1980Final results
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 4
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Ruth Meiers (D), James Sorum (D) won.
2 seatsRuth MeiersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.7%2,895
James SorumDemocrat · winner
25.1%2,366
Bruce AndersonRepublican
22.9%2,157
Q. R. SchulteRepublican
21.2%1,997
9,415 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