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1982Final results

1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 41

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Jerome Walsh (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Jeff Lesmeister (R) by 26.8 points.

Jerome WalshDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%2,781
Jeff LesmeisterRepublican
36.5%1,604
4,389 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

EvenD+26.81982D+19.81986D+19.81990R+12.11992 specialR+30.71994R+40.62002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET