1976 United States Senate election in North Dakota

United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1976

November 2, 1976

Nominee Quentin Burdick Robert Stroup Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 175,772 103,466 Percentage 62.10% 36.55%

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

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

The 1976 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 2, 1976. The incumbent, North Dakota Democratic NPL Party (Dem-NPL) Senator Quentin Burdick, sought and received re-election to his fourth term to the United States Senate, defeating Republican candidate Robert Stroup.

Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Robert Stroup, as state senator from Hazen, North Dakota. Burdick and Stroup won the primary elections for their respective parties.

One independent candidate, Clarence Haggard, also filed before the deadline under the American Party.

Election results

1976 United States Senate election, North Dakota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Quentin Burdick (incumbent)	175,772	62.10
	Republican	Robert Stroup	103,466	36.55
	Independent	Clarence Haggard	3,824	1.35
Majority
Turnout			283,062

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1976

External links

• 1976 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results