1970 United States Senate election in North Dakota

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Nominee Quentin Burdick Thomas Kleppe Party Democratic–NPL Republican Popular vote 134,519 82,996 Percentage 61.27% 37.80%

County results Burdick:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Kleppe:     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. senator before election Quentin Burdick Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Quentin Burdick Democratic

The 1970 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held November 3, 1970. The incumbent, North Dakota Democratic NPL Party Senator Quentin Burdick, was re-elected to his third term, defeating Republican candidate Thomas S. Kleppe, who later became the United States Secretary of the Interior. ^[1]

Contents

• Election results
• See also
• Notes
• External links

Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Thomas S. Kleppe, who was finishing his second and final term as a Representative for North Dakota's second congressional district. Burdick and Kleppe won the primary elections for their respective parties. This race was a rematch of the Senate race between the two that took place in 1964.

One independent candidate, Russell Kleppe, also filed before the deadline.

Election results

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1970

Notes

External links

• 1970 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results