2020 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

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2020 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota's at-large district
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Turnout61.16% Increase2.svg [1]
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Nominee Kelly Armstrong Zach Raknerud
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Popular vote245,22997,970
Percentage69.0%27.6%
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Armstrong:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Raknerud:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Kelly Armstrong
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Kelly Armstrong
Republican

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. representative from North Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Contents

The incumbent is Republican Kelly Armstrong, who was elected with 60.2% of the vote in 2018. [2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kelly Armstrong (incumbent) 99,582 99.54%
Republican Write-In4610.46%
Total votes100,043 100.0%

Democratic-NPL primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Zach Raknerud
Labor unions
Organizations

Primary results

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Democratic primary results by county:
Zachary Raknerud
  •   80–85%
      65–70%
      60–65%
      55–60%
      50–55%
      35–40%
Roland Riemers
  •   75–80%
      60–65%
      55–60%
      50–55%
      40–45%
Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic–NPL Zach Raknerud 21,394 62.03%
Democratic–NPL Roland Riemers 12,74736.96%
Democratic–NPL Write-In3461.00%
Total votes34,487 100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Steven Peterson [9]

Primary results

Libertarian primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Steven Peterson 729 78.47%
Libertarian Write-In20022.36%
Total votes929 100.0%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Safe RNovember 2, 2020
Inside Elections [11] Safe ROctober 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe RNovember 2, 2020
Politico [13] Safe RNovember 2, 2020
Daily Kos [14] Safe RNovember 2, 2020
RCP [15] Safe RNovember 2, 2020

Results

North Dakota's at-large congressional district, 2020 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kelly Armstrong (incumbent) 245,229 68.96% +8.76%
Democratic–NPL Zach Raknerud97,97027.55%−8.02%
Libertarian Steven Peterson12,0243.38%N/A
n/a Write-ins3750.11%N/A
Total votes355,598 100.0%
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. ↑ "Voter Turnout Details". North Dakota Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Statewide Results". North Dakota Secretary of State . Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. ↑ Dura, Jack (January 27, 2020). "Candidates Emerge in North Dakota's 2020 U.S. House Race". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ Notermann, Jacob (June 1, 2020). "Dem primary heating up". KFYR.
  6. ↑ "Labor Endorsed Candidates for November 2020". North Dakota AFL–CIO. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ "North Dakota Democrats Endorse 2020 State, Congressional Candidates". The Bismarck Tribune. March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
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