1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 40
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
4 seats: Brynhild Haugland (R), Doug Mattson (R), James Peterson (R), Roy Rued (R) won.
4 seatsBrynhild HauglandRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.9%2,598
Doug MattsonRepublican · winner
15.0%2,465
James PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.5%2,205
Roy RuedRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.4%2,201
Richard LokkenDemocrat · incumbent
12.6%2,059
Phil HeideDemocrat
11.2%1,832
Joe H. HeislerDemocrat
9.4%1,543
Alta JohnsonDemocrat
9.0%1,478
16,381 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET