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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

EvenR+34.31976D+23.71992D+26.31996D+12.72000D+8.22004D+13.02008

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