1996Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for North Dakota Legislative District 48
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Lyle Hanson (D), Charles Axtman (R) won.
2 seatsLyle HansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.4%2,526
Charles AxtmanRepublican · winner
26.0%2,487
Joe KroeberDemocrat · incumbent
25.3%2,423
Dayne HeadlandRepublican
22.4%2,143
9,579 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET