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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 41

North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota

2 seats: Wayne G. Sanstead (D), Janet Wentz (R) won.

2 seats
Wayne G. SansteadDemocrat · winner
34.7%2,964
Janet WentzRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.5%2,264
22.8%1,949
Franklin HuweRepublican · incumbent
16.0%1,366
8,543 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

EvenR+1.41980R+7.51982D+0.31984D+3.01986D+16.01988D+4.81990

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