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1998 United States Senate election in North Dakota 
Summary
The 1998 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 3, 1998, along with other elections to the United States Senate as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic-NPL U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan won re-election to a second term.[1]
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 County results Dorgan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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Major candidates edit
Democratic edit
- Byron Dorgan, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican edit
Campaign edit
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 this senate seat in 1980 against incumbent Mark Andrews.
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic–NPL | Byron Dorgan (incumbent) | 134,747 | 63.16% | |
| Republican | Donna Nalewaja | 75,013 | 35.16% | |
| Reform | Harley McLain | 3,598 | 1.69% | |
| Total votes | 213,358 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic–NPL hold | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998". Archived from the original on April 16, 2004.
External links edit
- 1998 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results