1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 North Dakota election results
Every race on North Dakota's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races80
Changed party5
Unopposed16%13 races
Incumbents defeated10
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | Kent Conrad (D) | 0.7 |
U.S. House
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ND-AL | Byron Dorgan (D) | 52.1 |
North Dakota State Senate
D 18 · R 9 · 5 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Jim Yockim (D) | 2.2 | Flipped |
| LD-3 | Darrel Meyer (D) | 13.5 | |
| LD-5 | Larry W. Schoenwald (D) | 0.1 | Flipped |
| LD-7 | Ben Axtmen (D) | 5.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Allen Richard (D) | 19.2 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-11 | F. Vosper (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-13 | Clayton Lodoen (R) | 6.1 | |
| LD-15 | Floyd Stromme (D) | 24.3 | |
| LD-17 | Raymon E. Holmberg (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-19 | Duane Mutch (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-21 | Herschel Lashkowitz (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-23 | Dan Wogsland (D) | 15.3 | |
| LD-25 | Russell Thane (R) | 1.5 | |
| LD-27 | Jim Dotzenrod (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | Art Todd (R) | 10.0 | |
| LD-31 | E. G. Hilken (D) | 8.1 | |
| LD-33 | Joe Keller (D) | 12.9 | |
| LD-35 | Adam Krauter (D) | 1.7 | |
| LD-37 | Gerald J. Waldera (D) | 19.4 | |
| LD-39 | R. R. Maixner (D) | 29.7 | |
| LD-41 | James Maxson (D) | 19.8 | |
| LD-43 | R. V. Shea (D) | 13.4 | |
| LD-45 | Donna Nalewaja (R) | 0.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-47 | Evan Lips (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-49 | John M. Olson (R) | 29.8 | |
| LD-51 | Tim Mathern (D) | 1.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-53 | Walter Meyer (D) | 14.0 |
North Dakota House of Representatives
D 45 · R 61
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | James A. Haugen · Verdine Rice (R) | 1.0 | |
| LD-2 | Olaf Opedahl · Jeremy Nelson (D) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-3 | Orlin Hanson · Kevin Kolbo (REP) | 2.7 | |
| LD-4 | June Y. Enget · Richard L. Solberg (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-5 | Lynn W. Aas · Dave Koland (R) | 0.3 | |
| LD-6 | David Paul O"Connell · Beth Smette (DEM) | 2.2 | |
| LD-7 | Gene Watne · Quentin E. Christman (DEM) | 1.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-8 | Bob Oshea · Julie Hill (D) | 4.7 | |
| LD-9 | Patricia Demers · Gerry L. Wilkie (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-10 | Robert Nowatzki · Eugene Nicholas (DEM) | 0.6 | |
| LD-11 | Alice Olson · Rosemarie Myrdal (R) | 2.6 | |
| LD-12 | Bill Starke · Larry Klundt (D) | 9.0 | |
| LD-13 | Rodney Larson · Jay Lindgren (R) | 8.5 | |
| LD-14 | Arthur Melby · Charles Linderman (REP) | 3.0 | |
| LD-15 | Charles Mertens · Gordon Berg (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-16 | William C. Skjerven · Harley Kingsbury (DEM) | Unopposed | |
| LD-17 | Judy L. Demers · Earl Strinden · Thomas Kuchera · Grant Shaft (DEM) | 2.2 | |
| LD-19 | Don Shide · Dagne Olsen (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-20 | David W. Kent · Curt Almlie (R) | 4.6 | |
| LD-21 | Patricia Kelly · John Schneider (D) | 9.1 | |
| LD-22 | Wesley Belter · Jack Dalrymple (R) | 2.7 | |
| LD-23 | Bruce Laughlin · Odell Flaagan (D) | 1.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-24 | Vince Olson · Gerald Gerntholz (R) | 0.2 | |
| LD-25 | Clark Williams · Leroy Hausauer (DEM) | 30.7 | |
| LD-26 | Scott B. Stofferahn · John Hokana (D) | 6.2 | |
| LD-27 | Ralph Dotzenrod · Adella Williams (D) | 5.7 | |
| LD-28 | Jim Brokaw · Kelly Shockman (D) | 4.9 | |
| LD-29 | Wade Williams · Dale Marks (D) | 0.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-30 | William Kretschmar · Wilbur Vandervorst (R) | 4.6 | |
| LD-31 | Orville Schindler · Theodore Lang (R) | 9.9 | |
| LD-32 | Serenus Hoffner · Bill Oban (D) | 9.1 | |
| LD-33 | Ronald Gunsch · Gary Knell (R) | 1.8 | |
| LD-34 | Dan Ulmer · Archie R. Shaw (DEM) | 4.9 | |
| LD-35 | Ray Meyer · Emil Riehl (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-36 | Jack R. Murphy · Ronald Anderson (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-37 | William G. Goetz · Francis Wald (R) | 10.5 | |
| LD-38 | Clarence Martin · Kenneth Knudson (R) | 11.1 | |
| LD-39 | Kenneth Thompson · Joseph Whalen (R) | 4.7 | |
| LD-40 | Brynhild Haugland · James Peterson · Ben Tollefson · Thomas J. Lautenschlager (REP) | 2.1 | |
| LD-41 | Janet Wentz · Kenneth O. Frey (REP) | 1.4 | |
| LD-42 | Mike Hamerlik · Connie L. Cleveland (R) | 3.3 | |
| LD-43 | Jayson Graba · Moine R. Gates (DEM) | 5.1 | |
| LD-44 | Catherine Scherber · Marshall Moore (DEM) | 1.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-45 | Rick Berg · Carolyn C. Nelson (REP) | 0.1 | |
| LD-46 | Steve Gorman · John Dorso (R) | 0.3 | |
| LD-47 | Cathy Rydell · Bill Sorensen (R) | 9.6 | |
| LD-48 | Lyle Hanson · Harold Trautman (DEM) | 4.6 | |
| LD-49 | Bob Martinson · Alvin Hausauer (R) | 14.8 | |
| LD-51 | Douglas Payne · Richard Kloubec (R) | 3.8 | |
| LD-52 | Brent Winkelman · Gerald A. Halmrast (REP) | 1.6 | |
| LD-53 | Steve Tomac · Dick Tokach (DEM) | 0.4 | Incumbent lost |
North Dakota
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab