1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota (original) (raw)
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1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota
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  Nominee Kent Conrad Mark Andrews Party Democratic–NPL Republican Popular vote 143,932 141,812 Percentage 49.80% 49.07% |
 County resultsConrad: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Andrews: 40–50% 50–60% |
| U.S. senator before election Mark Andrews Republican Elected U.S. Senator Kent Conrad Democratic–NPL |
The 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mark Andrews ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic-NPL nominee Kent Conrad.
- Anna B. Bourgois (Independent)
- Kent Conrad, State Tax Commissioner (1981–1986) (Democratic-NPL)
- Mark Andrews, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
Andrews lost re-election by just over 2,000[1] votes after a rigorous campaign involving personal attacks and other strategies[2]
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 30.
- ^ "Campaign '86: Conrad Gaining on Andrews in North Dakota Senate Race". Associated Press.