1988 Senate elections · North Dakota history
North Dakota U.S. Senate election 1988
Quentin Northrup Burdick DEM +20.4 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 289,170
- Margin
- 20.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in ND
- R+13.1same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Northrup Burdick Won | DEM | 171,899 | 59.45% | |
| Earl Strinden | REP | 112,937 | 39.06% | |
| Kenneth C. Gardner | LIB | 4,334 | 1.50% | |
| Total | 289,170 | |||
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 1988 North Dakota Senate race?
Quentin Northrup Burdick (DEM) won with 59.4% of the vote, ahead of Earl Strinden (39.1%), a margin of 20.4 points.
Did the North Dakota Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 North Dakota Senate race?
289,170 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.