1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 46
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Jens J. Tennefos (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Frank Conlin (D) by 7.2 points.
Jens J. TennefosRepublican · winner
53.6%3,748
Frank ConlinDemocrat · incumbent
46.4%3,242
6,990 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