1986Final results
1986 election for North Dakota Legislative District 31
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
E. G. Hilken (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Alan Grindberg (R) by 8.1 points.
E. G. HilkenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%3,077
Alan GrindbergRepublican
46.0%2,616
5,693 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