1988Final results

1988 election for North Dakota Legislative District 52

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Joseph A. Satrom (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Ron Carlisle (R) by 9.2 points.

Joseph A. SatromDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%2,910
Ron CarlisleRepublican
45.4%2,418
5,328 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

EvenD+14.41982D+2.21984D+9.21988

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