1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 53
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Les Gullickson (D), Walter Meyer (D) won.
2 seatsLes GullicksonDemocrat · winner
27.2%2,335
Walter MeyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.6%2,283
Fred E. NagelRepublican · incumbent
24.5%2,102
Leland GranerRepublican
21.6%1,856
8,576 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