1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for North Dakota Legislative District 21

Name: 1974 election for North Dakota Legislative District 21
Start: 1974-11-04
Location: North Dakota

North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota

2 seats: Patricia Kelly (D), Kay Cann (D) won.

2 seats

Patricia KellyDemocrat · winner

6.0%12,707

Kay CannDemocrat · winner

5.7%11,989

L. E. BergerDemocrat

5.5%11,566

Ray MetzgerDemocrat

5.5%11,535

A. G. BunkerRepublican · incumbent

5.3%11,172

Jens J. TennefosRepublican

5.1%10,829

Luther KristensenDemocrat

5.1%10,747

Cheryl A. WatkinsRepublican · incumbent

5.1%10,729

Aloha EaglesRepublican · incumbent

5.1%10,707

Peter HilleboeRepublican · incumbent

5.0%10,614

Ed MottDemocrat

5.0%10,529

Rick DalsDemocrat

4.9%10,292

Donald W. HansonRepublican

4.7%9,959

Marguerite C. SvobodnyDemocrat

4.7%9,893

Louise KoslofskyDemocrat

4.7%9,875

Richard KloubecRepublican · incumbent

4.7%9,844

Jack ZelinskiDemocrat

4.7%9,837

Clayton LodoenRepublican · incumbent

4.6%9,664

L. E. GarnasRepublican · incumbent

4.5%9,490

David KerbaughRepublican

4.3%9,041

211,019 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

Patricia Kelly (D)Kay Cann (D)L. E. Berger (D)Ray Metzger (D)A. G. Bunker (R)Jens J. Tennefos (R)Luther Kristensen (D)Cheryl A. Watkins (R)Aloha Eagles (R)Peter Hilleboe (R)Ed Mott (D)

Also on the ballot: Rick Dals (Democrat), 4.9%; Donald W. Hanson (Republican), 4.7%; Marguerite C. Svobodny (Democrat), 4.7%; Louise Koslofsky (Democrat), 4.7%; Richard Kloubec (Republican), 4.7%; Jack Zelinski (Democrat), 4.7%; Clayton Lodoen (Republican), 4.6%; L. E. Garnas (Republican), 4.5%; David Kerbaugh (Republican), 4.3%