1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for North Dakota Legislative District 7
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Ben Axtmen (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating William Parker (R) by 5.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ben AxtmenDemocrat · winner
52.8%2,809
William ParkerRepublican · incumbent
47.2%2,511
5,320 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