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1978Final results

1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 33

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Robert Albers (R) won with 88.3% of the vote, defeating Rudolf C. Hildebrand (D) by 88.3 points.

Robert AlbersRepublican · winner · incumbent
88.3%3,116
Write-ins and other votesOther party
11.6%411
0.0%1
David LundstromIndependent
0.0%1
3,529 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+88.31978D+5.51982D+12.91986D+6.81990R+12.21994R+15.01998

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

The candidates

Robert Albers (R)Rudolf C. Hildebrand (D)

Also on the ballot: David Lundstrom (Independent), 0.0%