1978Final results

1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 49

Name: 1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 49
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: North Dakota

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

I. E. Solberg (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Nelson (D) by 22.5 points.

I. E. SolbergRepublican · winner · incumbent

61.2%2,892

38.8%1,831

4,723 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

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