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1978Final results

1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 31

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Harry Iszler (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating E. G. Hilken (D) by 6.0 points.

Harry IszlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%2,470
E. G. HilkenDemocrat
47.0%2,190
4,664 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+6.51974R+6.01978D+6.31982D+8.11986R+5.31990D+6.91994

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