1980Final results
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 16
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Harvey Tallackson (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Richard M. Johnston (R) by 38.5 points.
Harvey TallacksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%3,653
Richard M. JohnstonRepublican
30.1%1,603
Fred MytarIndependent
1.2%63
5,319 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