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1976Final results

1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 47

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Evan Lips (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating William Murray (D) by 40.1 points.

Evan LipsRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.0%4,949
30.0%2,117
7,066 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

EvenR+39.01998R+25.92002R+35.22006R+34.52014R+33.92018R+27.92026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET