1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 10
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: William Heigaard (D), Eugene Nicholas (R) won.
2 seatsWilliam HeigaardDemocrat · winner
28.5%3,061
Eugene NicholasRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.4%2,942
John F. NowatzkiDemocrat
22.9%2,463
Howard HoveRepublican · incumbent
21.2%2,271
10,737 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET