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1976Final results

1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 3

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Rodney A. Mau (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Marvin Sorum (R) by 5.7 points.

Rodney A. MauDemocrat · winner
52.7%2,798
Marvin SorumRepublican
47.1%2,498
5,307 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+5.71976R+1.21978D+9.91982D+13.51986R+11.01990R+14.21994

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