2016 United States Senate election in North Dakota

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2016 United States Senate election in North Dakota

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Nominee  | John Hoeven | Eliot Glassheim |
Party  | Republican | Democratic–NPL
Popular vote  | 268,788 | 58,116
Percentage  | 78.48% | 16.97%

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County results

Precinct results

Hoeven: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Glassheim: 50–60% 60–70%

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The 2016 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Dakota, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held June 14.

Incumbent Republican Senator John Hoeven won re-election to a second term with 78.5% of the vote, the largest margin in the state's history.[1] Hoeven became the first Republican senator to be re-elected from North Dakota since 1974.

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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* John Hoeven, incumbent U.S. Senator[1]

### Results

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Republican primary results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | John Hoeven (incumbent)  | 103,677  | 99.57%
| Republican | Write-in  | 445  | 0.43%
Total votes  | 104,122  | 100.00%

## Democratic-NPL primary

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### Candidates

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* Eliot Glassheim, state representative[3]

### Results

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Democratic-NPL primary results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic–NPL | Eliot Glassheim  | 17,243  | 99.72%
| Democratic–NPL | Write-in  | 48  | 0.28%
Total votes  | 17,291  | 100.00%

## Libertarian Party

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### Candidates

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* Robert Marquette[4]

Libertarian primary results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Libertarian | Robert Marquette  | 1,089  | 99.54%
| Libertarian | Write-in  | 5  | 0.46%
Total votes  | 1,094  | 100.00%

## General election

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### Debates

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Dates  | Location  | Hoeven  | Glassheim  | Marquette  | Link

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October 13, 2016  | Bismarck, North Dakota | Participant  | Participant  | Participant  | [5]

### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[6] | Safe R  | November 2, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R  | November 7, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report[8] | Safe R  | November 3, 2016
Daily Kos[9] | Safe R  | November 8, 2016
Real Clear Politics[10] | Safe R  | November 7, 2016

### Polling

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | John
Hoeven (R)  | Eliot
Glassheim (D)  | Undecided

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SurveyMonkey[11] | November 1–7, 2016  | 313  | ± 4.6%  | 74% | 23%  | 3%
SurveyMonkey[12] | October 31–November 6, 2016  | 288  | ± 4.6%  | 73% | 24%  | 3%
SurveyMonkey[13] | October 28–November 3, 2016  | 276  | ± 4.6%  | 74% | 24%  | 2%
SurveyMonkey[14] | October 27–November 2, 2016  | 260  | ± 4.6%  | 72% | 24%  | 4%
SurveyMonkey[15] | October 26–November 1, 2016  | 254  | ± 4.6%  | 72% | 25%  | 3%
SurveyMonkey[16] | October 25–31, 2016  | 279  | ± 4.6%  | 71% | 27%  | 2%

### Results

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United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2016[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | John Hoeven (incumbent)  | 268,788  | 78.48%  | +2.40%
| Democratic–NPL | Eliot Glassheim | 58,116  | 16.97%  | −5.20%
| Libertarian | Robert Marquette  | 10,556  | 3.08%  | +1.45%
| Independent | James Germalic  | 4,675  | 1.36%  | N/A
| Write-in | 366  | 0.11%  | N/A
Total votes  | 342,501  | 100.00%  | N/A
| Republican hold

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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* Sioux (Largest CDP: Cannon Ball)

## References

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1. ^ a b Jonathan Easley (December 31, 2014). "Is Heitkamp eyeing a run for governor?". The Hill. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
2. ^ a b c "North Dakota Secretary of State". ND Secretary of State. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
3. ^ Nowatzki, Mike (April 2, 2016). "ND Democrat Glassheim says he's healthy and ready to run for US Senate". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Forum Communications. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
4. ^ Williamson, Brett (November 7, 2015). "Libertarians select slate of candidates for 2016". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
5. ^ Full debate - C-SPAN
6. ^ "2016 Senate Race Ratings for November 2, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
7. ^ "2016 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
8. ^ "2016 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
9. ^ "Daily Kos Election 2016 forecast: The final version". Daily Kos. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
10. ^ "Battle for the Senate 2016". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
11. ^ SurveyMonkey
12. ^ SurveyMonkey
13. ^ SurveyMonkey
14. ^ SurveyMonkey
15. ^ SurveyMonkey
16. ^ SurveyMonkey
17. ^ "North Dakota Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016". North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved December 20, 2016.

## External links

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Official campaign websites

* John Hoeven (R) for Senate
* Eliot Glassheim (D) for Senate
* Robert Marquette (L) for Senate

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