1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for North Dakota Legislative District 3
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Orlin Hanson (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Darrel Meyer (D) by 11.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Orlin HansonRepublican · winner
55.5%2,895
Darrel MeyerDemocrat · incumbent
44.5%2,323
5,218 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET