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1976Final results

1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 48

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

David E. Nething (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating William Guthmiller (D) by 19.5 points.

David E. NethingRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%3,534
40.2%2,379
5,913 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+39.21980R+14.21984R+10.61988R+12.01992R+14.91996R+14.12000

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