1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 41
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Janet Wentz (R), Franklin Huwe (R) won.
2 seatsJanet WentzRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.7%2,786
Franklin HuweRepublican · winner
25.5%2,244
J. Mikel WalshDemocrat · incumbent
24.8%2,182
Hal PufallDemocrat
18.0%1,586
8,798 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