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1976Final results

1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 23

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Lester Larson (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Lincoln Anderson (R) by 11.2 points.

Lester LarsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%3,441
44.4%2,746
6,187 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+11.21976R+11.81978D+4.41982D+15.31986D+12.21990D+0.71994

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