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1998Final results

1998 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5

North Dakota House of Representatives · North Dakota

2 seats: Elwood Thorpe (D), Mike Timm (R) won.

2 seats
Elwood ThorpeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.2%2,685
Mike TimmRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.2%2,403
Duwayne WardDemocrat
23.8%2,263
Bruce WalkerRepublican
22.8%2,166
9,517 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+1.81992R+0.41994D+2.21996R+3.01998D+5.02002D+5.42006

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