1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for North Dakota Legislative District 6
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
David Paul O"Connell (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Merton R. Peterson (R) by 29.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David Paul O"ConnellDemocrat · winner
64.5%3,402
Merton R. PetersonRepublican
35.5%1,873
5,275 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