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1990Final results

1990 election for North Dakota Legislative District 45

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Donna Nalewaja (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Carolyn C. Nelson (D) by 14.4 points.

Donna NalewajaRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%2,130
42.8%1,593
3,723 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+14.71982R+0.51986R+14.41990R+41.11994D+2.01998R+2.62002

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