1974Final results
1974 election for North Dakota Legislative District 8
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Layton Freborg (R), Gordon Matheny (R) won.
2 seatsLayton FreborgRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.9%2,455
Gordon MathenyRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.4%2,408
Paul PatrickDemocrat
23.1%2,026
Larry ZieglerDemocrat
21.5%1,894
8,789 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