1972Final resultsSpecial election
1972 special election for North Dakota Legislative District 5
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Chester Reiten (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Rolland Redlin (D) by 7.1 points.
Chester ReitenRepublican · winner
53.5%8,449
Rolland RedlinDemocrat
46.5%7,336
15,785 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