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Election 1988 Results

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1988 US Senate election in North Dakota

Quentin N. Burdick (Democrat) beat Earl Strinden (Republican) in North Dakota in 1988, 59.4% to 39.1%, a margin of 20.4 points and 58,962 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1982, when Quentin N. Burdick also won.

Democrats led in 50 of the 53 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 3. The largest, Cass, cast 49,217 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.2 points. The closest was Sheridan, where 6 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 N. Burdick won Democratic 171,899 59.4%
Earl Strinden Republican 112,937 39.1%
All other candidates 4,334 1.5%
Total289,170

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 28,038 57.0% 20,557 41.8% 622 49,217 D+15.2
Burleigh 14,561 55.1% 11,485 43.5% 385 26,431 D+11.6
Grand Forks 14,821 60.6% 9,352 38.2% 281 24,454 D+22.4
Ward 14,041 60.1% 8,997 38.5% 331 23,369 D+21.6
Williams 5,747 58.0% 3,987 40.3% 167 9,901 D+17.8
Stark 5,659 58.4% 3,829 39.5% 202 9,690 D+18.9
Morton 5,987 61.9% 3,503 36.2% 179 9,669 D+25.7
Stutsman 4,966 57.6% 3,516 40.8% 138 8,620 D+16.8
Richland 4,684 55.9% 3,581 42.7% 115 8,380 D+13.2
Walsh 3,984 64.6% 2,085 33.8% 96 6,165 D+30.8
Barnes 3,660 61.8% 2,182 36.8% 84 5,926 D+24.9
McLean 3,344 60.2% 2,128 38.3% 82 5,554 D+21.9
Ramsey 3,322 65.0% 1,711 33.5% 74 5,107 D+31.5
Mercer 2,845 57.2% 2,032 40.9% 95 4,972 D+16.4
Bottineau 2,549 59.5% 1,666 38.9% 69 4,284 D+20.6
Pembina 2,549 59.8% 1,614 37.9% 96 4,259 D+22.0
Traill 2,499 62.0% 1,496 37.1% 37 4,032 D+24.9
McHenry 2,322 64.0% 1,260 34.7% 45 3,627 D+29.3
Mountrail 2,432 69.0% 1,032 29.3% 63 3,527 D+39.7
Cavalier 2,193 63.2% 1,223 35.2% 54 3,470 D+28.0
Dickey 1,618 48.0% 1,704 50.5% 52 3,374 R+2.5
McKenzie 1,878 57.2% 1,340 40.8% 67 3,285 D+16.4
Wells 1,832 55.9% 1,404 42.8% 44 3,280 D+13.0
Rolette 2,564 79.2% 627 19.4% 46 3,237 D+59.8
Benson 2,200 71.4% 849 27.5% 34 3,083 D+43.8
La Moure 1,698 56.8% 1,261 42.1% 33 2,992 D+14.6
Ransom 1,885 64.1% 1,011 34.4% 45 2,941 D+29.7
Emmons 1,564 57.9% 1,062 39.3% 74 2,700 D+18.6
Sargent 1,638 65.7% 834 33.5% 20 2,492 D+32.3
McIntosh 1,023 42.4% 1,340 55.5% 51 2,414 R+13.1
Nelson 1,538 66.1% 759 32.6% 29 2,326 D+33.5
Dunn 1,402 62.4% 811 36.1% 34 2,247 D+26.3
Pierce 1,270 58.6% 867 40.0% 29 2,166 D+18.6
Hettinger 1,261 58.5% 853 39.6% 41 2,155 D+18.9
Grant 1,104 52.4% 930 44.1% 73 2,107 D+8.3
Foster 1,229 59.0% 839 40.3% 16 2,084 D+18.7
Towner 1,317 66.8% 627 31.8% 29 1,973 D+35.0
Griggs 1,158 59.9% 751 38.8% 25 1,934 D+21.0
Bowman 1,099 58.7% 736 39.3% 36 1,871 D+19.4
Divide 1,256 69.7% 526 29.2% 20 1,802 D+40.5
Kidder 1,046 58.4% 710 39.6% 36 1,792 D+18.8
Renville 1,190 67.4% 553 31.3% 23 1,766 D+36.1
Adams 1,064 61.0% 654 37.5% 26 1,744 D+23.5
Logan 906 53.0% 761 44.5% 42 1,709 D+8.5
Burke 1,065 62.5% 614 36.1% 24 1,703 D+26.5
Eddy 1,081 64.0% 581 34.4% 28 1,690 D+29.6
Steele 1,160 71.6% 444 27.4% 16 1,620 D+44.2
Sheridan 653 49.2% 659 49.7% 14 1,326 R+0.5
Oliver 793 64.2% 423 34.2% 20 1,236 D+29.9
Golden Valley 680 56.7% 490 40.8% 30 1,200 D+15.8
Sioux 803 75.2% 239 22.4% 26 1,068 D+52.8
Billings 389 58.8% 252 38.1% 21 662 D+20.7
Slope 332 61.8% 190 35.4% 15 537 D+26.4

Counties as they stood in 1988; 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