United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1968

United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1968
North Dakota
November 5, 1968
 
Nominee Milton R. Young Herschel Lashkowitz
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 154,968 80,815
Percentage 64.79% 33.79%
Senator before election

Milton R. Young
Republican

 Elected Senator

Milton R. Young
Republican

Elections in North Dakota

The 1968 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 5, 1968. The incumbent, Republican Senator Milton Young, sought and received re-election to his fourth term, defeating North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate Herschel Lashkowitz, the mayor of Fargo, North Dakota since 1954.[1][2]

Only Young filed as a Republican, and the endorsed Democrat candidate was Herschel Lashkowitz of Fargo, North Dakota, who was serving as the mayor of the city since 1954. Young and Lashkowitz won the primary elections for their respective parties.

One independent candidate, Duane Mutch of Larimore, North Dakota, also filed before the deadline. Mutch was later a state senator for the North Dakota Republican Party in the North Dakota Senate from 1959 to 2006 for District 19. He ran as an independent when he did not receive his party's nomination.

Election results

1968 United States Senate election, North Dakota
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Milton R. Young 154,968 64.79
Democratic Herschel Lashkowitz 80,815 33.79
Independent Duane Mutch 3,393 1.42
Majority
Turnout 239,176

Notes

  1. ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf
  2. ↑ Lashkowitz's storied tenure

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