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1978Final results

1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 35

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Francis Barth (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Albert L. Rivinius (R) by 6.5 points.

Francis BarthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.2%2,157
46.8%1,894
4,051 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

EvenD+6.51978D+18.51982D+1.71986D+6.81990D+10.51994D+30.71998

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