1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for North Dakota Legislative District 17
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
4 seats: Judy L. Demers (D), Earl Strinden (R), Thomas Kuchera (R), Mary Kay Sauter (D) won.
4 seatsJudy L. DemersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.6%4,318
Earl StrindenRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.3%4,212
Thomas KucheraRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.8%3,788
Mary Kay SauterDemocrat · winner
12.7%3,747
Gene MartinDemocrat · incumbent
12.3%3,635
H. J. LienRepublican
12.3%3,624
Shirley BarcomeRepublican
11.2%3,293
Gwen CrawfordDemocrat
9.7%2,870
29,487 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET