1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 19
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Arnold Pietron (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Duane Mutch (R) by 0.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Arnold PietronDemocrat · winner
50.3%2,660
Duane MutchRepublican · incumbent
49.7%2,626
5,286 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