1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 23
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Bruce Laughlin (D), Dean Vig (D) won.
2 seatsBruce LaughlinDemocrat · winner
28.7%3,322
Dean VigDemocrat · winner
25.1%2,915
Arvid HedstromRepublican · incumbent
24.5%2,845
Robert J. JacobsenRepublican · incumbent
21.6%2,509
11,591 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