1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota

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.

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 results
Conrad:      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

General election

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Candidates

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Campaign

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Andrews lost re-election by just over 2,000[1] votes after a rigorous campaign involving personal attacks and other strategies[2]

Results

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General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic–NPL Kent Conrad 143,932 49.80%
Republican Mark Andrews (incumbent) 141,812 49.07%
Independent Anna B. Bourgois 3,269 1.13%
Total votes 289,013 100.00%
Democratic–NPL gain from Republican

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 30.
  2. ^ "Campaign '86: Conrad Gaining on Andrews in North Dakota Senate Race". Associated Press.