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1984Final results

1984 election for North Dakota Legislative District 20

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Malcolm Tweten (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Harry Hjelmstad (D) by 19.6 points.

Malcolm TwetenRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%3,366
40.2%2,262
5,628 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

EvenR+0.41976R+8.91980R+19.61984D+17.61988D+20.11992D+14.31996

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