The 2024 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of North Dakota. Republican incumbent Kevin Cramer was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic–NPL educator Katrina Christiansen in the general election with more than 66% of the vote. Primary elections took place on June 11, 2024, with Cramer and Christiansen winning their respective party's nomination unopposed.
This marked the first time since 1958 that a Republican incumbent won re-election in this class 1 seat. Cramer more than tripled his margin from 2018 and won 10 counties he lost in 2018.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kevin Cramer, incumbent U.S. senator (2019–present)
Endorsements
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handKevin Cramer (R)$5,423,493$2,328,177$3,290,838Source: Federal Election Commission
Results
Democratic-NPL primary Candidates Nominee Katrina Christiansen, University of Jamestown engineering professor and nominee for North Dakota’s other U.S. Senate seat in 2022
Endorsements
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand Katrina Christiansen (D-NPL)$1,154,175$957,217$200,218Source: Federal Election Commission
Results
Independents Filed paperwork Kristin Hedger, manufacturing executive and Democratic nominee for North Dakota Secretary of State in 2006
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 9, 2023 Inside Elections November 9, 2023 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 9, 2023 Decision Desk HQ/The Hill June 8, 2024 Elections Daily May 4, 2023 CNalysis November 21, 2023 RealClearPolitics August 5, 2024 Split Ticket October 23, 2024 538 October 23, 2024
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KevinCramer (R) KatrinaChristiansen (D) Other UndecidedWPA IntelligenceWPA IntelligenceSeptember 28–30, 2024500 (LV)± 4.4%51%29%–20%Lake Research Partners (D)Lake Research Partners (D)September 23–26, 2024500 (LV)± 4.4%49%40%2%9%WPA Intelligence (R)WPA Intelligence (R)September 22–24, 2024521 (LV)± 4.4%60%31%–9%Lake Research Partners (D)Lake Research Partners (D)June 28 – August 2, 2024500 (LV)± 4.4%51%38%–11%Public Opinion StrategiesPublic Opinion StrategiesJune 15–19, 2024500 (LV)± 4.4%65%28%–6%Emerson CollegeEmerson CollegeOctober 1–4, 2023419 (RV)± 4.8%45%19%9%28%
Results
By county CountyKevin CramerRepublicanKatrina ChristiansenDemocratic–NPLWrite-inVariousMarginTotalvotes#%#%#%#%Adams93377.94%25921.64%50.42%67456.31%1,197Barnes3,40363.97%1,90135.73%160.30%1,50228.23%5,320Benson1,07155.01%87344.84%30.15%19810.17%1,947Billings52981.38%11718.00%40.62%41263.38%650Bottineau2,51173.44%89526.18%130.38%1,61647.27%3,419Bowman1,34983.53%26316.28%30.19%1,08667.24%1,615Burke86882.59%17516.65%80.76%69365.94%1,051Burleigh35,75569.15%15,71430.39%2400.46%20,04138.76%51,709Cass48,63753.95%41,32145.83%1990.22%7,3168.11%90,157Cavalier1,42171.44%56228.26%60.30%85943.19%1,989Dickey1,72270.86%70629.05%20.08%1,01641.81%2,430Divide88773.92%30925.75%40.33%57848.17%1,200Dunn1,80581.75%39517.89%80.36%1,41063.86%2,208Eddy83268.42%38031.25%40.33%45237.17%1,216Emmons1,53480.69%35518.67%120.63%1,17962.02%1,901Foster1,27975.68%40824.14%30.18%87151.54%1,690Golden Valley82283.88%15615.92%20.20%66667.96%980Grand Forks18,50959.71%12,41840.06%710.23%6,09119.65%30,998Grant1,03579.31%26720.46%30.23%76858.85%1,305Griggs93672.73%34726.96%40.31%58945.77%1,287Hettinger1,05782.32%22517.52%20.16%83264.80%1,284Kidder1,05676.86%31623.00%20.15%74053.86%1,374LaMoure1,53672.35%58127.37%60.28%95544.98%2,123Logan83381.35%18518.07%60.59%64863.28%1,024McHenry2,06875.83%64923.80%100.37%1,41952.04%2,727McIntosh1,06076.26%32423.31%60.43%73652.95%1,390McKenzie4,52383.07%90016.53%220.40%3,62366.54%5,445McLean3,98174.11%1,37025.50%210.39%2,61148.60%5,372Mercer3,41476.63%1,01022.67%310.70%2,40453.96%4,455Morton12,26373.13%4,43126.42%750.45%7,83246.71%16,769Mountrail2,82469.87%1,20829.89%100.25%1,61639.98%4,042Nelson1,09162.31%65737.52%30.17%43424.79%1,751Oliver84679.14%21720.30%60.56%62958.84%1,069Pembina2,26472.87%84027.04%30.10%1,42445.83%3,107Pierce1,44573.42%51526.17%80.41%93047.26%1,968Ramsey3,56868.42%1,64031.45%70.13%1,92836.97%5,215Ransom1,59660.62%1,03339.23%40.15%56321.38%2,633Renville97080.50%23419.42%10.08%73661.08%1,205Richland5,32164.83%2,87735.05%100.12%2,44429.78%8,208Rolette1,48636.93%2,53462.97%40.10%-1,048-26.04%4,024Sargent1,23560.75%79739.20%10.05%43821.54%2,033Sheridan58177.57%16221.63%60.80%41955.94%749Sioux28129.64%66570.15%20.21%-384-40.51%948Slope33586.12%5213.37%20.51%28372.75%389Stark12,07481.34%2,71618.30%530.36%9,35863.05%14,843Steele58557.86%42241.74%40.40%16316.12%1,011Stutsman6,77168.00%3,17131.84%160.16%3,60036.15%9,958Towner75767.95%35531.87%20.18%40236.09%1,114Traill2,61263.49%1,48936.19%130.32%1,12327.30%4,114Walsh3,12469.53%1,35530.16%140.31%1,76939.37%4,493Ward20,32872.05%7,77227.55%1130.40%12,55644.50%28,213Wells1,69075.45%53723.97%130.58%1,15351.47%2,240Williams12,15682.31%2,54217.21%700.47%9,61465.10%14,768 Totals241,56966.31%121,60233.38%1,1560.32%119,96732.93%364,327 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cass (largest city: Fargo) Barnes (largest city: Valley City) Grand Forks (largest city: Grand Forks) Nelson (largest city: Lakota) Richland (largest city: Wahpeton) Traill (largest city: Mayville) Benson (largest CDP: Fort Totten) Ransom (largest city: Lisbon) Sargent (largest city: Gwinner) Steele (largest city: Finley)
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Partisan clients
References
External links Official campaign websites Katrina Christiansen (D-NPL) Kevin Cramer (R)