1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 39
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Leland Roen (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating John Maher (D) by 1.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Leland RoenRepublican · winner
50.9%2,526
John MaherDemocrat · incumbent
49.0%2,432
4,959 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