1964 United States Senate election in North Dakota

United States Senate special election in North Dakota, 1960

November 4, 1958

Nominee Quentin N. Burdick Thomas S. Kleppe Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 149,264 109,681 Percentage 57.64% 42.36%

U.S. Senate election results map. Blue denotes counties won by Burdick. Red denotes those won by Kleppe.   Burdick—50-60%   Burdick—60-70%   Burdick—70-80%   Davis—50-60%   Davis—60-70%

U.S. Senator before election Quentin N. Burdick Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Quentin N. Burdick Democratic

The 1964 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 3, 1964. The incumbent, Dem-NPL Senator Quentin Burdick, sought and received re-election to his second term, defeating Republican candidate Thomas S. Kleppe, who later became the United States Secretary of the Interior.

Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Thomas S. Kleppe, who served two terms as a Representative for North Dakota's second congressional district from 1967 to 1971. Burdick and Kleppe won the primary elections for their respective parties.

Election results

1964 United States Senate election, North Dakota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Quentin Burdick (incumbent)	149,264	57.64
	Republican	Thomas S. Kleppe	109,681	42.36
Majority
Turnout			219,560

External links

• 1964 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results