List Of United States Senate Elections In North Dakota
North Dakota United States Senate elections determine who serves as U.S. senator, representing North Dakota, for six-year terms. The elections are staggered so that neither of North Dakota's two senate seats will be up for election during the same year unless a special election is needed to fill a vacated seat.
North Dakota was represented by two Democratic-NPL senators from 1987 to 2011 even though the state is politically conservative.
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