1982Final results
1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 38
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Ray David (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Arnold J. Kuhn (D) by 6.9 points.
Ray DavidRepublican · winner
53.4%2,151
Arnold J. KuhnDemocrat
46.6%1,874
4,025 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