1998Final results
1998 election for North Dakota Legislative District 49
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Ed Kringstad (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Howard J. Snortland (D) by 24.1 points.
Ed KringstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%3,543
Howard J. SnortlandDemocrat
37.9%2,166
5,709 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET