1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Harold Christensen (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Harold Haner (D) by 37.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Harold ChristensenRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%3,669
Harold HanerDemocrat
31.5%1,685
5,354 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