1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 45

Name: 1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 45
Start: 1982-11-02
Location: North Dakota

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Thomas Matchie (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Donald W. Hanson (R) by 14.7 points.

Thomas MatchieDemocrat · winner

57.4%3,031

Donald W. HansonRepublican · incumbent

42.6%2,253

5,284 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

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