1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 16
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Harvey Tallackson (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Betty Getz Odegaard (R) by 27.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Harvey TallacksonDemocrat · winner
59.4%3,264
Betty Getz OdegaardRepublican
32.4%1,778
Bill TibertOther party
8.2%451
5,493 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