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1976Final results

1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 12

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

S. F. Hoffner (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Oscar Erie (R) by 36.1 points.

S. F. HoffnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%3,702
Oscar ErieRepublican
32.0%1,740
5,442 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

EvenD+36.11976R+1.41980D+10.71984D+26.01988D+2.21992D+12.21996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET