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
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 ...
.
General election
Candidates
*Anna B. Bourgois (Independent)
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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 ...
, State
Tax Commissioner
A tax collector (also called a taxman) is a person who collects unpaid taxes from other people or corporations. The term could also be applied to those who audit tax returns. Tax collectors are often portrayed as being evil, and in the modern wo ...
(1981–1986) (Democratic-NPL)
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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
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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
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal en ...
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, ...
1986 North Dakota elections