1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for North Dakota Legislative District 29
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
David E. Nething (R) won with 27.1% of the vote, defeating Robert Melland (R) by 0.0 points.
David E. NethingRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.1%4,408
Robert MellandRepublican · incumbent
27.1%4,407
Andrew HeadlandDemocrat
23.3%3,792
Allwin DegrootDemocrat
22.5%3,656
16,263 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