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1962 North Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1962 North Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Hjalmar Nygaard won the 1962 North Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election. Hjalmar Nygaard received 61,330 popular votes (54.64%). The main challenger was Anson J Anderson (45.36%).

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Nygaard +9.3 pts · won by 10,406 votes
Hjalmar NygaardRepublicanWINNER54.64%
61,330 votes
Anson J AndersonDemocratic45.36%
50,924 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.