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2012 US Senate election in North Dakota

Heidi Heitkamp (Democrat) beat Rick Berg (Republican) in North Dakota in 2012, 50.2% to 49.3%, a margin of 0.9 points and 2,936 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2006, when Kent Conrad won.

Republicans led in 29 of the 53 counties and Democrats in 24. The largest, Cass, cast 73,408 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.5 points. The closest was McHenry, where 20 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
Heidi Heitkamp won Democratic 161,337 50.2%
Rick Berg Republican 158,401 49.3%
All other candidates 1,406 0.4%
Total321,144

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 41,480 56.5% 31,569 43.0% 359 73,408 D+13.5
Burleigh 19,284 44.8% 23,538 54.7% 231 43,053 R+9.9
Grand Forks 16,542 55.6% 13,101 44.0% 107 29,750 D+11.6
Ward 11,230 44.5% 13,888 55.0% 145 25,263 R+10.5
Morton 6,325 46.7% 7,135 52.7% 90 13,550 R+6.0
Stark 4,110 35.6% 7,393 64.1% 32 11,535 R+28.5
Williams 3,142 32.4% 6,541 67.4% 24 9,707 R+35.0
Stutsman 4,800 50.6% 4,654 49.1% 30 9,484 D+1.5
Richland 4,445 58.4% 3,135 41.2% 33 7,613 D+17.2
Barnes 3,181 57.5% 2,329 42.1% 21 5,531 D+15.4
Ramsey 2,766 55.2% 2,229 44.5% 18 5,013 D+10.7
McLean 2,357 48.0% 2,544 51.8% 14 4,915 R+3.8
Walsh 2,645 54.9% 2,151 44.7% 18 4,814 D+10.3
Rolette 3,662 80.1% 902 19.7% 9 4,573 D+60.4
Mercer 1,807 40.6% 2,627 59.0% 18 4,452 R+18.4
Traill 2,311 59.1% 1,589 40.6% 13 3,913 D+18.5
Bottineau 1,636 46.3% 1,875 53.1% 20 3,531 R+6.8
Mountrail 1,745 50.9% 1,673 48.8% 9 3,427 D+2.1
McKenzie 1,229 36.0% 2,177 63.8% 6 3,412 R+27.8
Pembina 1,672 51.3% 1,579 48.5% 8 3,259 D+2.9
McHenry 1,359 50.2% 1,339 49.5% 9 2,707 D+0.7
Dickey 1,125 44.4% 1,399 55.3% 8 2,532 R+10.8
Ransom 1,669 68.7% 755 31.1% 5 2,429 D+37.6
Wells 982 41.6% 1,363 57.7% 16 2,361 R+16.1
LaMoure 1,065 48.3% 1,125 51.1% 13 2,203 R+2.7
Pierce 1,027 47.2% 1,136 52.2% 12 2,175 R+5.0
Benson 1,453 67.1% 709 32.7% 4 2,166 D+34.3
Cavalier 1,087 52.5% 977 47.2% 7 2,071 D+5.3
Dunn 746 36.7% 1,283 63.1% 3 2,032 R+26.4
Sargent 1,321 65.7% 679 33.7% 12 2,012 D+31.9
Emmons 709 37.9% 1,152 61.5% 12 1,873 R+23.7
Bowman 621 36.3% 1,086 63.5% 4 1,711 R+27.2
Foster 853 51.0% 810 48.5% 8 1,671 D+2.6
Nelson 993 59.5% 670 40.1% 6 1,669 D+19.4
McIntosh 648 42.4% 872 57.0% 10 1,530 R+14.6
Grant 542 38.7% 853 60.8% 7 1,402 R+22.2
Hettinger 511 37.6% 843 62.1% 4 1,358 R+24.4
Griggs 704 52.9% 628 47.1% 1,332 D+5.7
Kidder 613 46.2% 706 53.2% 8 1,327 R+7.0
Adams 473 36.9% 806 62.9% 3 1,282 R+26.0
Renville 580 46.0% 676 53.6% 5 1,261 R+7.6
Towner 699 59.4% 472 40.1% 6 1,177 D+19.3
Divide 592 50.9% 567 48.8% 3 1,162 D+2.2
Eddy 693 60.0% 455 39.4% 7 1,155 D+20.6
Sioux 963 83.5% 185 16.0% 5 1,153 D+67.5
Logan 446 42.0% 610 57.4% 6 1,062 R+15.4
Steele 641 61.6% 398 38.3% 1 1,040 D+23.4
Burke 360 35.3% 657 64.4% 3 1,020 R+29.1
Oliver 446 44.3% 555 55.2% 5 1,006 R+10.8
Golden Valley 265 28.6% 660 71.2% 2 927 R+42.6
Sheridan 299 36.3% 521 63.2% 4 824 R+26.9
Billings 160 27.9% 412 71.9% 1 573 R+44.0
Slope 149 33.5% 294 66.1% 2 445 R+32.6

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