1976Final results
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 36
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
J. Garvin Jacobson (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Dean Jay Meyer (D) by 4.3 points.
J. Garvin JacobsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%2,738
Dean Jay MeyerDemocrat
47.8%2,512
5,250 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