1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for North Dakota Legislative District 4
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Stanley Wright (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Clark Vanhorn (D) by 18.4 points.
Stanley WrightRepublican · winner
59.2%3,091
Clark VanhornDemocrat · incumbent
40.8%2,131
5,223 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