1978Final results
1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 37
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Jack Olin (R) won with 42.5% of the vote, defeating John F. Gengler (D) by 5.9 points.
Jack OlinRepublican · winner
42.5%1,879
John F. GenglerDemocrat
36.6%1,618
H. Darwin SwettIndependent
20.9%924
4,421 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