2022 United States Senate Election In North Dakota
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The 2022 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican John Hoeven was first elected in
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with 76% of the vote to succeed retiring Democratic–NPL incumbent Byron Dorgan, and won re-election in
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with 78.5% of the vote. He ran for a re-election to a third term in office against Democratic-NPL nominee Katrina Christiansen. Hoeven won reelection to a third term in office with 56.4% of the vote. His performance was far less impressive than in both of his prior races and even substantially lower than what most polling had indicated. This underperformance was in part attributed to the candidacy of
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, an independent and former Republican, who took 18.5% of the vote. Additionally, Christiansen's 25% vote share was the highest of any Democratic–NPL candidate for the Class 3 Senate seat since Dorgan's landslide
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win.


Republican primary


Candidates


Nominee

* John Hoeven, incumbent U.S. Senator


Eliminated in primary

*Riley Kuntz, oil worker


Withdrawn

*
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''(running as Independent)''


Endorsements


Results


Democratic-NPL primary


Candidates


Nominee

*Katrina Christiansen, University of Jamestown engineering professor


Eliminated in primary

*Michael Steele, small business owner


Endorsements


Results


Independent


Candidates


Qualified

*
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General election


Predictions


Endorsements


Results


Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Rolette (Largest CDP: Belcourt)


See also

* 2022 United States Senate elections *
2022 North Dakota elections North Dakota will hold two statewide elections in 2022: a primary election on Tuesday, June 14, and a general election on Tuesday, November 8. In addition, each township will elect officers on Tuesday, March 15, and each school district will hol ...


References


External links

;Official campaign websites
John Hoeven (R) for Senate

Katrina Christiansen (D) for Senate
{{Notable third party performances in United States elections
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North Dakota United States Senate