1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for North Dakota Legislative District 2
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Olaf Opedahl (D), Jeremy Nelson (D) won.
2 seatsOlaf OpedahlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.6%3,550
Jeremy NelsonDemocrat · winner
24.0%2,701
Raymond SchmidtRepublican · incumbent
23.5%2,641
Oliver HaugenRepublican
21.0%2,357
11,249 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET