1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 45
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Donald W. Hanson (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Donald Homuth (D) by 0.2 points.
Donald W. HansonRepublican · winner
50.1%2,992
Donald HomuthDemocrat · incumbent
49.9%2,978
5,970 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