The 2006 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent
Democratic-NPL U.S. Senator
Kent Conrad won re-election to a fourth term.
Major candidates
Democratic-NPL
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Kent Conrad, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
*Dwight Grotberg
Campaign
Popular
Republican governor
John Hoeven was heavily recruited by prominent national Republicans, including
Karl Rove
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and
Dick Cheney
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to run against Conrad. SurveyUSA polls showed that both Conrad and Hoeven had among the highest approval ratings of any Senators and governors in the nation. A poll conducted by PMR (8/26-9/3 MoE 3.9) for ''
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead'' had as result for a hypothetical matchup: Hoeven-35%, Conrad-27%, Uncommitted-38%. This poll showed voter conflict between two very popular politicians in a small state where party loyalty is often trumped by personality. In late September 2005, Hoeven formally declined.
Hoeven ran for the Senate in
2010
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and was elected by a landslide, in that year's Republican midterm wave.
Debates
Complete video of debate October 17, 2006
Predictions
Polling
Results
Conrad won at least 53% of the vote in every county in the state.
See also
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2006 United States Senate elections
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2006 North Dakota state elections
The state and local elections in North Dakota in 2006 proceeded as follows:
State offices Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger defeated Democratic-NPL nominee Kristin Hedger, an aide to Senator Byr ...
References
External links
;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Conrad's campaign websiteGrotberg's campaign website
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2006 North Dakota elections