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1976Final results

1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 29

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Robert Melland (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Andrew Headland (D) by 19.4 points.

Robert MellandRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%2,859
40.3%1,930
4,789 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+19.41976R+15.01978R+4.21982R+10.01986D+11.71990R+6.01994

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