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1996Final results

1996 election for North Dakota Legislative District 20

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Elroy N. Lindaas (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Arne Osland (R) by 14.3 points.

Elroy N. LindaasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%3,274
Arne OslandRepublican
42.8%2,454
5,728 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

EvenR+19.61984D+17.61988D+20.11992D+14.31996D+13.02000D+19.52008

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