1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 34
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Lester J. Schirado (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Emil E. Kautzman (R) by 8.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Lester J. SchiradoDemocrat · winner
54.4%3,410
Emil E. KautzmanRepublican · incumbent
45.6%2,863
6,273 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