Special North Dakota United States Senate election, 1992

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The 1992 Special U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held December 4, 1992 to fill the senate seat vacated by the late Quentin Burdick. Burdick's widow, Jocelyn Burdick, was appointed as a temporary replacement until the election was held. Dem-NPLer Kent Conrad, who held North Dakota's other senate seat for one term since 1986, had not run for re-election to his own seat, holding himself to a campaign promise pledging to reduce the federal deficit.

Burdick's death provided an opportunity for Conrad to return to the Senate in a fight for an open seat; though some, particularly his political opponents, saw this as a breach of his promise in spirit if not letter, Conrad's high approval ratings as Senator carried through to a victory against Republican state legislator (and later Lieutenant Governor) Jack Dalrymple ^[1].

One independent candidate, Donald Larson, also filed before the deadline, but had minimal impact on the outcome.

[edit] Election results

1992 Special United States Senate election, North Dakota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kent Conrad	103,246	63.22
	Republican	Jack Dalrymple	55,194	33.80
	Independent	Donald Larson	4,871	2.98
Majority
Turnout			163,311

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[edit] External links

• 1992 Special North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results

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