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1944 US Senate election in North Dakota

John Moses (Democrat) beat Gerald P. Nye (Republican) in North Dakota in 1944, 45.2% to 33.0%, a margin of 12.2 points and 25,572 votes.

North Dakota changed party: in 1938 it went Republican, for Gerald P. Nye.

Democrats led in 38 of the 53 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 14 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Cass, cast 20,607 votes and went to the Democrat by 23.0 points. The closest was Golden Valley, where 5 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John Moses won Democratic 95,102 45.2%
Gerald P. Nye Republican 69,530 33.0%
Lynn U. Stumbaugh Independent 44,596 21.2%
All other candidates 1,194 0.6%
Total210,422

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 9,801 47.6% 5,066 24.6% 5,740 20,607 D+23.0
Grand Forks 7,075 55.0% 2,866 22.3% 2,923 12,864 D+32.7
Ward 5,262 47.4% 3,818 34.4% 2,022 11,102 D+13.0
Burleigh 3,420 45.2% 2,842 37.5% 1,312 7,574 D+7.6
Richland 3,206 44.3% 2,438 33.7% 1,592 7,236 D+10.6
Stutsman 3,320 46.4% 2,426 33.9% 1,410 7,156 D+12.5
Walsh 4,353 63.5% 1,280 18.7% 1,221 6,854 D+44.8
Barnes 2,819 43.4% 2,492 38.4% 1,183 6,494 D+5.0
Williams 3,611 62.3% 1,440 24.9% 742 5,793 D+37.5
Morton 1,952 37.5% 2,178 41.8% 1,078 5,208 R+4.3
Ramsey 2,352 46.9% 1,299 25.9% 1,366 5,017 D+21.0
Pembina 2,553 50.9% 1,258 25.1% 1,203 5,014 D+25.8
McLean 2,046 41.1% 1,508 30.3% 1,425 4,979 D+10.8
McHenry 1,904 39.3% 2,020 41.7% 923 4,847 R+2.4
Traill 2,600 55.0% 1,427 30.2% 703 4,730 D+24.8
Bottineau 1,697 38.8% 1,437 32.8% 1,242 4,376 D+5.9
Stark 1,572 38.0% 1,822 44.1% 738 4,132 R+6.1
Cavalier 2,004 49.2% 916 22.5% 1,154 4,074 D+26.7
Wells 1,552 39.6% 1,588 40.5% 780 3,920 R+0.9
Benson 1,901 50.3% 972 25.7% 907 3,780 D+24.6
Ransom 1,699 47.4% 1,204 33.6% 680 3,583 D+13.8
La Moure 1,449 40.5% 1,438 40.2% 690 3,577 D+0.3
Mountrail 1,674 48.3% 1,000 28.9% 792 3,466 D+19.4
Dickey 1,282 38.5% 1,190 35.8% 854 3,326 D+2.8
Nelson 1,901 57.2% 666 20.1% 754 3,321 D+37.2
Pierce 1,270 40.4% 810 25.8% 1,062 3,142 D+14.6
Mercer 668 23.4% 1,810 63.5% 374 2,852 R+40.0
McIntosh 224 7.9% 2,290 80.5% 330 2,844 R+72.6
Sargent 1,320 47.6% 841 30.3% 613 2,774 D+17.3
Emmons 775 28.0% 1,523 55.0% 472 2,770 R+27.0
McKenzie 1,312 48.9% 639 23.8% 730 2,681 D+25.1
Divide 1,223 46.6% 823 31.4% 576 2,622 D+15.3
Rolette 1,280 49.3% 532 20.5% 785 2,597 D+28.8
Burke 1,039 40.4% 774 30.1% 757 2,570 D+10.3
Steele 1,408 61.0% 573 24.8% 328 2,309 D+36.2
Hettinger 642 28.8% 993 44.5% 594 2,229 R+15.7
Griggs 1,225 55.4% 789 35.7% 198 2,212 D+19.7
Dunn 962 43.7% 854 38.8% 384 2,200 D+4.9
Towner 1,056 48.9% 563 26.1% 541 2,160 D+22.8
Sheridan 387 18.1% 1,151 53.7% 605 2,143 R+35.7
Logan 347 16.8% 1,365 66.0% 356 2,068 R+49.2
Renville 1,029 50.2% 685 33.4% 336 2,050 D+16.8
Grant 459 22.6% 1,240 60.9% 336 2,035 R+38.4
Kidder 723 36.2% 822 41.2% 451 1,996 R+5.0
Eddy 937 48.0% 623 31.9% 392 1,952 D+16.1
Foster 973 50.7% 638 33.3% 307 1,918 D+17.5
Adams 660 43.0% 457 29.8% 419 1,536 D+13.2
Bowman 623 46.4% 385 28.7% 334 1,342 D+17.7
Golden Valley 466 41.9% 461 41.5% 185 1,112 D+0.4
Sioux 317 31.2% 330 32.5% 369 1,016 Others
Oliver 223 24.3% 506 55.2% 188 917 R+30.9
Slope 394 48.5% 234 28.8% 185 813 D+19.7
Billings 155 29.1% 228 42.9% 149 532 R+13.7

Counties as they stood in 1944; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

North Dakota Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kevin Cramer (R) R+32.9
2022 John Hoeven (R) R+31.4
2018 Kevin Cramer (R) R+10.8
2016 John Hoeven (R) R+61.5
2012 Heidi Heitkamp (D) D+0.9
2010 John Hoeven (R) R+54.0
2006 Kent Conrad (D) D+39.3
2004 Byron L. Dorgan (D) D+36.6
2000 Kent Conrad (D) D+22.7
1998 Byron L. Dorgan (D) D+28.0
1994 Kent Conrad (D) D+16.0
1992 Byron L. Dorgan (D) D+20.1
1988 Quentin N. Burdick (D) D+20.4
1986 Kent Conrad (D) D+0.7
1982 Quentin N. Burdick (D) D+28.8
1980 Mark Andrews (R) R+41.3
1976 Quentin N. Burdick (D) D+25.5
1974 Milton Young (R) R+0.1
1970 Quentin Burdick (D) D+23.5
1968 Milton R. Young (R) R+30.9
1964 Quentin Burdick (D) D+15.3
1962 Milton R. Young (R) R+21.3
1958 William Langer (R) R+15.7
1956 Milton R. Young (R) R+27.6
1952 William Langer (R) R+43.1
1950 Milton R. Young (R) R+35.2
1946 William Langer (R) R+30.1
1944 John Moses (D) D+12.2
1940 William Langer (R) R+11.7
1938 Gerald P. Nye (R) R+42.8
1934 Lynn J. Frazier (R) R+18.0
1932 Gerald P. Nye (R) R+44.9
1928 Lynn J. Frazier (R) R+60.3
1926 Gerald P. Nye (R) R+60.9
1922 Lynn J. Frazier (R) R+4.6
1920 Edwin F. Ladd (R) R+19.6
1916 Porter J. McCumber (R) R+15.6
1914 Asle J. Gronna (R) R+21.9