1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 3
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Darrel Meyer (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Marvin Sorum (R) by 9.9 points.
Darrel MeyerDemocrat · winner
55.0%2,882
Marvin SorumRepublican · incumbent
45.0%2,362
5,244 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