- United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1988
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State governmentGubernatorial elections Other elections The 1988 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 8, 1988. The incumbent, North Dakota Democratic NPL Party (Dem-NPL) Senator Quentin Burdick, sought and received re-election to his sixth term, defeating Republican candidate Earl Strinden.[1]
Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Earl Strinden of Grand Forks, North Dakota, who was President of the University of North Dakota Alumni Association. As in the Burdick's previous re-election campaign, the senator's age became an issue for voters as he was 80 years old during the campaign. However, challenger Strinden commented that he did not want to raise the age issue. Burdick and Strinden won the primary elections for their respective parties.
One independent candidate, Kenneth C. Gardner, also filed before the deadline, officially calling himself a libertarian. Gardner had previously run for North Dakota's other United States Senate seat an independent in 1974, challenging Milton Young. He only received 853 votes in that election.
Election results
1988 United States Senate election, North Dakota Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Quentin Burdick (incumbent) 171,899 59.45 Republican Earl Strinden 112,937 39.06 Independent Kenneth C. Gardner 4,334 1.50 Majority Turnout 289,170 Notes
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