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1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 13

North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota

2 seats: Dan Olson (R), L. E. Berger (D) won.

2 seats
Dan OlsonRepublican · winner
26.7%3,469
L. E. BergerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.6%3,332
Florenz BjornsonRepublican · incumbent
25.2%3,277
22.5%2,934
13,012 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

EvenD+6.21976R+1.51978D+0.81980R+3.11982R+9.41984R+16.51986

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