1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 19
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Duane Mutch (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Arnold Pietron (D) by 10.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Duane MutchRepublican · winner
55.2%2,282
Arnold PietronDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%1,850
4,132 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