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Election 2006 Results

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2006 US Senate election in North Dakota

Kent Conrad (Democrat) beat Dwight Grotberg (Republican) in North Dakota in 2006, 68.8% to 29.5%, a margin of 39.3 points and 85,729 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2000, when Kent Conrad also won.

Democrats led in 53 of the 53 counties. The largest, Cass, cast 40,271 votes and went to the Democrat by 38.3 points. The closest was Billings, where 40 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 150,146 68.8%
Dwight Grotberg Republican 64,417 29.5%
All other candidates 3,589 1.6%
Total218,152

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 27,598 68.5% 12,167 30.2% 506 40,271 D+38.3
Burleigh 17,662 61.7% 10,457 36.5% 512 28,631 D+25.2
Grand Forks 13,260 74.5% 4,249 23.9% 292 17,801 D+50.6
Ward 11,842 69.0% 5,086 29.6% 234 17,162 D+39.4
Morton 6,260 65.2% 3,084 32.1% 255 9,599 D+33.1
Stutsman 4,760 66.0% 2,342 32.5% 112 7,214 D+33.5
Stark 4,893 68.4% 2,137 29.9% 127 7,157 D+38.5
Williams 3,871 67.2% 1,819 31.6% 67 5,757 D+35.6
Richland 3,805 69.5% 1,591 29.1% 79 5,475 D+40.4
Barnes 2,930 63.2% 1,658 35.8% 45 4,633 D+27.5
Ramsey 2,953 76.8% 842 21.9% 50 3,845 D+54.9
Walsh 2,823 73.5% 951 24.8% 67 3,841 D+48.7
Rolette 3,244 87.4% 377 10.2% 89 3,710 D+77.3
Mercer 2,288 64.5% 1,181 33.3% 78 3,547 D+31.2
McLean 2,327 66.6% 1,111 31.8% 57 3,495 D+34.8
Bottineau 2,353 72.1% 857 26.2% 55 3,265 D+45.8
Pembina 2,284 75.4% 703 23.2% 43 3,030 D+52.2
Traill 1,949 72.1% 725 26.8% 28 2,702 D+45.3
McHenry 1,613 71.4% 615 27.2% 31 2,259 D+44.2
Mountrail 1,617 74.6% 498 23.0% 53 2,168 D+51.6
Ransom 1,669 79.3% 417 19.8% 19 2,105 D+59.5
McKenzie 1,346 64.9% 687 33.1% 40 2,073 D+31.8
LaMoure 1,358 65.6% 681 32.9% 31 2,070 D+32.7
Pierce 1,409 71.2% 541 27.4% 28 1,978 D+43.9
Dickey 1,178 59.7% 767 38.9% 27 1,972 D+20.8
Wells 1,294 66.1% 631 32.2% 32 1,957 D+33.9
Benson 1,464 79.5% 338 18.3% 40 1,842 D+61.1
Cavalier 1,322 77.3% 365 21.3% 24 1,711 D+55.9
Sargent 1,319 77.5% 361 21.2% 22 1,702 D+56.3
Emmons 1,010 64.3% 504 32.1% 56 1,570 D+32.2
Nelson 1,153 77.5% 316 21.3% 18 1,487 D+56.3
McIntosh 975 65.8% 469 31.7% 37 1,481 D+34.2
Dunn 961 67.2% 430 30.1% 38 1,429 D+37.2
Foster 1,029 72.7% 354 25.0% 32 1,415 D+47.7
Towner 1,045 81.1% 223 17.3% 20 1,288 D+63.8
Kidder 757 65.3% 368 31.8% 34 1,159 D+33.6
Griggs 784 68.9% 344 30.2% 10 1,138 D+38.7
Eddy 865 76.3% 252 22.2% 17 1,134 D+54.1
Bowman 667 60.4% 419 37.9% 19 1,105 D+22.4
Hettinger 715 64.9% 356 32.3% 30 1,101 D+32.6
Grant 689 62.6% 380 34.5% 31 1,100 D+28.1
Renville 823 75.2% 251 22.9% 20 1,094 D+52.3
Steele 826 79.2% 213 20.4% 4 1,043 D+58.8
Adams 661 68.1% 287 29.6% 22 970 D+38.6
Oliver 581 64.1% 303 33.4% 22 906 D+30.7
Logan 591 66.0% 280 31.3% 24 895 D+34.7
Divide 688 77.0% 197 22.1% 8 893 D+55.0
Sioux 692 84.3% 117 14.3% 12 821 D+70.0
Sheridan 467 58.2% 309 38.5% 27 803 D+19.7
Golden Valley 481 62.8% 262 34.2% 23 766 D+28.6
Burke 521 68.8% 225 29.7% 11 757 D+39.1
Billings 227 52.8% 187 43.5% 16 430 D+9.3
Slope 247 62.5% 133 33.7% 15 395 D+28.9

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