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1972Final results

1972 election for North Dakota Legislative District 2

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

George Rait (D) won with 98.6% of the vote, defeating M. E. Chilson (R) by 97.2 points.

George RaitDemocrat · winner · incumbent
98.6%3,091
M. E. ChilsonRepublican
1.4%44
3,135 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+11.61980R+0.11982R+12.11984D+7.61988R+7.11992R+12.41996

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