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1978Final results

1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 45

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Donald W. Hanson (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Jacque Stockman (D) by 22.4 points.

Donald W. HansonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%2,451
38.7%1,552
4,006 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+14.71982R+0.51986R+14.41990R+41.11994D+2.01998R+2.62002

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