1986Final results
1986 election for North Dakota Legislative District 40
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
4 seats: Brynhild Haugland (R), James Peterson (R), Ben Tollefson (R), Thomas J. Lautenschlager (D) won.
4 seatsBrynhild HauglandRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.9%3,935
James PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.0%3,724
Ben TollefsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.8%3,670
Thomas J. LautenschlagerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%3,474
Laurie J. BakerDemocrat
11.9%2,958
Warren G. AllenRepublican
11.7%2,907
Myron StemenDemocrat
8.6%2,136
Della Mae ZeitlerDemocrat
8.1%2,009
24,824 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