1998Final results
1998 election for North Dakota Legislative District 7
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Ken Solberg (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Gene Watne (D) by 4.2 points.
Ken SolbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%2,618
Gene WatneDemocrat
47.9%2,406
5,024 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