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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

EvenR+31.91982 specialR+23.31984R+31.01998R+16.62002R+21.92006R+36.12010

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