North Dakota United States Senate elections

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North Dakota United States Senate elections determine who serves as a United States Senator, representing North Dakota, for six-year terms. The elections are staggered so that none of North Dakota's two senate seats will be up for election during the same year.

North Dakota has been represented by two Democratic-NPL senators since 1986. Some consider this to be odd considering that North Dakota is a historically conservative state.

[edit] Summary of recent elections

• 1986 - Kent Conrad (D) defeats incumbent Senator Mark Andrews (R), by just over 2,000 votes after a strenuous campaign.

• 1988 - Quentin Burdick (D) wins re-election over Republican challenger Earl Strinden.

• 1992 - Quentin Burdick (D) dies, and his wife, Jocelyn Burdick is appointed to replace him temporarily until a special election is held. Kent Conrad, vacates his seat, and Representative Byron Dorgan (D) wins the vacated seat over Steve Sydness (R) in the general election. Burdick's vacated seat is won by Conrad in a special election in December.

• 1994 - Kent Conrad (D) wins re-election to his second term over Republican challenger Ben Clayburgh.

• 1998 - Byron Dorgan (D) wins re-election to his second term over Republican challenger Donna Nalewaja.

• 2000 - Kent Conrad (D) wins re-election to his third term over Republican challenger Duane Sand.

• 2004 - Byron Dorgan (D) wins re-election to his third over Republican challenger Mike Liffrig.

• 2006 - Kent Conrad (D) wins re-election to his fourth term over Republican challenger Dwight Grotberg.

[edit] Future events

• 2010 - end of current term for Byron Dorgan (D).

• 2012 - end of current term for Kent Conrad (D).

North Dakota United States Senate elections
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