North Dakota United States Senate election, 1970
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The 1970 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 3, 1970. The incumbent, North Dakota Democratic NPL Party Senator Quentin Burdick, was re-elected to his third term, defeating Republican candidate Thomas Savig Kleppe, who would later become the United States Secretary of the Interior. [1]
Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Thomas Savig Kleppe, who was finishing his second and final term as a Representative for North Dakota's second congrressional district. Burdick and Kleppe won the primary elections for their respective parties.
One independent candidate, Russell Kleppe, also filed before the deadline.
[edit] Election results
| 1970 United States Senate election, North Dakota | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Quentin Burdick (incumbent) | 134,519 | 61.27 | ||
| Republican | Thomas Savig Kleppe | 82,996 | 37.80 | ||
| Independent | Russell Kleppe | 2,045 | 0.93 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 219,560 | ||||
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