1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 27
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Jim Dotzenrod (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Morgan (R) by 12.2 points.
Jim DotzenrodDemocrat · winner
56.1%3,307
Kenneth MorganRepublican · incumbent
43.9%2,587
5,894 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