1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 38
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Adam Krauter (D) won with 49.4% of the vote, defeating Joan Schnell (R) by 2.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Adam KrauterDemocrat · winner
49.4%2,553
Joan SchnellRepublican
47.0%2,429
Ruben HummelIndependent
3.7%190
5,172 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