1980Final results
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 3
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Orlin Hanson (R), Richard Backes (D) won.
2 seatsOrlin HansonRepublican · winner
28.2%3,009
Richard BackesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.2%2,797
Richard PedersonRepublican
24.9%2,659
Darrel MeyerDemocrat
20.6%2,203
10,670 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