The 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent
Republican U.S. Senator
Mark Andrews ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by
Democratic-NPL nominee
Kent Conrad.
General election
Candidates
*Anna B. Bourgois (Independent)
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Kent Conrad, State
Tax Commissioner (1981–1986) (Democratic-NPL)
*
Mark Andrews, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
Campaign
Andrews lost re-election by just over 2,000 votes after a rigorous campaign involving personal attacks and other strategies
Results
See also
*
1986 United States Senate elections
The 1986 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. The Republicans had to defend an unusually large number of freshman Senate incumbents who had been el ...
Notes
1986 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results
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1986
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Events January
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North Dakota
1986 North Dakota elections