2004 United States Senate election in North Dakota explained

Election Name:2004 United States Senate election in North Dakota
Country:North Dakota
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1998 United States Senate election in North Dakota
Previous Year:1998
Next Election:2010 United States Senate election in North Dakota
Next Year:2010
Election Date:November 2, 2004
Image1:File:Byron Dorgan, official photo portrait 2.jpg
Nominee1:Byron Dorgan
Party1:North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
Popular Vote1:212,143
Percentage1:68.28%
Nominee2:Mike Liffrig
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:98,553
Percentage2:31.72%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Byron Dorgan
Before Party:North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
After Election:Byron Dorgan
After Party:North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party

The 2004 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 2, 2004, concurrent with other elections for president, the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local offices. Incumbent Democratic-NPL U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan won re-election to a third term by a landslide margin of 36.6 percentage points,[1] sweeping every county in the state, even while Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry lost the state by 27.3 percentage points. Despite this landslide victory, as of, this is the last time the Democratic-NPL won the Class 3 Senate seat from North Dakota.

Candidates

Democratic-NPL

Republican

General election

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://web.apps.state.nd.us/sec/emspublic/gp/electionresultssearch.htm?cmd=Search&searchType=STATE&electionDate=06132006&showMap=N
  2. Web site: Grand Forks Herald: Search Results . 2010-05-19 . 2011-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609042444/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GF&s_site=grandforks&p_multi=GF&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=101A499559AB2A32&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM . dead .
  3. Web site: The Final Predictions . Sabato's Crystal Ball . May 2, 2021.