1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for North Dakota Legislative District 23
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Bruce Laughlin (D), Arvid Hedstrom (R) won.
2 seatsBruce LaughlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.4%3,487
Arvid HedstromRepublican · winner
24.7%3,035
Dean VigDemocrat · incumbent
23.9%2,942
Gene GehrkeRepublican
23.0%2,825
12,289 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