1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for North Dakota Legislative District 24
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Earl M. Kelly (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Perry Grotberg (D) by 0.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Earl M. KellyRepublican · winner
50.1%3,043
Perry GrotbergDemocrat · incumbent
49.9%3,027
6,070 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