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North Dakota State Senate seat · former district

North Dakota Legislative District 51

3 elections since 1982: Democrats won 2, Republicans 1.

1990 election

Nov 6, 1990
  1. Tim Mathern (D) · won · incumbent54.1%
  2. Chris Christopherson (R)45.9%

Full results →

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

Every election for this seat

3 races since 1982; the seat changed party 1 time.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
1990Tim Mathern (D)Chris Christopherson (R)8.2
1986Tim Mathern (D)FlipDonald J. Kilander (R)1.6
1982Donald J. Kilander (R)Nicholas F. Schuster (D)3.8

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)