1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 North Dakota House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every North Dakota House of Representatives district in the 1982 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 106 seats
After the electionD 54 · R 52
Races51
Changed party0
Unopposed6%3 races
Incumbents defeated20
Every district
D 54 · R 52
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Steve Hughes · Verdine Rice (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-2 | Olaf Opedahl · Irven Jacobson (D) | 10.1 | |
| LD-3 | Richard Backes · Orlin Hanson (DEM) | 1.4 | |
| LD-4 | Ruth Meiers · Clare H. Aubol (D) | 14.9 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-5 | Mike Timm · Larry W. Schoenwald (REP) | 3.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-6 | Walter Erdman · David Paul O"Connell (D) | 3.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-7 | Gene Watne · Charles Anderson (DEM) | 0.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-8 | Bob Oshea · Julie Hill (D) | 2.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Oscar Solberg · Allen Richard (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-10 | Robert Nowatzki · Eugene Nicholas (DEM) | 1.7 | |
| LD-11 | Alice Olson · Kenneth Olafson (R) | 6.5 | |
| LD-12 | S. F. Hoffner · Bruce Larson (D) | 14.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-13 | Rodney Larson · Jean Rayl (REP) | 0.9 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-14 | Charles Linderman · Arthur Melby (DEM) | 1.8 | |
| LD-15 | Charles Mertens · Kenny Koehn (DEM) | 0.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-16 | William E. Gorder · Harley Kingsbury (R) | 2.9 | |
| LD-17 | Earl Strinden · Thomas Kuchera · Gene Martin · Judy L. Demers (REP) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-19 | Don Shide · Dagne Olsen (R) | 5.3 | |
| LD-20 | Peter Lipsiea · David W. Kent (R) | 5.5 | |
| LD-21 | Patricia Kelly · John Schneider (DEM) | Unopposed | |
| LD-22 | George A. Sinner · Joe Peltier (DEM) | 3.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-23 | Bruce Laughlin · Dean Vig (D) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-24 | Earl Pomeroy · Dean Horgan (D) | 7.2 | |
| LD-25 | Clark Williams · Leroy Hausauer (DEM) | 3.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-26 | Scott B. Stofferahn · Don Lloyd (D) | 3.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-27 | Ralph Dotzenrod · Adella Williams (D) | 3.3 | |
| LD-28 | Jim Brokaw · Kelly Shockman (D) | 3.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-29 | Wade Williams · Elmer Retzer (DEM) | 0.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-30 | William Kretschmar · Wilbur Vandervorst (R) | 1.7 | |
| LD-31 | Theodore Lang · Orville Schindler (R) | 3.6 | |
| LD-32 | Roger Koski · Serenus Hoffner (D) | 8.6 | |
| LD-33 | Joe Keller · Ronald Gunsch (DEM) | 1.7 | |
| LD-34 | Corliss Mushik · James Geri (D) | 15.8 | |
| LD-35 | Ray Meyer · Emil Riehl (D) | 4.7 | |
| LD-36 | Jack R. Murphy · Ronald Anderson (R) | 9.4 | |
| LD-37 | Bill Lardy · William G. Goetz (DEM) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-38 | Clarence Martin · Kenneth Knudson (R) | 14.6 | |
| LD-39 | Kenneth Thompson · Joseph Whalen (R) | 0.8 | |
| LD-40 | Brynhild Haugland · James Peterson · Roy Rued · Thomas J. Lautenschlager (REP) | 0.0 | |
| LD-41 | Wayne G. Sanstead · Janet Wentz (DEM) | 3.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-42 | Glen Pomeroy · Mike Hamerlik (DEM) | 4.1 | |
| LD-43 | Rosie Black · Moine R. Gates (R) | 2.5 | |
| LD-44 | Marshall Moore · John M. Riley (R) | 8.1 | |
| LD-45 | Steve Swiontek · Donna Nalewaja (R) | 7.4 | |
| LD-46 | Thomas C. Wold · Aloha Eagles (R) | 9.8 | |
| LD-47 | Eugene P. Boyle · Pat Conmy (DEM) | 1.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-48 | Lyle Hanson · Michael Unhiem (DEM) | 3.3 | |
| LD-49 | Walter R. Hjelle · Bob Martinson (DEM) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-51 | Richard Kloubec · Paul Dubord (REP) | 0.4 | |
| LD-52 | Gerald A. Halmrast · Arlin D. Meier (D) | 1.7 | |
| LD-53 | Les Gullickson · Walter Meyer (D) | 2.1 | Incumbent lost |
North Dakota House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner