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1982Final results

1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 21

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Herschel Lashkowitz (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Lovell (Ind) by 42.1 points.

Herschel LashkowitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%3,168
Jim LovellIndependent
28.9%1,290
4,458 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+10.11974D+36.41976D+25.51978D+24.01990D+11.41994D+16.52002

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