1980Final results
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 18
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
C. W. Goodman (R) won with 84.3% of the vote, defeating Jerry L. Nagel (Ind) by 68.6 points.
C. W. GoodmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
84.3%3,419
Jerry L. NagelIndependent
15.7%636
4,055 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