List of United States Senate elections in North Dakota

North Dakota United States Senate elections determine who serves as U.S. senator, representing North Dakota, for six-year terms. The elections are staggered so that neither of North Dakota's two senate seats will be up for election during the same year unless a special election is needed to fill a vacated seat.

North Dakota was represented by two Democratic-NPL senators from 1987 to 2011 although the state is politically conservative.

Summary of recent elections

1986 - Kent Conrad (D) defeated incumbent senator Mark Andrews (R), by just over 2,000 votes after a strenuous campaign.
1988 - Quentin Burdick (D) won re-election over Republican challenger Earl Strinden.
1992 - Quentin Burdick (D) died, and his wife, Jocelyn Burdick is appointed to replace him temporarily until a special election is held. Kent Conrad vacated his seat, and Representative Byron Dorgan (D) won the vacated seat over Steve Sydness (R) in the general election. Burdick's vacated seat was won by Conrad in a special election in December.
1994 - Kent Conrad (D) won re-election to his second term over Republican challenger Ben Clayburgh.
1998 - Byron Dorgan (D) won re-election to his second term over Republican challenger Donna Nalewaja.
2000 - Kent Conrad (D) won re-election to his third term over Republican challenger Duane Sand.
2004 - Byron Dorgan (D) won re-election to his third over Republican challenger Mike Liffrig.
2006 - Kent Conrad (D) won re-election to his fourth term over Republican challenger Dwight Grotberg.
2010 - Byron Dorgan (D) retired. John Hoeven (R) won the open seat by a 3-1 landslide, marking the first time North Dakota has been represented by a Republican in the Senate since 1987.
2012 - Kent Conrad (D) retired. Heidi Heitkamp (D) won the open seat, narrowly defeating Republican Rick Berg.

Future events

2016: Election at the end of current term of John Hoeven (R).
2018: Election at the end of current term of Heidi Heitkamp (D).

Elections in North Dakota

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ND Governor	1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

U.S. President	1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

U.S. Senate (List)	1889 1890 1892 1896 1898 1902 1904 1908 1910 1914 1916 1920 1922 1926 1928 1932 1934 1938 1940 1944 1946 (special) 1946 1950 1952 1956 1958 1960 (special) 1962 1964 1968 1970 1974 1976 1980 1982 1986 1988 1992 1992 (special) 1994 1998 2000 2004 2006 2010 2012 2016

U.S. House (List)	1889 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

See also: Political party strength in North Dakota

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