1978Final results
1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 29
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Robert Melland (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Robert F. Grabinger (D) by 15.0 points.
Robert MellandRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%2,158
Robert F. GrabingerDemocrat
42.5%1,595
3,753 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