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The 1988 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 8, 1988. The incumbent, North Dakota Democratic NPL Party (Dem-NPL) Senator Quentin Burdick, sought and received re-election to his sixth term, defeating Republican candidate Earl Strinden.^[1]

Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Earl Strinden of Grand Forks, North Dakota, who was President of the University of North Dakota Alumni Association. As in the Burdick's previous re-election campaign, the senator's age became an issue for voters as he was 80 years old during the campaign. However, challenger Strinden commented that he did not want to raise the age issue. Burdick and Strinden won the primary elections for their respective parties.

The Burdick campaign hired high profile Washington, D.C. campaign consultant Bob Squire of Squire Eskew Communications. To counter the potential age issue, Burdick successfully focused the message on the "clout" he had earned over decades in the Senate, as well as his Chairmanship of Senate Agricultural Appropriations sub-committee and his Chairmanship of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

One independent candidate, Kenneth C. Gardner, also filed before the deadline, officially calling himself a libertarian. Gardner had previously run for North Dakota's other United States Senate seat an independent in 1974, challenging Milton Young. He only received 853 votes in that election.

Election results

1988 United States Senate election, North Dakota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Quentin Burdick (incumbent)	171,899	59.45
	Republican	Earl Strinden	112,937	39.06
	Independent	Kenneth C. Gardner	4,334	1.50
Majority
Turnout			289,170

Notes

↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1988election.pdf

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1988 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results

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See also: Political party strength in North Dakota

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