2016 Senate elections · North Dakota history
North Dakota U.S. Senate election 2016
John Hoeven REP +61.5 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 342,501
- Margin
- 61.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in ND
- R+35.7same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hoeven Won | REP | 268,788 | 78.48% | |
| Eliot Glassheim | DEM | 58,116 | 16.97% | |
| Robert N. Marquette | LIB | 10,556 | 3.08% | |
| James Germalic | IND | 4,675 | 1.37% | |
| Write-in | — | 366 | 0.11% | |
| Total | 342,501 | |||
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 2016 North Dakota Senate race?
John Hoeven (REP) won with 78.5% of the vote, ahead of Eliot Glassheim (17.0%), a margin of 61.5 points.
Did the North Dakota Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 North Dakota Senate race?
342,501 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.