1982Final results
1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 40
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
4 seats: Brynhild Haugland (R), James Peterson (R), Roy Rued (R), Thomas J. Lautenschlager (D) won.
4 seatsBrynhild HauglandRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.3%3,209
James PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.1%2,942
Roy RuedRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.7%2,852
Thomas J. LautenschlagerDemocrat · winner
12.6%2,831
Robert E. WalstadDemocrat
12.6%2,821
Robert L. CarlsonDemocrat
12.4%2,775
Shirley MoeRepublican
12.0%2,703
Edith M. ChristensonDemocrat
10.4%2,331
22,464 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