The 2016 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Dakota, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held June 14.
Incumbent Republican Senator John Hoeven won re-election to a second term with 78.5% of the vote, the largest margin in the state's history. Hoeven became the first Republican senator to be re-elected from North Dakota since 1974.
Republican primary Candidates John Hoeven, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Democratic-NPL primary Candidates Eliot Glassheim, state representative
Results
Libertarian Party Candidates Robert Marquette
General election Debates Dates Location Hoeven Glassheim Marquette LinkOctober 13, 2016Bismarck, North DakotaParticipantParticipantParticipantFull debate - C-SPAN
Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report November 2, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 7, 2016 Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2016 Daily Kos November 8, 2016 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2016
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JohnHoeven (R) EliotGlassheim (D) UndecidedSurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey November 1–7, 2016 313 ± 4.6% 74% 23% 3%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 31–November 6, 2016 288 ± 4.6% 73% 24% 3%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 28–November 3, 2016 276 ± 4.6% 74% 24% 2%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 27–November 2, 2016 260 ± 4.6% 72% 24% 4%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 26–November 1, 2016 254 ± 4.6% 72% 25% 3%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 25–31, 2016 279 ± 4.6% 71% 27% 2%
Results
By county CountyJohn HoevenRepublicanEliot GlassheimDemocratic–NPLAll othersMarginTotalvotes#%#%#%#%Adams1,06787.2%1149.3%423.5%95377.9%1,223Barnes4,30280.6%83515.6%2013.7%3,46765.0%5,338Benson1,34066.3%57428.4%31085.4%76637.9%2,022Billings54389.8%437.1%193.1%50082.7%605Bottineau2,99885.7%38310.9%1183.4%2,61574.8%3,499Bowman1,60589.5%1367.6%532.9%1,46981.9%1,794Burke97091.9%666.3%191.8%90485.6%1,055Burleigh38,83081.2%6,90414.4%2,0974.4%31,92666.8%47,831Cass57,15171.6%18,26822.9%4,4035.6%38,88348.7%79,822Cavalier1,70783.3%29014.2%512.5%1,41769.1%2,048Dickey2,02283.2%33513.8%743.1%1,68772.4%2,431Divide1,03984.5%14011.4%514.1%89973.1%1,230Dunn1,90985.5%25111.2%733.3%1,65874.3%2,233Eddy96278.5%21917.9%453.7%74360.6%1,226Emmons1,77489.7%1366.9%683.5%1,63882.8%1,978Foster1,49185.5%1709.8%824.7%1,32175.7%1,743Golden Valley85789.6%626.5%373.8%79583.1%956Grand Forks20,86069.9%7,71425.9%1,2664.3%13,14644.0%29,840Grant1,25189.0%1087.7%473.4%1,14381.3%1,406Griggs1,04681.7%19415.1%413.2%85266.3%1,281Hettinger1,16089.5%886.8%483.7%1,07282.7%1,296Kidder1,22487.6%1178.4%574.1%1,10769.2%1,398LaMoure1,81883.3%29213.4%723.2%1,52669.9%2,182Logan98990.6%726.6%312.8%91784.0%1,092McHenry2,43385.2%29610.4%1274.4%2,13774.8%2,856McIntosh1,32790.1%1107.5%362.5%1,21782.6%1,473McKenzie3,90384.8%49410.7%2084.4%3,40974.1%4,605McLean4,39182.3%2,10413.4%6894.0%3,65968.9%5,336Mercer4,04186.4%47010.0%1663.5%3,57176.4%4,677Morton12,96382.3%2,10413.4%6895.3%10,85968.9%15,756Mountrail1,98073.0%89221.8%2115.1%2,08851.2%4,083Nelson1,34376.7%32318.5%844.8%1,02058.2%1,750Oliver91589.3%747.2%363.5%84182.1%1,025Pembina2,64483.0%45314.2%872.7%2,19168.8%3,184Pierce1,81686.7%22510.7%552.4%1,59176.0%2,094Ramsey4,29179.9%86916.2%2083.9%3,42263.7%5,368Ransom1,79375.7%46319.6%1124.7%3,42256.1%5,368Renville1,14088.2%1048.0%493.9%1,03680.2%1,293Richland6,07480.3%1,11714.8%3714.9%4,95765.5%7,562Rolette1,80148.3%1,70145.7%2246.0%1002.6%3,726Sargent1,51374.8%42320.9%884.3%1,09053.9%2,024Sheridan70388.8%607.6%293.6%63481.2%792Sioux42635.7%63353.1%13311.2%-207-17.4%1,192Slope38890.7%255.8%153.4%36384.9%428Stark10,63587.2%1,1019.0%4643.8%9,53478.2%12,200Steele79176.6%20419.8%373.6%58756.8%1,032Stutsman8,39283.2%1,32913.2%3663.7%7,06370.0%10,087Towner95280.9%17915.2%463.9%77365.7%1,177Traill3,06277.4%74718.9%1483.8%2,31558.5%3,958Walsh3,78880.5%74915.9%1713.7%3,03964.6%4,708Ward22,53882.8%3,30912.2%1,3785.0%19,22970.6%27,225Wells2,08086.8%23910.0%783.3%1,84176.8%2,397Williams10,75085.3%1,1809.4%6665.3%9,57075.9%12,596 Totals268,78878.5%58,11617.0%15,5974.6%210,67261.5%342,501 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Sioux (Largest CDP: Cannon Ball)
References
External links Official campaign websites John Hoeven (R) for Senate Eliot Glassheim (D) for Senate Robert Marquette (L) for Senate