Election Name: | 1992 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
Country: | North Dakota |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
Previous Year: | 1986 |
Next Election: | 1998 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
Next Year: | 1998 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1992 |
Image1: | Byron Dorgan official photo.jpg |
Nominee1: | Byron Dorgan |
Party1: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
Popular Vote1: | 179,347 |
Percentage1: | 59.00% |
Nominee2: | Steve Sydness |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 118,162 |
Percentage2: | 38.87% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Kent Conrad |
Before Party: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
After Election: | Byron Dorgan |
After Party: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
The 1992 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 3, 1992, along with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic-NPL U.S. Senator Kent Conrad retired, having given a pledge that he would not run for re-election if the federal budget deficit was higher than when he was first elected; however, when the other Senate seat became vacant, he ran in the special election and won. Democratic-NPL U.S. Congressman Byron Dorgan won the open seat.[1]