1980 United States Senate election in North Dakota

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1980 United States Senate election in North Dakota
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  1974 November 4, 1980 1986  
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Nominee Mark Andrews Kent Johanneson
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Popular vote210,34786,658
Percentage70.29%28.96%

1980 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg
County results Andrews:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Milton R. Young
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mark Andrews
Republican

The 1980 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 4, 1980. The incumbent, Republican Senator Milton Young, was retiring. Republican Mark Andrews defeated North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate Kent Johanneson to fill the vacated seat. [1]

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Andrews, who had served as a Representative since 1963, easily received the Republican nomination, and the endorsed Democratic-NPL candidate was Kent Johanneson. Andrews and Johanneson won the primary elections for their respective parties.

Two independent candidates, Harley McLain and Don J. Klingensmith also filed before the deadline under the Chemical Farming Banned and Statesman parties respectively. McLain would later run for the same seat in 1998 against then incumbent Byron Dorgan.

Election results

1980 United States Senate election, North Dakota
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Andrews 210,347 70.29%
Democratic–NPL Kent Johanneson 86,65828.96%
Independent Harley McLain 1,6250.54%
Independent Don J. Klingensmith 6420.22%
Majority
Turnout 299,272
Republican hold

Notes

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1980" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2022.


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