1976 United States Senate election in North Dakota

1976 United States Senate election in North Dakota

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Nominee Quentin Burdick Robert Stroup Party Democratic–NPL Republican Popular vote 175,772 103,466 Percentage 62.10% 36.55%

County results Burdick:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Stroup:     50–60%

U.S. Senator before election Quentin Burdick Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Quentin Burdick Democratic

The 1976 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 2, 1976. The incumbent, North Dakota Democratic NPL Party (Dem-NPL) Senator Quentin Burdick, sought and received re-election to his fourth term to the United States Senate, defeating Republican candidate Robert Stroup. ^[1]

Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Robert Stroup, as state senator from Hazen, North Dakota. Burdick and Stroup won the primary elections for their respective parties.

One independent candidate, Clarence Haggard, also filed before the deadline under the American Party.

Election results

1976 United States Senate election, North Dakota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	Quentin Burdick (incumbent)	175,772	62.10
	Republican	Robert Stroup	103,466	36.55
	Independent	Clarence Haggard	3,824	1.35
Majority			72,306	25.55
Turnout			283,062
	Democratic–NPL hold

See also

• 1976 United States Senate elections

Notes

1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 36.

External links

• 1976 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results