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1986Final results

1986 election for North Dakota Legislative District 41

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

James Maxson (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Zoanne Flickinger (R) by 19.8 points.

James MaxsonDemocrat · winner
59.8%2,844
40.1%1,904
4,754 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+26.81982D+19.81986D+19.81990R+12.11992 specialR+30.71994R+40.62002

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