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1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for North Dakota Legislative District 9

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Allen Richard (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Laframboise (R) by 19.2 points.

Allen RichardDemocrat · winner
59.4%1,940
40.2%1,312
Phillip BerubeIndependent · incumbent
0.4%14
3,266 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+19.21986D+35.01994D+39.01998D+12.52010R+7.62022D+22.82024 special

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

The candidates

Allen Richard (D)Richard Laframboise (R)

Also on the ballot: Phillip Berube (Independent), 0.4%