1988Final results
1988 election for North Dakota Legislative District 48
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
David E. Nething (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Sagasar (D) by 10.6 points.
David E. NethingRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%2,867
Tom SagasarDemocrat
44.7%2,317
5,184 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