1980Final results
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 40
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
4 seats: Doug Mattson (R), Brynhild Haugland (R), James Peterson (R), Roy Rued (R) won.
4 seatsDoug MattsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.5%4,034
Brynhild HauglandRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.7%3,837
James PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.1%3,695
Roy RuedRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.8%3,366
Rueben HammondDemocrat
10.8%2,637
Robert E. WalstadDemocrat
10.7%2,605
Helen VigDemocrat
10.4%2,551
Diane GoodmanDemocrat
6.9%1,695
24,420 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