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1998Final results

1998 election for North Dakota Legislative District 5

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Darlene C. Watne (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Tom Seymour (D) by 1.6 points.

Darlene C. WatneRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%2,511
Tom SeymourDemocrat
49.2%2,432
4,943 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+0.11986D+5.01990R+1.61994R+1.61998D+3.32002D+12.02006

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