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1992 Senate elections · North Dakota history

North Dakota U.S. Senate election 1992

Byron L. Dorgan DEM +20.1 · Class III seat · held 11/3/92

Votes counted
303,957
Margin
20.1 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in ND
R+12.0same year

General election 11/3/92

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Byron L. Dorgan WonDEM179,34759.00%
Steve SydnessREP118,16238.88%
Tom AsbridgeIND6,4482.12%
Total303,957

Official source: data

Other North Dakota Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IKevin Cramer32.9
2022Class IIIJohn Hoeven31.4
2018Class IKevin Cramer10.8
2016Class IIIJohn Hoeven61.5
2012Class IHeidi Heitkamp0.9
2010Class IIIJohn Hoeven54.0
2006Class IKent Conrad39.3
2004Class IIIByron L. Dorgan36.6
2000Class IKent Conrad22.8
1998Class IIIByron L. Dorgan28.0
1994Class IKent Conrad16.0
1992Class IIIByron L. Dorgan20.1

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1992 North Dakota Senate race?

Byron L. Dorgan (DEM) won with 59.0% of the vote, ahead of Steve Sydness (38.9%), a margin of 20.1 points.

Did the North Dakota Senate seat change party in 1992?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1992 North Dakota Senate race?

303,957 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.