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1982Final results

1982 election for North Dakota Legislative District 52

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Joseph A. Satrom (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Harvey Larson (R) by 14.4 points.

Joseph A. SatromDemocrat · winner
57.2%2,481
Harvey LarsonRepublican
42.8%1,857
4,338 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+14.41982D+2.21984D+9.21988

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