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2002Final results

2002 election for North Dakota Legislative District 19

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Duane Mutch (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Max L. Laird (D) by 18.5 points.

Duane MutchRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%2,021
Max L. LairdDemocrat
40.7%1,389
3,410 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+0.81990R+17.11994R+22.31998R+18.52002D+0.22006R+28.52010

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