1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for North Dakota Legislative District 18
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Charles Orange (D), Terry Irving (D) won.
2 seatsCharles OrangeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.4%8,212
Terry IrvingDemocrat · winner
7.3%7,223
Ben G. GustafsonDemocrat
6.9%6,776
Earl StrindenRepublican · incumbent
6.7%6,604
Art RaymondRepublican · incumbent
6.5%6,430
Neil HensrudRepublican
6.5%6,374
Eliot GlassheimDemocrat
6.5%6,350
Dan RylanceDemocrat
6.3%6,211
Gene MartinDemocrat
6.3%6,198
Paul BridstonRepublican
6.0%5,887
Elynor HendricksonRepublican · incumbent
5.8%5,744
John C. HommeDemocrat
5.5%5,456
William McLeanRepublican
5.5%5,446
Allen B. EricksonDemocrat
5.5%5,390
Richard GormleyRepublican
5.4%5,329
Wayne ColyarRepublican
4.8%4,693
98,323 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Charles Orange (D)Terry Irving (D)Ben G. Gustafson (D)Earl Strinden (R)Art Raymond (R)Neil Hensrud (R)Eliot Glassheim (D)Dan Rylance (D)Gene Martin (D)Paul Bridston (R)Elynor Hendrickson (R)John C. Homme (D)William McLean (R)Allen B. Erickson (D)Richard Gormley (R)
Also on the ballot: Wayne Colyar (Republican), 4.8%