2012 U.S. Senate Election
See also: United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2012On May 16, 2011, Berg announced that he would run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Democratic incumbent Kent Conrad.
Election night results indicated that Berg had lost to former state Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp by 2,994 votes. As the difference was less than 1% of the ballots cast, Berg declined to immediately concede. The next day, however, Berg acknowledged his Democratic opponent's victory.
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