1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for North Dakota Legislative District 21
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Herschel Lashkowitz (D) won with 12.5% of the vote, defeating Pamela Holand (D) by 1.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Herschel LashkowitzDemocrat · winner
12.5%13,797
Pamela HolandDemocrat
11.1%12,255
Frank ConlinDemocrat
11.0%12,133
Roderic SchusterDemocrat
10.3%11,336
Donald HomuthDemocrat
10.0%11,042
James R. DawsonRepublican
9.3%10,208
Leroy M. LarsonRepublican
9.1%9,981
Curtis PetersonRepublican · incumbent
9.0%9,923
Henry N. NessRepublican
8.8%9,719
Richard GoldbergRepublican · incumbent
8.8%9,646
110,040 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