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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...
was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, and elects U.S. senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current senators in Congress are Republicans
John Hoeven John Henry Hoeven III ( ; born March 13, 1957) is an American banker and politician serving as the senior U.S. senator from North Dakota, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Hoeven served as the 31st governor of No ...
(since 2011) and
Kevin Cramer Kevin John Cramer (born January 21, 1961) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator for North Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented North Dakota's at-large congressional district ...
(since 2019).
Milton Young Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in the ...
was North Dakota's longest-serving senator (1945–1981).


List of senators

, - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 2, 1889 –
Nov 25, 1889 , , rowspan=3 , 1 , , rowspan=2 , 1 , , nowrap , Nov 2, 1889 –
Nov 25, 1889 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - ! rowspan=2 , 1 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Lyman R. Casey Lyman Rufus Casey Jr. (May 6, 1837January 26, 1914) was a United States senator from North Dakota. Early life On May 6, 1837, Casey was born as Lyman Rufus Casey Jr. in York, New York. In 1853, Casey moved with his parents to Ypsilanti, Mich ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 25, 1889 –
Mar 4, 1893 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1889.Lost renomination. , Elected in 1889.Lost re-election. , nowrap , Nov 25, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1891 , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Gilbert A. Pierce ! 1 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1891. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 4, 1909 , rowspan=9 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=9 align=right ,
Henry C. Hansbrough Henry Clay Hansbrough (January 30, 1848November 16, 1933) was a United States politician who served as the first United States Representative from North Dakota, as well as a Senator from North Dakota. Biography Henry Clay Hansbrough was born ...
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William N. Roach William Nathaniel Roach (September 25, 1840September 7, 1902) was a United States senator from North Dakota. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the public schools, Gonzaga College High School and Georgetown University. He was a ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 4, 1899 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1893. Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1897. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=16 , 3 , rowspan=16 align=left ,
Porter J. McCumber , rowspan=16 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=16 nowrap , Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 4, 1923 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1899. , rowspan=3 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1903.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=7 , Re-elected in 1905. , rowspan=7 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 5 , Elected in 1909.Died. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1909 –
Oct 21, 1909 , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, align=right ,
Martin N. Johnson ! 3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Oct 21, 1909 –
Nov 10, 1909 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Johnson's term.Resigned. , nowrap , Nov 10, 1909 –
Jan 31, 1910 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Fountain L. Thompson ! 4 , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Johnson's term.Lost election to finish Johnson's term. , nowrap , Feb 1, 1910 –
Feb 1, 1911 , , Democratic , align=right ,
William E. Purcell William Edward Purcell (August 3, 1856November 23, 1928) was a United States senator from North Dakota. Born in Flemington, New Jersey, he attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar of New Jersey in 1880, commencing p ...
! 5 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1911 to finish Johnson's term, but didn't qualify until resigning from the U.S. House. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Feb 2, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1921 , rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 align=right ,
Asle Gronna Asle Jorgenson Gronna (December 10, 1858May 4, 1922) was an American politician who served in the House of Representatives and Senate from North Dakota, and one of the six to vote against the United States declaration of war leading to the First ...
! rowspan=6 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1911. , rowspan=3 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1914.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1916.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 7 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1920.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1921 –
Jun 22, 1925 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Edwin F. Ladd ! rowspan=3 , 7 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=11 , 4 , rowspan=11 align=left ,
Lynn Frazier Lynn Joseph Frazier (December 21, 1874January 11, 1947) was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th Governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being recalled in 1921 and later served as a U.S. Senator from North Dakota from 192 ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

( NPL) , rowspan=11 nowrap , Mar 4, 1923 –
Jan 3, 1941 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1922. , rowspan=5 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jun 22, 1925 –
Nov 14, 1925 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Ladd's term. Elected in 1926 to finish Ladd's term. , rowspan=10 nowrap , Nov 14, 1925 –
Jan 3, 1945 , rowspan=10 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=10 align=right ,
Gerald Nye Gerald Prentice Nye (December 19, 1892 – July 17, 1971) was an American politician who represented North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1925 to 1945. He was a Republican and supporter of World War II-era isolationism, chairing the Ny ...
! rowspan=10 , 8 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1926. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1928. , rowspan=3 , 8 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 9 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1932. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1934.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1938.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=12 , 5 , rowspan=12 align=left ,
William Langer William "Wild Bill" Langer (September 30, 1886November 8, 1959) was a prominent American lawyer and politician from North Dakota, where he was an infamous character, bouncing back from a scandal that forced him out of the governor's office and ...
, rowspan=12 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

