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1986Final results

1986 election for North Dakota Legislative District 13

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Clayton Lodoen (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Dewitt Batterberry (D) by 6.1 points.

Clayton LodoenRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%3,023
46.9%2,675
5,702 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

EvenR+0.11976R+18.51978R+11.51982R+6.11986R+7.11990R+12.31994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET