1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 32

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Marie Tierney (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Bonnie Millerheinrich (D) by 0.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Marie TierneyRepublican · winner
50.2%3,517
Bonnie MillerheinrichDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%3,487
7,004 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

EvenD+2.21976R+0.41980D+23.11984D+18.31988D+20.51992D+8.11996

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