stˈændʒɛlənd kæmpˈeɪnd "ɔnðə θˈiːm ðætðə hˈɛvili ɹˈʊɹɹəl nɔːɹθwˈɛstɚn mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə nˈiːdᵻd ɐnˈʌðɚ fˈɑːɹmɚ, lˈaɪk mˈɪstɚ. bˈɜːɡlənd, ɪn kˈɑːŋɡɹəs" ænd wˈʌn ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ sˈɛvənti wˈʌn,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn vˈoʊts tə sˈʌlɪvənz fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː,fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən.
Stangeland campaigned "on the theme that the heavily rural northwestern Minnesota needed another farmer, like Mr. Bergland, in Congress" and won the election, receiving 71,251 votes to Sullivan's 43,467.