1984Final results
1984 election for North Dakota Legislative District 42
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Wayne Stenehjem (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating David Cole (D) by 21.1 points.
Wayne StenehjemRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%3,369
David ColeDemocrat
39.4%2,193
5,562 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