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1986Final results

1986 election for North Dakota Legislative District 3

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Darrel Meyer (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Leroy Sandvick (R) by 13.5 points.

Darrel MeyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%3,237
Leroy SandvickRepublican
43.3%2,468
5,706 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

EvenD+5.71976R+1.21978D+9.91982D+13.51986R+11.01990R+14.21994

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