1972Final results
1972 election for North Dakota Legislative District 6
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Walter Erdman (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Archie Bigwood (R) by 1.9 points.
Walter ErdmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.9%2,789
Archie BigwoodRepublican
49.0%2,684
5,477 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