2016 United States Senate election in North Dakota

See also: 2016 United States Senate elections

2016 United States Senate election in North Dakota

November 8, 2016

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

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

U.S. senator before election John Hoeven Republican Elected U.S. Senator John Hoeven Republican

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

Candidates

• John Hoeven, incumbent U.S. Senator^[1]

Results

Republican primary results^[2]

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

Democratic-NPL primary

Candidates

• Eliot Glassheim, state representative^[3]

Results

Democratic-NPL primary results^[2]

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

Libertarian Party

Candidates

• Robert Marquette^[4]

Libertarian primary results^[2]

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

General election

Debates

Dates	Location	Hoeven	Glassheim	Marquette	Link
October 13, 2016	Bismarck, North Dakota	Participant	Participant	Participant	Full debate - C-SPAN

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe R	November 2, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report[7]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Daily Kos[8]	Safe R	November 8, 2016
Real Clear Politics[9]	Safe R	November 7, 2016

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Hoeven (R)	Eliot Glassheim (D)	Undecided
SurveyMonkey	November 1–7, 2016	313	± 4.6%	74%	23%	3%
SurveyMonkey	October 31–November 6, 2016	288	± 4.6%	73%	24%	3%
SurveyMonkey	October 28–November 3, 2016	276	± 4.6%	74%	24%	2%
SurveyMonkey	October 27–November 2, 2016	260	± 4.6%	72%	24%	4%
SurveyMonkey	October 26–November 1, 2016	254	± 4.6%	72%	25%	3%
SurveyMonkey	October 25–31, 2016	279	± 4.6%	71%	27%	2%

Results

United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2016^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

• Sioux (Largest CDP: Cannon Ball)

References

1. Jonathan Easley (December 31, 2014). "Is Heitkamp eyeing a run for governor?". The Hill. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
2. "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. "2016 Senate Race Ratings for November 2, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
6. "2016 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
7. "2016 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
8. "Daily Kos Election 2016 forecast: The final version". Daily Kos. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
9. "Battle for the Senate 2016". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
10. "North Dakota Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016". North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved December 20, 2016.

External links

Official campaign websites

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