1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for North Dakota Legislative District 20
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Clark Ewen (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Malcolm Tweten (R) by 17.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Clark EwenDemocrat · winner
58.8%3,338
Malcolm TwetenRepublican · incumbent
41.2%2,338
5,676 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