1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Brynhild Haugland (R), Marge Kermott (R) won.
2 seatsBrynhild HauglandRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.7%8,285
Marge KermottRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.9%7,491
Mike TimmRepublican · incumbent
7.0%6,620
Garry ByeDemocrat
6.9%6,571
James PetersonRepublican · incumbent
6.8%6,482
Roy RuedRepublican · incumbent
6.8%6,398
Janet WentzRepublican
6.7%6,364
Art EkbladRepublican
6.1%5,790
Sewall E. PetersonDemocrat
5.9%5,563
Ethel CriseraRepublican
5.9%5,549
Francis R. AisenbreyDemocrat
5.8%5,510
Sylvan HubrigDemocrat
5.5%5,237
Frank L. PicardDemocrat
5.5%5,202
Paula WardDemocrat
5.4%5,069
Bertha SchnaseDemocrat
5.2%4,911
Perella VoregarethsosDemocrat
3.9%3,679
94,721 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
Brynhild Haugland (R)Marge Kermott (R)Mike Timm (R)Garry Bye (D)James Peterson (R)Roy Rued (R)Janet Wentz (R)Art Ekblad (R)Sewall E. Peterson (D)Ethel Crisera (R)Francis R. Aisenbrey (D)Sylvan Hubrig (D)Frank L. Picard (D)Paula Ward (D)Bertha Schnase (D)
Also on the ballot: Perella Voregarethsos (Democrat), 3.9%