1984 general · November 6, 1984
1984 North Dakota election results
Every race on North Dakota's ballot in the 1984 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races81
Changed party3
Unopposed1%1 races
Incumbents defeated11
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | Ronald Reagan (R) | 31.0 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | George A. Sinner (D) | 10.6 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ND-AL | Byron Dorgan (D) | 57.4 |
North Dakota State Senate
D 10 · R 17 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-2 | Bruce Bakewell (R) | 12.1 | |
| LD-4 | Stanley Wright (R) | 8.1 | |
| LD-6 | Mark Adams (R) | 23.1 | |
| LD-8 | Layton Freborg (R) | 7.8 | |
| LD-10 | William Heigaard (D) | 14.5 | |
| LD-12 | Byron Langley (D) | 10.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-14 | Bryce Streibel (R) | 18.2 | |
| LD-16 | Harvey Tallackson (D) | 20.7 | |
| LD-17 | Jack Ingstad (R) | 23.3 | |
| LD-20 | Malcolm Tweten (R) | 19.6 | |
| LD-22 | Gary J. Nelson (R) | 14.3 | |
| LD-24 | Earl M. Kelly (R) | 0.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-26 | Jerome Kelsh (D) | 7.1 | |
| LD-28 | Don Moore (R) | 3.4 | |
| LD-30 | L. L. Naaden (R) | 46.3 | |
| LD-32 | Bonnie Millerheinrich (D) | 23.1 | |
| LD-34 | Corliss Mushik (D) | 4.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-36 | Dean Jay Meyer (D) | 20.2 | |
| LD-38 | Ray David (R) | 12.9 | |
| LD-40 | Chester Reiten (R) | 2.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-42 | Wayne Stenehjem (R) | 21.1 | |
| LD-43 | R. V. Shea (D) | 7.4 | Flipped |
| LD-44 | Curtis Peterson (R) | 8.2 | |
| LD-46 | Jens J. Tennefos (R) | 25.1 | |
| LD-48 | David E. Nething (R) | 14.2 | |
| LD-52 | Joseph A. Satrom (D) | 2.2 | |
| LD-53 | Walter Meyer (D) | 3.0 |
North Dakota House of Representatives
D 42 · R 64
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Steve Hughes · Verdine Rice (R) | 2.6 | |
| LD-2 | Olaf Opedahl · Raymond Schmidt (DEM) | 0.1 | |
| LD-3 | Orlin Hanson · Kevin Kolbo (REP) | 0.0 | |
| LD-4 | Richard L. Solberg · June Y. Enget (D) | 4.5 | |
| LD-5 | Mike Timm · Dave Koland (R) | 1.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-6 | David Paul O"Connell · Beth Smette (DEM) | 0.8 | |
| LD-7 | Gene Watne · Charles Anderson (DEM) | 0.8 | |
| LD-8 | Bob Oshea · Julie Hill (D) | 3.0 | |
| LD-9 | Allen Richard · Oscar Solberg (D) | 18.5 | |
| LD-10 | Robert Nowatzki · Eugene Nicholas (DEM) | 5.5 | |
| LD-11 | Alice Olson · Rosemarie Myrdal (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-12 | Bill Starke · Larry Klundt (D) | 2.1 | |
| LD-13 | Rodney Larson · Jay Lindgren (R) | 4.7 | |
| LD-14 | Arthur Melby · Charles Linderman (REP) | 2.8 | |
| LD-15 | Charles Mertens · Gordon Berg (D) | 0.9 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-16 | Harley Kingsbury · William C. Skjerven (REP) | 1.6 | |
| LD-17 | Judy L. Demers · Earl Strinden · Thomas Kuchera · Mary Kay Sauter (DEM) | 0.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-19 | Don Shide · Dagne Olsen (R) | 9.4 | |
| LD-20 | Peter Lipsiea · David W. Kent (R) | 12.6 | |
| LD-21 | Patricia Kelly · John Schneider (D) | 8.6 | |
| LD-22 | Wesley Belter · Jack Dalrymple (R) | 2.8 | |
| LD-23 | Bruce Laughlin · Arvid Hedstrom (DEM) | 0.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-24 | Vince Olson · Gerald Gerntholz (R) | 2.3 | |
| LD-25 | Clark Williams · Leroy Hausauer (DEM) | 4.2 | |
| LD-26 | Scott B. Stofferahn · Don Lloyd (D) | 5.7 | |
| LD-27 | Ralph Dotzenrod · Adella Williams (D) | 7.8 | |
| LD-28 | Jim Brokaw · Kelly Shockman (D) | 1.6 | |
| LD-29 | Wade Williams · Elmer Retzer (DEM) | 4.8 | |
| LD-30 | William Kretschmar · Wilbur Vandervorst (R) | 7.6 | |
| LD-31 | Orville Schindler · Theodore Lang (R) | 5.7 | |
| LD-32 | Serenus Hoffner · Bill Oban (D) | 4.1 | |
| LD-33 | Joe Keller · Ronald Gunsch (DEM) | 2.3 | |
| LD-34 | Dan Ulmer · Archie R. Shaw (DEM) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-35 | Ray Meyer · Emil Riehl (D) | 4.5 | |
| LD-36 | Ronald Anderson · Jack R. Murphy (R) | 15.7 | |
| LD-37 | William G. Goetz · Francis Wald (R) | 12.3 | |
| LD-38 | Kenneth Knudson · Clarence Martin (R) | 16.3 | |
| LD-39 | Kenneth Thompson · Joseph Whalen (R) | 5.0 | |
| LD-40 | Brynhild Haugland · James Peterson · Ben Tollefson · Thomas J. Lautenschlager (REP) | 0.5 | |
| LD-41 | Janet Wentz · Kenneth O. Frey (REP) | 0.1 | |
| LD-42 | Mike Hamerlik · Connie L. Cleveland (R) | 0.7 | |
| LD-43 | Jayson Graba · Moine R. Gates (DEM) | 2.2 | |
| LD-44 | John M. Riley · Marshall Moore (R) | 6.2 | |
| LD-45 | Donna Nalewaja · Rick Berg (R) | 7.8 | |
| LD-46 | Thomas C. Wold · John Dorso (R) | 3.8 | |
| LD-47 | Pat Conmy · Cathy Rydell (R) | 0.9 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-48 | Michael Unhiem · Lyle Hanson (REP) | 2.9 | |
| LD-49 | Bob Martinson · Alvin Hausauer (R) | 6.0 | |
| LD-51 | Richard Kloubec · Douglas Payne (R) | 0.4 | |
| LD-52 | Gerald A. Halmrast · Brent Winkelman (DEM) | 2.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-53 | Les Gullickson · Tony Eckroth (DEM) | 1.4 |
North Dakota
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab