1996Final results
1996 election for North Dakota Legislative District 8
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Layton Freborg (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating E. G. Hilken (D) by 15.7 points.
Layton FreborgRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%3,459
E. G. HilkenDemocrat
42.2%2,521
5,980 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