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1970 US Senate election in North Dakota

Quentin Burdick (Democrat) beat Thomas S. Kleppe (Republican) in North Dakota in 1970, 61.3% to 37.8%, a margin of 23.5 points and 51,523 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1964, when Quentin Burdick also won.

Democrats led in 50 of the 53 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 3. The largest, Cass, cast 23,834 votes and went to the Democrat by 22.9 points. The closest was Mercer, where 16 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Quentin Burdick won Democratic 134,519 61.3%
Thomas S. Kleppe Republican 82,996 37.8%
All other candidates 2,045 0.9%
Total219,560

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 14,539 61.0% 9,077 38.1% 218 23,834 D+22.9
Grand Forks 9,907 64.4% 5,192 33.8% 276 15,375 D+30.7
Burleigh 7,880 52.5% 6,955 46.3% 182 15,017 D+6.2
Ward 9,030 61.2% 5,558 37.7% 162 14,750 D+23.5
Stutsman 4,832 60.4% 3,084 38.5% 86 8,002 D+21.8
Morton 4,905 66.7% 2,390 32.5% 55 7,350 D+34.2
Williams 4,381 65.1% 2,262 33.6% 83 6,726 D+31.5
Richland 3,989 59.9% 2,631 39.5% 38 6,658 D+20.4
Stark 4,080 62.5% 2,398 36.8% 47 6,525 D+25.8
Barnes 3,735 62.1% 2,239 37.2% 37 6,011 D+24.9
Walsh 4,013 69.5% 1,726 29.9% 38 5,777 D+39.6
Ramsey 3,379 63.2% 1,939 36.3% 28 5,346 D+26.9
McLean 2,656 59.4% 1,792 40.1% 23 4,471 D+19.3
Traill 2,488 60.4% 1,600 38.8% 31 4,119 D+21.6
Bottineau 2,311 59.1% 1,568 40.1% 32 3,911 D+19.0
McHenry 2,437 62.4% 1,440 36.9% 29 3,906 D+25.5
Pembina 2,419 62.9% 1,397 36.3% 30 3,846 D+26.6
Cavalier 2,509 72.2% 949 27.3% 15 3,473 D+44.9
Benson 2,197 64.8% 1,185 34.9% 10 3,392 D+29.8
Wells 1,991 58.7% 1,376 40.6% 25 3,392 D+18.1
Rolette 2,518 76.0% 774 23.4% 22 3,314 D+52.6
La Moure 1,875 59.7% 1,244 39.6% 24 3,143 D+20.1
Mountrail 2,154 69.3% 914 29.4% 40 3,108 D+39.9
Ransom 1,818 60.2% 1,179 39.0% 23 3,020 D+21.2
Emmons 1,741 57.8% 1,227 40.7% 44 3,012 D+17.1
Dickey 1,589 55.5% 1,260 44.0% 15 2,864 D+11.5
Pierce 1,813 64.6% 966 34.4% 27 2,806 D+30.2
Nelson 1,943 69.9% 816 29.4% 21 2,780 D+40.5
McIntosh 1,039 38.9% 1,617 60.6% 12 2,668 R+21.7
Sargent 1,675 64.6% 908 35.0% 9 2,592 D+29.6
Mercer 1,253 50.0% 1,237 49.4% 16 2,506 D+0.6
McKenzie 1,359 56.7% 1,024 42.7% 14 2,397 D+14.0
Foster 1,361 64.7% 732 34.8% 9 2,102 D+29.9
Grant 1,085 52.3% 976 47.0% 15 2,076 D+5.3
Griggs 1,308 64.8% 680 33.7% 29 2,017 D+31.1
Hettinger 1,153 57.9% 823 41.3% 16 1,992 D+16.6
Burke 1,110 57.2% 812 41.8% 19 1,941 D+15.4
Towner 1,340 69.2% 578 29.8% 19 1,937 D+39.3
Divide 1,273 67.0% 614 32.3% 13 1,900 D+34.7
Logan 882 46.5% 984 51.8% 32 1,898 R+5.4
Dunn 1,103 58.7% 759 40.4% 18 1,880 D+18.3
Steele 1,277 68.9% 572 30.9% 5 1,854 D+38.0
Kidder 965 53.0% 794 43.6% 62 1,821 D+9.4
Eddy 1,198 66.6% 586 32.6% 16 1,800 D+34.0
Renville 1,145 67.7% 533 31.5% 14 1,692 D+36.2
Adams 925 58.3% 655 41.3% 7 1,587 D+17.0
Sheridan 649 41.1% 925 58.6% 4 1,578 R+17.5
Bowman 843 60.9% 533 38.5% 8 1,384 D+22.4
Golden Valley 545 50.4% 523 48.3% 14 1,082 D+2.0
Sioux 719 76.3% 216 22.9% 7 942 D+53.4
Oliver 540 61.3% 325 36.9% 16 881 D+24.4
Billings 309 55.6% 239 43.0% 8 556 D+12.6
Slope 334 60.8% 213 38.8% 2 549 D+22.0

Counties as they stood in 1970; 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