1976Final results
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 40
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
4 seats: Brynhild Haugland (R), James Peterson (R), Roy Rued (R), Richard Lokken (D) won.
4 seatsBrynhild HauglandRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.1%3,530
James PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.8%3,230
Roy RuedRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.6%3,200
Richard LokkenDemocrat · winner
13.3%3,122
Ethel CriseraRepublican
12.4%2,907
Ron KleckerDemocrat
11.7%2,751
Arlyne S. HightDemocrat
10.2%2,394
Francis R. AisenbreyDemocrat
9.9%2,321
23,455 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET