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1990Final results

1990 election for North Dakota Legislative District 1

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Jim Yockim (D) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Vern C. Neff (R) by 4.1 points.

Jim YockimDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.9%2,101
Vern C. NeffRepublican
44.8%1,925
David WestersoIndependent
6.3%270
4,296 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+4.11990D+1.11994R+13.51998R+32.82002R+17.92006R+58.42018

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