1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for North Dakota Legislative District 12
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Byron Langley (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Leibhan (R) by 10.7 points.
Byron LangleyDemocrat · winner
55.4%2,992
Joe LeibhanRepublican · incumbent
44.6%2,413
5,405 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