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1980Final results

1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 48

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

David E. Nething (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Tom Wojcik (D) by 39.2 points.

David E. NethingRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.6%4,132
Tom WojcikDemocrat
30.4%1,803
5,935 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

EvenR+39.21980R+14.21984R+10.61988R+12.01992R+14.91996R+14.12000

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