1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for North Dakota Legislative District 23
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Bruce Laughlin (D), Odell Flaagan (D) won.
2 seatsBruce LaughlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.9%3,356
Odell FlaaganDemocrat · winner
25.7%2,890
Arvid HedstromRepublican · incumbent
24.0%2,692
Gene GehrkeRepublican
20.4%2,297
11,235 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