Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
Country: | North Dakota |
Flag Year: | 1914 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1946 United States Senate special election in North Dakota |
Previous Year: | 1946 (special) |
Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
Next Year: | 1956 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
Image1: | File:Sen Milton Young.jpg |
Nominee1: | Milton Young |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 126,209 |
Percentage1: | 67.59% |
Nominee2: | Harry O'Brien |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 126,209 |
Percentage2: | 32.41% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Milton Young |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Milton Young |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1950 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican Senator Milton Young ran for re-election to a second term. In the Republican primary, he faced former Lieutenant Governor Thorstein H. Thoresen, who was endorsed by the Nonpartisan League. After winning the primary in a landslide, he faced State Senator Harry O'Brien, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Aided by the national Republican landslide, Young defeated O'Brien in a landslide to win re-election.