Election Name: | 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
Country: | North Dakota |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1980 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
Previous Year: | 1980 |
Next Election: | 1992 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
Next Year: | 1992 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1986 |
Image1: | Kent Conrad.jpg |
Nominee1: | Kent Conrad |
Party1: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
Popular Vote1: | 143,932 |
Percentage1: | 49.80% |
Nominee2: | Mark Andrews |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 141,812 |
Percentage2: | 49.07% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Mark Andrews |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Kent Conrad |
After Party: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
The 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mark Andrews ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic-NPL nominee Kent Conrad.
Andrews lost re-election by just over 2,000[1] votes after a rigorous campaign involving personal attacks and other strategies[2]