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1978Final results

1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 15

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Kent Jones (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Floyd Stromme (D) by 7.3 points.

Kent JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%3,039
46.3%2,623
5,662 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

EvenR+7.31978D+48.21982D+24.31986R+9.81990R+2.21998R+12.82002

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