1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 38
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Ronald Quail (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Adam Krauter (D) by 7.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ronald QuailRepublican · winner
53.5%2,814
Adam KrauterDemocrat · incumbent
46.5%2,448
5,262 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