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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

EvenR+0.81974R+37.11976R+38.91978D+0.11986D+5.01990R+1.61994

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