1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 North Dakota House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every North Dakota House of Representatives district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 100 seats
After the electionD 27 · R 73
Races49
Changed party0
Unopposed2%1 races
Incumbents defeated7
Every district
D 27 · R 73
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Steve Hughes · Verdine Rice (R) | 5.0 | |
| LD-2 | Olaf Opedahl · Irven Jacobson (D) | 0.8 | |
| LD-3 | Orlin Hanson · Richard Backes (REP) | 1.3 | |
| LD-4 | Ruth Meiers · James Sorum (D) | 2.2 | |
| LD-5 | Mike Timm · Dave Koland (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-6 | Carolyn Houmann · Lawrence Marsden (R) | 3.3 | |
| LD-7 | Herman Larson · Charles Anderson (R) | 6.9 | |
| LD-8 | Layton Freborg · Gordon Matheny (R) | 4.5 | |
| LD-9 | Oscar Solberg · Allen Richard (D) | 11.2 | |
| LD-10 | William Heigaard · Eugene Nicholas (DEM) | 4.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-11 | Alice Olson · Kenneth Olafson (R) | 4.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-12 | Bruce Larson · Roger Hill (DEM) | 1.2 | |
| LD-13 | Dan Olson · L. E. Berger (REP) | 0.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-14 | Kelley Boyum · Arthur Melby (R) | 10.1 | |
| LD-15 | Charles Mertens · Gordon Berg (D) | 3.8 | |
| LD-16 | William E. Gorder · Harley Kingsbury (R) | 11.3 | |
| LD-17 | Elaine Vig · Burness J. Reed (R) | 15.8 | |
| LD-18 | Earl Strinden · Thomas Kuchera (R) | 10.3 | |
| LD-19 | Dagne Olsen · Oben Gunderson (R) | 7.3 | |
| LD-20 | Peter Lipsiea · David W. Trent (R) | 2.0 | |
| LD-21 | Patricia Kelly · Paul Dubord (D) | 0.4 | |
| LD-22 | Joe Peltier · Dorothy Marshall Moum (R) | 7.4 | |
| LD-23 | Arvid Hedstrom · Robert J. Jacobsen (R) | 3.1 | |
| LD-24 | Earl Pomeroy · Dean Horgan (D) | 1.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-25 | Leroy Hausauer · Dayle Dietz (R) | 8.6 | |
| LD-26 | John Crabtree · Donald Zimbleman (R) | 0.5 | |
| LD-27 | Ralph Dotzenrod · Lawrence Dick (DEM) | 3.0 | |
| LD-28 | Jim Brokaw · Reuben Metz (DEM) | 0.3 | |
| LD-29 | Gordon Larson · Elmer Retzer (R) | 5.0 | |
| LD-30 | William Kretschmar · Wilbur Vandervorst (R) | 13.7 | |
| LD-31 | Orville Schindler · Theodore Lang (R) | 16.6 | |
| LD-32 | Serenus Hoffner · Roger Koski (D) | 1.1 | |
| LD-33 | Ronald Gunsch · Fred E. Nagel (R) | 10.2 | |
| LD-34 | Corliss Mushik · James Geri (D) | 7.9 | |
| LD-35 | Walter Meyer · Emil Riehl (D) | 4.4 | |
| LD-36 | Jack R. Murphy · Ronald Anderson (R) | 10.5 | |
| LD-37 | Francis Wald · William G. Goetz (R) | 7.2 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-38 | Clarence Martin · Kenneth Knudson (R) | 16.8 | |
| LD-39 | Kenneth Thompson · Joseph Whalen (R) | 2.2 | |
| LD-40 | Doug Mattson · Brynhild Haugland · James Peterson · Roy Rued (R) | 3.0 | |
| LD-41 | Janet Wentz · Franklin Huwe (R) | 0.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-42 | Glen Pomeroy · Gayle Reiten (DEM) | 1.4 | |
| LD-43 | Rosie Black · Moine R. Gates (R) | 7.5 | |
| LD-44 | Craig Richie · Marshall Moore (R) | 12.9 | |
| LD-45 | Steve Swiontek · Thomas Matchie (REP) | 0.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-46 | Richard Kloubec · Aloha Eagles (R) | 17.4 | |
| LD-47 | Pat Conmy · Vernon E. Wagner (R) | 2.9 | |
| LD-48 | Michael Unhiem · Lyle Hanson (REP) | 0.4 | |
| LD-49 | Alvin Hausauer · Bob Martinson (R) | 8.3 |
North Dakota House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner