1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for North Dakota Legislative District 31
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Duane Dekrey (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating E. G. Hilken (D) by 5.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Duane DekreyRepublican · winner
52.6%2,537
E. G. HilkenDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%2,282
4,819 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