1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 North Dakota State Senate election results, district by district
Every North Dakota State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 8 · R 42
Races24
Changed party8
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated5
Every district
D 4 · R 20
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-2 | Bruce Bakewell (R) | 11.6 | Flipped |
| LD-4 | Stanley Wright (R) | 22.4 | |
| LD-6 | Mark Adams (R) | 5.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-8 | Shirley Lee (R) | 19.5 | |
| LD-10 | Frank Shablow (D) | 1.5 | |
| LD-12 | Joe Leibhan (R) | 1.4 | Flipped |
| LD-14 | Bryce Streibel (R) | 22.2 | |
| LD-16 | Harvey Tallackson (D) | 38.5 | |
| LD-18 | C. W. Goodman (R) | 68.6 | |
| LD-20 | Malcolm Tweten (R) | 8.9 | |
| LD-22 | Gary J. Nelson (R) | 20.7 | |
| LD-24 | Perry Grotberg (D) | 5.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-26 | Leroy Erickson (R) | 30.7 | |
| LD-28 | Don Moore (R) | 15.1 | |
| LD-30 | L. L. Naaden (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-32 | Marie Tierney (R) | 0.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-34 | Jan Dykshoorn (R) | 0.8 | Flipped |
| LD-36 | Ralph M. Christensen (R) | 21.0 | |
| LD-38 | Ronald Quail (R) | 7.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-40 | Rolland Redlin (D) | 0.2 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-42 | Wayne Stenehjem (R) | 32.5 | Flipped |
| LD-44 | Curtis Peterson (R) | 20.1 | |
| LD-46 | Jens J. Tennefos (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-48 | David E. Nething (R) | 39.2 |
North Dakota State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner