1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 North Dakota State Senate election results, district by district
Every North Dakota State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 14 · R 36
Races25
Changed party4
Unopposed16%4 races
Incumbents defeated4
Every district
D 4 · R 21
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Frank Wenstrom (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-3 | Marvin Sorum (R) | 1.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-5 | Harold Christensen (R) | 38.9 | |
| LD-7 | Ernest M. Sands (R) | 27.4 | |
| LD-9 | Phillip Berube (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-11 | F. Vosper (R) | 29.5 | |
| LD-13 | Clayton Lodoen (R) | 18.5 | |
| LD-15 | Kent Jones (R) | 7.3 | |
| LD-17 | Raymon E. Holmberg (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-19 | Duane Mutch (R) | 10.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-21 | Herschel Lashkowitz (D) | 25.5 | |
| LD-23 | James M. Cussons (R) | 11.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-25 | Russell Thane (R) | 33.1 | |
| LD-27 | Kenneth Morgan (R) | 0.0 | |
| LD-29 | Robert Melland (R) | 15.0 | |
| LD-31 | Harry Iszler (R) | 6.0 | |
| LD-33 | Robert Albers (R) | 88.3 | |
| LD-35 | Francis Barth (D) | 6.5 | |
| LD-37 | Jack Olin (R) | 5.9 | |
| LD-39 | Leland Roen (R) | 1.9 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-41 | Jerome Walsh (D) | 12.5 | |
| LD-43 | Stella Fritzell (R) | 36.4 | |
| LD-45 | Donald W. Hanson (R) | 22.4 | |
| LD-47 | Evan Lips (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-49 | I. E. Solberg (R) | 22.5 |
North Dakota State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner