United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1998

United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1998
North Dakota
November 3, 1998

 
Nominee Byron L. Dorgan Donna Nalewaja
Party Democratic-NPL Republican
Popular vote 134,747 75,013
Percentage 63.2% 35.2%

County Results

Senator before election

Byron Dorgan
Democratic

Elected Senator

Byron Dorgan
Democratic

The 1998 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 3, 1998 along other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent North Dakota Democratic NPL Party U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan won re-election to a second term.[1]

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Campaign

Nalewaja's campaign focused on the suggestion that Dorgan had served in the United States Congress for nearly 20 years, and had accomplished relatively little. Dorgan and Nalewaja won the primary elections for their respective parties. McLain had previously run for North Dakota's other senate seat in 1980 against incumbent Mark Andrews.

Results

Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Byron Dorgan (incumbent) 134,747 63.16
Republican Donna Nalewaja 75,013 35.16
Independent Harley McLain 3,598 1.69
Majority
Turnout 213,358

References


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