1988Final results
1988 election for North Dakota Legislative District 40
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
4 seats: Brynhild Haugland (R), Ben Tollefson (R), Bruce Anderson (D), James Peterson (R) won.
4 seatsBrynhild HauglandRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.2%4,205
Ben TollefsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.0%4,162
Bruce AndersonDemocrat · winner
13.3%3,687
James PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.2%3,645
Laurie J. BakerDemocrat
12.8%3,547
Robert WellsRepublican
12.7%3,504
Myron StemenDemocrat
9.0%2,499
Jennings J. B. KlugDemocrat
8.7%2,420
27,669 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET