1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 42
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Wayne Stenehjem (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Ralph H. Kolstoe (D) by 32.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Wayne StenehjemRepublican · winner
66.2%3,607
Ralph H. KolstoeDemocrat
33.8%1,839
5,446 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