1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 24
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Perry Grotberg (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Theron L. Strinden (R) by 5.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Perry GrotbergDemocrat · winner
52.5%3,223
Theron L. StrindenRepublican · incumbent
47.5%2,913
6,136 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