1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 39
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
R. R. Maixner (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Ronald Quail (R) by 3.8 points.
R. R. MaixnerDemocrat · winner
51.9%3,131
Ronald QuailRepublican · incumbent
48.1%2,901
6,032 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