1976Final results
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 42
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Charles Orange (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating C. J. Thomforde (R) by 26.6 points.
Charles OrangeDemocrat · winner
63.3%3,953
C. J. ThomfordeRepublican
36.7%2,293
6,246 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