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2002Final results

2002 election for North Dakota Legislative District 43

North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota

Duaine C. Espegard (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Terry Dunphy (D) by 5.5 points.

Duaine C. EspegardRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%2,073
Terry DunphyDemocrat
47.2%1,856
3,929 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

EvenD+8.91990R+14.91994R+13.72000 specialR+5.52002D+4.42006R+5.82010

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