( NPL) , rowspan=12 nowrap , Jan 3, 1941 –
Nov 8, 1959 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1940. , rowspan=5 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 11 , Elected in 1944.Died. , nowrap , Jan 3, 1945 –
Mar 3, 1945 , , Democratic , align=right ,
John Moses John Moses may refer to: * John Moses (Norwegian politician) (1781–1849), member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly * John Moses (Illinois politician) (1825–1898), Illinois judge and politician * John Moses (American politician) (1885–1945) ...
! 9 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Mar 3, 1945 –
Mar 12, 1945 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Moses's term. Elected in 1946 to finish Moses's term. , rowspan=21 nowrap , Mar 12, 1945 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=21 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=21 align=right ,
Milton Young Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in the ...
! rowspan=21 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1946. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1950. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1952. , rowspan=3 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 13 , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1956. , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1958.Died. , rowspan=6 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 8, 1959 –
Nov 19, 1959 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 6 , align=left ,
Norman Brunsdale Clarence Norman Brunsdale (July 9, 1891January 27, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 24th Governor of North Dakota and a United States senator from the state of North Dakota. Biography Clarence Norman Brunsdale was born in Sher ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, nowrap , Nov 19, 1959 –
Aug 7, 1960 , Appointed to continue Langer's term.Retired when successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=17 , 7 , rowspan=17 align=left ,
Quentin Burdick Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U ...
, rowspan=17 , Democratic
–NPL , rowspan=17 nowrap , Aug 8, 1960 –
Sep 8, 1992 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Langer's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964. , rowspan=3 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1968. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1970. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1974.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1976. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1980.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1987 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 align=right ,
Mark Andrews ! rowspan=3 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1982. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 18 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1986.Retired, then resigned early when elected to the other Senate seat. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 1987 –
Dec 14, 1992 , rowspan=5 , Democratic
–NPL , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Kent Conrad Gaylord Kent Conrad (born March 12, 1948) is a former American politician who was a United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. First elec ...
! rowspan=5 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1988.Died. , rowspan=6 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 8, 1992 –
Sep 16, 1992 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 8 , align=left ,
Jocelyn Burdick Jocelyn Louise Burdick (''née'' Birch; February 6, 1922 – December 26, 2019) was an American politician from North Dakota who briefly served as a Democratic United States senator during 1992. She was the first woman from the state to hold thi ...
, , Democratic
–NPL , nowrap , Sept 16, 1992 –
Dec 14, 1992 , Appointed to continue her husband's term.Retired when successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=11 , 9 , rowspan=11 align=left ,
Kent Conrad Gaylord Kent Conrad (born March 12, 1948) is a former American politician who was a United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. First elec ...
, rowspan=11 , Democratic
–NPL , rowspan=11 nowrap , Dec 14, 1992 –
Jan 3, 2013 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Quentin Burdick's term. , Appointed to finish Conrad's term, having already been elected to the next term. , rowspan=10 nowrap , Dec 15, 1992 –
Jan 3, 2011 , rowspan=10 , Democratic
–NPL , rowspan=10 align=right ,
Byron Dorgan Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is member of the Democratic ...
! rowspan=10 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1992. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1998. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2000. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2004.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2006.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2010. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 2011 –
Present , rowspan=9 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=9 align=right ,
John Hoeven John Henry Hoeven III ( ; born March 13, 1957) is an American banker and politician serving as the senior U.S. senator from North Dakota, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Hoeven served as the 31st governor of No ...
! rowspan=9 , 14 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Heidi Heitkamp Mary Kathryn "Heidi" Heitkamp ( ; born October 30, 1955) is an American politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. A member of the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party, ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic
–NPL , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 2013 –
Jan 3, 2019 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2012.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2016. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Kevin Cramer Kevin John Cramer (born January 21, 1961) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator for North Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented North Dakota's at-large congressional district ...
, rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 2019 –
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2018. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2022. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2024 election. , rowspan=3, 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , 25 , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2028 election.


See also

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List of United States representatives from North Dakota The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of North Dakota. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day ...
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United States congressional delegations from North Dakota North Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889. The current dean of the North Dakota delegation is Senator John Hoeven, having served in the Senate since 2011. United States Senate United States House of Representatives Ke ...
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Elections in North Dakota Statewide elections in the U.S. state of North Dakota take place every two years. Most executive offices and all legislators are elected to four-year terms, with half the terms expiring on U.S. Presidential election years, and the other half expi ...


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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...