1996Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5
North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota
2 seats: Elwood Thorpe (D), Mike Timm (R) won.
2 seatsElwood ThorpeDemocrat · winner
27.0%3,352
Mike TimmRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.2%3,259
Bruce WalkerRepublican · incumbent
25.8%3,208
James LarsonDemocrat
21.0%2,613
12,432 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