1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 23
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
James M. Cussons (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Lester Larson (D) by 11.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James M. CussonsRepublican · winner
55.9%3,241
Lester LarsonDemocrat · incumbent
44.1%2,557
5,798 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