1972Final resultsSpecial election
1972 special election for North Dakota Legislative District 3
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
L. D. Christensen (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Fred T. Herman (R) by 22.0 points.
L. D. ChristensenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%3,232
Fred T. HermanRepublican
39.0%2,066
5,298 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