1976Final results
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 26
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
James Smykowski (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Earl W. Anderson (D) by 1.2 points.
James SmykowskiRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%3,022
Earl W. AndersonDemocrat
49.4%2,952
5,974 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