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Election 1994 Results

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1994 US Senate election in North Dakota

Kent Conrad (Democrat) beat Ben Clayburgh (Republican) in North Dakota in 1994, 58.0% to 42.0%, a margin of 16.0 points and 37,767 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1988, when Quentin N. Burdick won.

Democrats led in 50 of the 53 counties and Republicans in 3. The largest, Cass, cast 37,236 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.9 points. The closest was Grant, where 13 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
Kent Conrad won Democratic 137,157 58.0%
Ben Clayburgh Republican 99,390 42.0%
Total236,547

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 20,840 56.0% 16,396 44.0% 37,236 D+11.9
Burleigh 13,030 50.3% 12,882 49.7% 25,912 D+0.6
Grand Forks 11,216 59.2% 7,719 40.8% 18,935 D+18.5
Ward 11,310 61.4% 7,122 38.6% 18,432 D+22.7
Morton 5,025 53.9% 4,304 46.1% 9,329 D+7.7
Stark 4,648 58.4% 3,314 41.6% 7,962 D+16.8
Williams 4,620 59.3% 3,165 40.7% 7,785 D+18.7
Stutsman 4,530 58.2% 3,254 41.8% 7,784 D+16.4
Richland 3,649 60.4% 2,392 39.6% 6,041 D+20.8
Barnes 2,976 61.1% 1,898 38.9% 4,874 D+22.1
Rolette 3,777 78.8% 1,017 21.2% 4,794 D+57.6
Walsh 2,819 60.3% 1,857 39.7% 4,676 D+20.6
Ramsey 2,908 63.7% 1,657 36.3% 4,565 D+27.4
McLean 2,391 55.3% 1,929 44.7% 4,320 D+10.7
Mercer 2,059 50.6% 2,008 49.4% 4,067 D+1.3
Bottineau 1,930 60.0% 1,284 40.0% 3,214 D+20.1
Pembina 1,797 56.7% 1,371 43.3% 3,168 D+13.4
Traill 1,938 63.2% 1,127 36.8% 3,065 D+26.5
McHenry 1,777 62.7% 1,057 37.3% 2,834 D+25.4
McKenzie 1,567 56.4% 1,210 43.6% 2,777 D+12.9
Cavalier 1,726 63.3% 999 36.7% 2,725 D+26.7
Wells 1,435 55.6% 1,147 44.4% 2,582 D+11.2
Mountrail 1,719 67.5% 829 32.5% 2,548 D+34.9
Dickey 1,342 53.9% 1,150 46.1% 2,492 D+7.7
Benson 1,549 66.8% 771 33.2% 2,320 D+33.5
Pierce 1,346 58.6% 949 41.4% 2,295 D+17.3
LaMoure 1,299 56.7% 993 43.3% 2,292 D+13.4
Emmons 1,135 50.6% 1,109 49.4% 2,244 D+1.2
Nelson 1,368 67.9% 646 32.1% 2,014 D+35.8
Sargent 1,252 64.4% 691 35.6% 1,943 D+28.9
McIntosh 874 46.1% 1,022 53.9% 1,896 R+7.8
Dunn 1,028 54.6% 854 45.4% 1,882 D+9.2
Foster 1,121 59.9% 750 40.1% 1,871 D+19.8
Ransom 1,210 67.0% 596 33.0% 1,806 D+34.0
Grant 891 50.4% 878 49.6% 1,769 D+0.7
Griggs 1,022 60.8% 659 39.2% 1,681 D+21.6
Kidder 794 51.0% 763 49.0% 1,557 D+2.0
Bowman 849 55.5% 682 44.5% 1,531 D+10.9
Hettinger 816 54.3% 687 45.7% 1,503 D+8.6
Renville 1,008 68.4% 465 31.6% 1,473 D+36.9
Towner 958 66.3% 487 33.7% 1,445 D+32.6
Adams 792 57.9% 577 42.1% 1,369 D+15.7
Divide 937 70.7% 388 29.3% 1,325 D+41.4
Eddy 797 60.6% 519 39.4% 1,316 D+21.1
Steele 881 68.8% 399 31.2% 1,280 D+37.7
Logan 630 52.7% 565 47.3% 1,195 D+5.4
Burke 723 62.2% 439 37.8% 1,162 D+24.4
Sioux 767 69.5% 336 30.5% 1,103 D+39.1
Sheridan 509 46.9% 576 53.1% 1,085 R+6.2
Oliver 530 51.6% 497 48.4% 1,027 D+3.2
Golden Valley 496 52.0% 458 48.0% 954 D+4.0
Billings 294 46.1% 344 53.9% 638 R+7.8
Slope 252 55.5% 202 44.5% 454 D+11.0

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