1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 17
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Raymon E. Holmberg (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating George Hovey (D) by 28.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Raymon E. HolmbergRepublican · winner
64.1%831
George HoveyDemocrat
35.9%466
1,297 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