1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 2
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Bruce Bakewell (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Kinsey (D) by 11.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bruce BakewellRepublican · winner
55.8%3,099
Bob KinseyDemocrat
44.2%2,457
5,556 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