1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for North Dakota Legislative District 12
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
S. F. Hoffner (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Ed Doherty (R) by 4.4 points.
S. F. HoffnerDemocrat · winner
52.2%2,891
Ed DohertyRepublican · incumbent
47.8%2,647
5,538 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