1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for North Dakota Legislative District 1
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Jim Yockim (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Steve Hughes (R) by 2.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim YockimDemocrat · winner
51.1%2,676
Steve HughesRepublican
48.9%2,561
5,237 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