1982Final results
1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 2
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Olaf Opedahl (D), Irven Jacobson (D) won.
2 seatsOlaf OpedahlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
37.8%3,184
Irven JacobsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.1%3,040
Raymond SchmidtRepublican
26.0%2,192
8,416 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET