1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 23
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Dan Wogsland (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating James M. Cussons (R) by 4.4 points.
Dan WogslandDemocrat · winner
52.2%3,115
James M. CussonsRepublican · incumbent
47.8%2,850
5,965 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