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List of United States Senators from North Dakota
This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from North Dakota.
Current members
The current members of the U.S. Senate from North Dakota are:
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate North Dakota | Kevin Cramer | Republican | January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2031 |
| U.S. Senate North Dakota | John Hoeven | Republican | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2029 |
Election history
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- For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators
Class I
Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2024 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025, to the end of the 121st Congress on January 3, 2031.
2024
See also: United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate North Dakota
Incumbent Kevin Cramer defeated Katrina Christiansen in the general election for U.S. Senate North Dakota on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Cramer (R) | 66.3 | 241,569 |
 | Katrina Christiansen (D) | 33.4 | 121,602 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,156 | ||
| Total votes: 364,327 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kristin Hedger (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota
Katrina Christiansen advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katrina Christiansen | 99.8 | 19,690 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 19,737 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota
Incumbent Kevin Cramer advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Cramer | 97.7 | 82,692 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 1,913 | ||
| Total votes: 84,605 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate North Dakota
Kevin Cramer defeated incumbent Heidi Heitkamp in the general election for U.S. Senate North Dakota on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Cramer (R) | 55.1 | 179,720 |
 | Heidi Heitkamp (D) | 44.3 | 144,376 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 2,042 | ||
| Total votes: 326,138 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Heidi Heitkamp |
50.5% | 161,337 | |
| Republican | Rick Berg | 49.5% | 158,401 | |
| Total Votes | 319,738 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Kent Conrad won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Dwight Grotberg (R), Roland Riemers (I) and James Germalic (I) in the general election.[1]
| U.S. Senate, North Dakota General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kent Conrad incumbent |
68.8% | 150,146 | |
| Republican | Dwight Grotberg | 29.5% | 64,417 | |
| Independent | Roland Riemers | 1% | 2,194 | |
| Independent | James Germalic | 0.6% | 1,395 | |
| Total Votes | 218,152 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Kent Conrad won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Duane Sand (R) in the general election.[2]
| U.S. Senate, North Dakota General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kent Conrad incumbent |
61.4% | 176,470 | |
| Republican | Duane Sand | 38.6% | 111,069 | |
| Total Votes | 287,539 | |||
Class III
Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate North Dakota
Incumbent John Hoeven defeated Katrina Christiansen and Rick Becker in the general election for U.S. Senate North Dakota on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Hoeven (R) | 56.4 | 135,474 |
| Katrina Christiansen (D) | 25.0 | 59,995 | |
 | Rick Becker (Independent) | 18.5 | 44,406 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 265 | ||
| Total votes: 240,140 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota
Katrina Christiansen defeated Michael Steele in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katrina Christiansen | 76.8 | 17,187 |
 | Michael Steele | 23.1 | 5,174 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 22,385 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota
Incumbent John Hoeven defeated Riley Kuntz in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Dakota on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Hoeven | 77.8 | 59,529 |
 | Riley Kuntz | 21.4 | 16,400 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 557 | ||
| Total votes: 76,486 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rick Becker (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated North Dakota's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent John Hoeven (R) defeated Eliot Glassheim (D), Robert Marquette (L), and James Germalic (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in June.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Hoeven Incumbent |
78.5% | 268,788 | |
| Democratic | Eliot Glassheim | 17% | 58,116 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Marquette | 3.1% | 10,556 | |
| Independent | James Germalic | 1.4% | 4,675 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 366 | |
| Total Votes | 342,501 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, John Hoeven won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Tracy Potter (D) and Keith J. Hanson (Libertarian) in the general election.[4]
| U.S. Senate, North Dakota General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Hoeven |
76.2% | 181,689 | |
| Democratic-Nonpartisan League | Tracy Potter | 22.2% | 52,955 | |
| Libertarian | Keith J. Hanson | 1.6% | 3,890 | |
| Total Votes | 238,534 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Byron L. Dorgan won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Mike Liffrig (R) in the general election.[5]
| U.S. Senate, North Dakota General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Byron L. Dorgan incumbent |
68.3% | 212,143 | |
| Republican | Mike Liffrig | 31.7% | 98,553 | |
| Total Votes | 310,696 | |||
Historical members
| Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from North Dakota | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 10 | |||
| Republican | 15 | |||
| Class 1 Senators from North Dakota | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senators | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Lyman R. Casey | 1889-1893 | Republican | ||||||
| William N. Roach | 1893-1899 | Democratic | ||||||
| Porter J. McCumber | 1899-1923 | Republican | ||||||
| Lynn J. Frazier | 1923-1941 | Republican | ||||||
| William Langer | 1941-1959 | Republican | ||||||
| C. Norman Brunsdale | 1959-1960 | Republican | ||||||
| Quentin N. Burdick | 1960-1992 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jocelyn B. Burdick | 1992-1992 | Democratic | ||||||
| Kent Conrad | 1992-2013 | Democratic | ||||||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 2013-2019 | Democratic | ||||||
| Kevin Cramer | 2019-Present | Republican | ||||||
| Class 3 Senators from North Dakota | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senators | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Gilbert A. Pierce | 1889-1891 | Republican | ||||||
| Henry C. Hansbrough | 1891-1909 | Republican | ||||||
| Martin N. Johnson | 1909-1909 | Republican | ||||||
| Fountain L. Thompson | 1909-1910 | Democratic | ||||||
| William E. Purcell | 1910-1911 | Democratic | ||||||
| Asle J. Gronna | 1911-1921 | Republican | ||||||
| Edwin F. Ladd | 1921-1925 | Republican | ||||||
| Gerald P. Nye | 1925-1945 | Republican | ||||||
| John Moses | 1945-1945 | Democratic | ||||||
| Milton R. Young | 1945-1981 | Republican | ||||||
| Mark Andrews | 1981-1987 | Republican | ||||||
| Kent Conrad | 1987-1992 | Democratic | ||||||
| Byron L. Dorgan | 1992-2011 | Democratic | ||||||
| John Hoeven | 2011-Present | Republican | ||||||
See also
- United States Senate
- United States congressional delegations from North Dakota
- Classes of United States Senators
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 12, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
