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1980Final results

1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 42

North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota

2 seats: Glen Pomeroy (D), Gayle Reiten (R) won.

2 seats
Glen PomeroyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.0%3,363
Gayle ReitenRepublican · winner
23.7%2,491
Pauline BondyRepublican
22.3%2,340
22.0%2,310
10,504 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

EvenR+3.81980R+8.31982R+1.61984R+6.31986D+3.81988D+5.71990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET