United States Senate election in North Dakota, 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 S. 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 S. 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 S. Kleppe	82,996	37.80
	Independent	Russell Kleppe	2,045	0.93
Majority
Turnout			219,560

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• 1970 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results

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