1982 Senate elections · North Dakota history
North Dakota U.S. Senate election 1982
Quentin Northrup Burdick DEM +28.8 · Class I seat · held 11/2/82
- Votes counted
- 262,465
- Margin
- 28.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/2/82
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Northrup Burdick Won | DEM | 164,873 | 62.82% | |
| Gene Knorr | REP | 89,304 | 34.03% | |
| Anna Belle Bourgois | OTH | 8,288 | 3.16% | |
| Total | 262,465 | |||
Official source: data
Other North Dakota Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Kevin Cramer | 32.9 |
| 2022 | Class III | John Hoeven | 31.4 |
| 2018 | Class I | Kevin Cramer | 10.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | John Hoeven | 61.5 |
| 2012 | Class I | Heidi Heitkamp | 0.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | John Hoeven | 54.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Kent Conrad | 39.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Byron L. Dorgan | 36.6 |
| 2000 | Class I | Kent Conrad | 22.8 |
| 1998 | Class III | Byron L. Dorgan | 28.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Kent Conrad | 16.0 |
| 1992 | Class III | Byron L. Dorgan | 20.1 |
Full North Dakota Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1982 North Dakota Senate race?
Quentin Northrup Burdick (DEM) won with 62.8% of the vote, ahead of Gene Knorr (34.0%), a margin of 28.8 points.
Did the North Dakota Senate seat change party in 1982?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1982 North Dakota Senate race?
262,465 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.