United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1976

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The 1976 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 2, 1976. The incumbent, Dem-NPL Senator Quentin Burdick, sought and received re-election to his fourth term, defeating Republican candidate Robert Stroup. ^[1]

Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Robert Stroup, as state senator from Hazen, North Dakota. Burdick and Stroup won the primary elections for their respective parties.

One independent candidate, Clarence Haggard, also filed before the deadline under The American Party.

[edit] Election results

1976 United States Senate election, North Dakota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Quentin Burdick (incumbent)	175,772	62.10
	Republican	Robert Stroup	103,466	36.55
	Independent	Clarence Haggard	3,824	1.35
Majority
Turnout			283,062

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• 1976 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results

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