1972Final results

1972 election for North Dakota Legislative District 32

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Evan Lips (R) won with 23.1% of the vote, defeating I. E. Solberg (R) by 1.0 points.

Evan LipsRepublican · winner · incumbent
23.1%11,613
I. E. SolbergRepublican
22.1%11,112
Jay SchultzRepublican
19.3%9,710
14.2%7,154
11.1%5,598
10.2%5,133
50,320 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

EvenD+2.21976R+0.41980D+23.11984D+18.31988D+20.51992D+8.11996

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