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2004 Senate elections · North Dakota history

North Dakota U.S. Senate election 2004

Byron L. Dorgan DEM +36.6 · Class III seat · held 11/2/04

Votes counted
310,696
Margin
36.6 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in ND
R+27.4same year

General election 11/2/04

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Byron L. Dorgan WonDEM212,14368.28%
Mike LiffrigREP98,55331.72%
Total310,696

Official source: Election-Statistics

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

Full North Dakota Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2004 North Dakota Senate race?

Byron L. Dorgan (DEM) won with 68.3% of the vote, ahead of Mike Liffrig (31.7%), a margin of 36.6 points.

Did the North Dakota Senate seat change party in 2004?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2004 North Dakota Senate race?

310,696 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.