1980Final results
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 17
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Elaine Vig (R), Burness J. Reed (R) won.
2 seatsElaine VigRepublican · winner · incumbent
39.2%716
Burness J. ReedRepublican · winner · incumbent
38.3%699
Lisa L. KingDemocrat
22.5%411
1,826 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