1976Final results
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 28
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Claire Sandness (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Ronald A. Nelson (D) by 16.1 points.
Claire SandnessRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%3,000
Ronald A. NelsonDemocrat
38.8%2,120
Leo HellmuthOther party
6.2%341
5,462 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