1988 United States Senate election in North Dakota

none March 2026 September 2023 1988 United States Senate election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 1982 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1982 1992 United States Senate special election in North Dakota 1992 (special) November 8, 1988 File:BurdickQN_(D-ND) (cropped 2).jpg 150x150px Quentin Burdick North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party 171,899 59.45% 3x4.svg Earl Strinden North Dakota Republican Party 112,937 39.06% 1988 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBurdick: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Strinden: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% U.S. Senator Quentin Burdick Elected U.S. Senator Democratic Party (United States) Quentin Burdick Democratic Party (United States) The 1988 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic-NPL Senator Quentin Burdick won re-election to his sixth term, defeating Republican candidate Earl Strinden.Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1988election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 39 Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Earl Strinden of Grand Forks, North Dakota, who was President of the University of North Dakota Alumni Association. As in the Burdick's previous re-election campaign, the senator's age became an issue for voters as he was 80 years old during the campaign. However, challenger Strinden commented that he did not want to raise the age issue. Burdick and Strinden won the primary elections for their respective parties. The Burdick campaign hired high-profile Washington, D.C. campaign consultant Bob Squire of Squire Eskew Communications. To counter the potential age issue, Burdick successfully focused the message on the "clout" he had earned over decades in the Senate, as well as his Chairmanship of Senate Agricultural Appropriations sub-committee and his Chairmanship of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. One independent candidate, Kenneth C. Gardner, also filed before the deadline, officially calling himself a libertarian. Gardner had previously run for North Dakota's other United States Senate seat as an independent in 1974, challenging Milton Young. He only received 853 votes in that election. Election results 1988 United States Senate election in North Dakota North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party Quentin Burdick (incumbent) 171,899 59.45% North Dakota Republican Party Earl Strinden 112,937 39.06% Libertarian Party (United States) Kenneth C. Gardner 4,334 1.50% 289,170 100.00% North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party See also 1988 United States Senate elections Notes External links 1988 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results North Dakota 1988 Category:1988 North Dakota elections