1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota

The 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mark Andrews ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic-NPL nominee Kent Conrad.

1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota

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Nominee Kent Conrad Mark Andrews Party Democratic–NPL Republican Popular vote 143,932 141,812 Percentage 49.80% 49.07%

County results Conrad:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Andrews:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Mark Andrews Republican Elected U.S. Senator Kent Conrad Democratic–NPL

General election

Candidates

• Anna B. Bourgois (Independent)
• Kent Conrad, State Tax Commissioner (1981–1986) (Democratic-NPL)
• Mark Andrews, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)

Campaign

Andrews lost re-election by just over 2,000^[1] votes after a rigorous campaign involving personal attacks and other strategies^[2]

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	Kent Conrad	143,932	49.80%
	Republican	Mark Andrews (incumbent)	141,812	49.07%
	Independent	Anna B. Bourgois	3,269	1.13%
Total votes			289,013	100.00%
	Democratic–NPL gain from Republican

See also

• 1986 United States Senate elections

Notes

1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 30.
2. "Campaign '86: Conrad Gaining on Andrews in North Dakota Senate Race". Associated Press.

• 1986 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results