2012 Senate elections · North Dakota history
North Dakota U.S. Senate election 2012
Heidi Heitkamp DEM +0.9 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 321,144
- Margin
- 0.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in ND
- R+19.6same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi Heitkamp Won | DEM | 161,337 | 50.24% | |
| Rick Berg | REP | 158,401 | 49.32% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,406 | 0.44% | |
| Total | 321,144 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 2012 North Dakota Senate race?
Heidi Heitkamp (DEM) won with 50.2% of the vote, ahead of Rick Berg (49.3%), a margin of 0.9 points.
Did the North Dakota Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 North Dakota Senate race?
321,144 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.