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Election 2004 Results

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2004 US Senate election in North Dakota

Byron L. Dorgan (Democrat) beat Mike Liffrig (Republican) in North Dakota in 2004, 68.3% to 31.7%, a margin of 36.6 points and 113,590 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1998, when Byron L. Dorgan also won.

Democrats led in 53 of the 53 counties. The largest, Cass, cast 66,074 votes and went to the Democrat by 41.5 points. The closest was Billings, where 24 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
Byron L. Dorgan won Democratic 212,143 68.3%
Mike Liffrig Republican 98,553 31.7%
Total310,696

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 46,731 70.7% 19,343 29.3% 66,074 D+41.5
Burleigh 23,530 61.3% 14,885 38.7% 38,415 D+22.5
Grand Forks 21,595 72.0% 8,393 28.0% 29,988 D+44.0
Ward 17,182 68.0% 8,073 32.0% 25,255 D+36.1
Morton 7,895 62.8% 4,676 37.2% 12,571 D+25.6
Stark 6,729 65.0% 3,618 35.0% 10,347 D+30.1
Stutsman 6,936 68.6% 3,170 31.4% 10,106 D+37.3
Williams 5,733 64.6% 3,144 35.4% 8,877 D+29.2
Richland 5,779 70.9% 2,369 29.1% 8,148 D+41.9
Barnes 4,086 70.4% 1,716 29.6% 5,802 D+40.8
Walsh 3,667 70.4% 1,541 29.6% 5,208 D+40.8
Ramsey 3,567 72.4% 1,362 27.6% 4,929 D+44.7
McLean 3,171 66.9% 1,567 33.1% 4,738 D+33.9
Mercer 2,758 59.8% 1,854 40.2% 4,612 D+19.6
Traill 3,154 74.4% 1,085 25.6% 4,239 D+48.8
Rolette 3,385 83.5% 668 16.5% 4,053 D+67.0
Pembina 2,625 67.9% 1,240 32.1% 3,865 D+35.8
Bottineau 2,527 69.7% 1,100 30.3% 3,627 D+39.3
Mountrail 2,389 78.8% 643 21.2% 3,032 D+57.6
McHenry 2,040 72.5% 775 27.5% 2,815 D+44.9
Dickey 1,604 57.1% 1,203 42.9% 2,807 D+14.3
McKenzie 1,773 64.8% 963 35.2% 2,736 D+29.6
Ransom 2,060 79.0% 546 21.0% 2,606 D+58.1
Wells 1,684 65.5% 887 34.5% 2,571 D+31.0
Cavalier 1,758 71.3% 708 28.7% 2,466 D+42.6
LaMoure 1,507 64.9% 816 35.1% 2,323 D+29.7
Benson 1,724 76.5% 531 23.5% 2,255 D+52.9
Pierce 1,479 67.3% 719 32.7% 2,198 D+34.6
Sargent 1,683 76.6% 514 23.4% 2,197 D+53.2
Emmons 1,240 58.7% 873 41.3% 2,113 D+17.4
Nelson 1,443 74.7% 488 25.3% 1,931 D+49.5
Dunn 1,175 66.5% 591 33.5% 1,766 D+33.1
Foster 1,266 71.7% 500 28.3% 1,766 D+43.4
McIntosh 1,067 61.6% 665 38.4% 1,732 D+23.2
Bowman 998 58.4% 710 41.6% 1,708 D+16.9
Hettinger 940 63.1% 550 36.9% 1,490 D+26.2
Renville 1,078 73.4% 390 26.6% 1,468 D+46.9
Griggs 994 69.4% 438 30.6% 1,432 D+38.8
Towner 1,068 76.2% 334 23.8% 1,402 D+52.4
Kidder 861 63.1% 503 36.9% 1,364 D+26.2
Adams 804 62.8% 477 37.2% 1,281 D+25.5
Divide 980 78.0% 277 22.0% 1,257 D+55.9
Grant 737 59.1% 510 40.9% 1,247 D+18.2
Eddy 926 75.5% 300 24.5% 1,226 D+51.1
Steele 1,010 82.9% 209 17.1% 1,219 D+65.7
Burke 838 71.4% 335 28.6% 1,173 D+42.9
Sioux 996 87.2% 146 12.8% 1,142 D+74.4
Logan 715 63.2% 417 36.8% 1,132 D+26.3
Oliver 673 60.0% 449 40.0% 1,122 D+20.0
Sheridan 512 54.4% 429 45.6% 941 D+8.8
Golden Valley 529 56.8% 402 43.2% 931 D+13.6
Billings 291 52.2% 267 47.8% 558 D+4.3
Slope 251 57.7% 184 42.3% 435 D+15.4

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