1978Final results
1978 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Harold Christensen (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Tim L. Schumacher (D) by 38.9 points.
Harold ChristensenRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%2,693
Tim L. SchumacherDemocrat
30.6%1,185
3,878 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