1980 United States Senate election in North Dakota

none March 2026 September 2023 1980 United States Senate election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 1974 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1974 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1986 November 4, 1980 150x150px Mark Andrews (cropped).jpg Mark Andrews North Dakota Republican Party 210,347 70.29% 3x4.svg Kent Johanneson North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party 86,658 28.96% 1980 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 250px County resultsAndrews: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator Milton R. Young North Dakota Republican Party Mark Andrews North Dakota Republican Party The 1980 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican Senator Milton Young retired. Republican Mark Andrews defeated North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate Kent Johanneson to fill the seat.http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1980 clerk.house.gov live https://web.archive.org/web/20220320200405/https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf March 20, 2022 This was the last time Republicans won any congressional election in North Dakota until 2010, when John Hoeven was elected to the Senate and Rick Berg to the House. 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 North Dakota Republican Party Mark Andrews 210,347 70.29% North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Kent Johanneson 86,658 28.96% Independent (politician) Harley McLain 1,625 0.54% Independent (politician) Don J. Klingensmith 642 0.22% 123,689 299,272 North Dakota Republican Party Notes External links 1980 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results 1980 North Dakota Category:1980 North Dakota elections