsBrynhild HauglandRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.4%10,020
Harold ChristensenRepublican · winner
7.9%9,360
Marge KermottRepublican
7.9%9,350
James E. FroeberRepublican
7.8%9,228
James PetersonRepublican · incumbent
7.7%9,152
Roy RuedRepublican
6.9%8,156
Leonard O. RiceRepublican · incumbent
6.8%8,084
Mike TimmRepublican
6.6%7,851
Jerome WalshDemocrat · incumbent
6.6%7,828
Bernice E. NybakkenDemocrat
5.7%6,725
John R. M. WilsonDemocrat
5.3%6,268
Francis R. AisenbreyDemocrat
5.1%6,103
Russel K. SchmidtDemocrat
5.0%5,962
Robert H. NelsonDemocrat
4.4%5,218
Judith L. SelmannDemocrat
4.3%5,062
Carroll J. JohnsonDemocrat
3.7%4,370
118,737 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
Brynhild Haugland (R)Harold Christensen (R)Marge Kermott (R)James E. Froeber (R)James Peterson (R)Roy Rued (R)Leonard O. Rice (R)Mike Timm (R)Jerome Walsh (D)Bernice E. Nybakken (D)John R. M. Wilson (D)Francis R. Aisenbrey (D)Russel K. Schmidt (D)
Also on the ballot: Robert H. Nelson (Democrat), 4.4%; Judith L. Selmann (Democrat), 4.3%; Carroll J. Johnson (Democrat), 3.7%