1978Final results
1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 13
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Clayton Lodoen (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Ray Metzger (D) by 18.5 points.
Clayton LodoenRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%2,347
Ray MetzgerDemocrat
40.7%1,613
3,960 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