1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for North Dakota Legislative District 53
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Steve Tomac (D), Dick Tokach (R) won.
2 seatsSteve TomacDemocrat · winner
26.8%2,442
Dick TokachRepublican · winner
25.5%2,324
Tony EckrothRepublican · incumbent
25.0%2,283
Richard BendishDemocrat
22.7%2,071
9,120 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