United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2024

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U.S. Senate, North Dakota
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: April 8, 2024
Primary: June 11, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: Open between 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.; close between 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Voting in North Dakota
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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Voters in North Dakota elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 11, 2024. The filing deadline was April 8, 2024.

The election filled the Class I Senate seat held by Kevin Cramer (R), who first took office in 2019.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate in the 119th Congress. Thirty-four of 100 seats were up for election, including one special election. Of the seats up for election in 2024, Democrats held 19, Republicans held 11, and independents held four.

At the time of the election, Democrats had a 50-49 majority. As a result of the election, Republicans gained a 53-47 majority in the U.S. Senate. To read more about the 2024 U.S. Senate elections, click here.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2024 (June 11 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,737
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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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,605
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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in North Dakota

Election information in North Dakota: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: N/A
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 4, 2024
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 4, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 4, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST/MST)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Kevin Cramer	Republican Party	$6,577,477	$4,421,410	$2,354,889	As of December 31, 2024
Katrina Christiansen	Democratic Party	$463,372	$388,623	$74,748	As of March 31, 2024
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in North Dakota, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in North Dakota in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in North Dakota, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
North Dakota	U.S. Senate	Ballot-qualified party	3% of votes cast for the same office and party in the last election, or 300, whichever is less	N/A	4/8/2024	Source
North Dakota	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	1,000	N/A	9/2/2024	Source

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2016.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in North Dakota, 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 240,140
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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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,385
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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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,486
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rick Becker (R)

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 326,138 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: United States Senate election in North Dakota, 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.

U.S. Senate, North Dakota General Election, 2016

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

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in North Dakota and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for North Dakota, 2024
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
North Dakota's At-Large	Kelly Armstrong	Republican	R+20

2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, North Dakota
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
North Dakota's At-Large	31.9%	65.5%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 95.7% of North Dakotans lived in one of the state's 47 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 2.2% lived in one of four Trending Republican counties. Overall, North Dakota was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in North Dakota following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

North Dakota county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Republican	47	95.7%
Trending Republican	4	2.2%
Solid Democratic	2	2.1%
Total voted Democratic	2	2.1%
Total voted Republican	51	97.9%

Historical voting trends

North Dakota presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 5 Democratic wins
• 26 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from North Dakota

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in North Dakota.

U.S. Senate election results in North Dakota
Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	56.4%	25.0%
2018	55.5%	44.5%
2016	78.4%	17.0%
2012	50.2%	49.3%
2010	76.2%	22.2%
Average	65.4	32.5

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of North Dakota

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in North Dakota.

Gubernatorial election results in North Dakota
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	65.8%	25.4%
2016	76.5%	19.4%
2012	63.1%	34.3%
2008	74.4%	23.5%
2004	71.3%	27.4%
Average	70.2	26.0

See also: Party control of North Dakota state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of North Dakota's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from North Dakota
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	0	0
Republican	2	1	3
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	1	3

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in North Dakota's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in North Dakota, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Doug Burgum
Lieutenant Governor	Tammy Miller
Secretary of State	Michael Howe
Attorney General	Drew Wrigley

State legislature

North Dakota State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	4
	Republican Party	43
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		47

North Dakota House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	12
	Republican Party	82
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		94

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

North Dakota Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

The table below details demographic data in North Dakota and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

Demographic Data for North Dakota
	North Dakota	United States
Population	779,094	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	68,993	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	84.5%	65.9%
Black/African American	3.2%	12.5%
Asian	1.6%	5.8%
Native American	4.7%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Other (single race)	1.4%	6%
Multiple	4.4%	8.8%
Hispanic/Latino	4.3%	18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate	93.5%	89.1%
College graduation rate	31.4%	34.3%
Income
Median household income	$73,959	$75,149
Persons below poverty level	6.1%	8.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

See also

North Dakota	2024 primaries	2024 U.S. Congress elections
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Footnotes

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North Dakota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Kevin Cramer (R)

John Hoeven (R)

Representatives

Julie Fedorchak (R)

Republican Party (3)

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