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1978Final results

1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 41

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Jerome Walsh (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Kent Johnson (R) by 12.5 points.

Jerome WalshDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%1,775
Kent JohnsonRepublican
43.8%1,381
3,156 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+26.81982D+19.81986D+19.81990R+12.11992 specialR+30.71994R+40.62002

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