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1982Final results

1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 48

North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota

2 seats: Lyle Hanson (D), Michael Unhiem (R) won.

2 seats
Lyle HansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.6%2,535
Michael UnhiemRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.6%2,358
Bill MeierDemocrat
23.3%2,067
Harold TrautmanRepublican
21.6%1,918
8,878 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

EvenD+0.81980R+6.61982D+5.51984R+9.31986R+21.11988D+8.51990

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