- United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1970
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State governmentGubernatorial elections Other elections The 1970 U.S. Senate election for the state of 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]
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 congrressional district. Burdick and Kleppe won the primary elections for their respective parties.
One independent candidate, Russell Kleppe, also filed before the deadline.
Election results
1970 United States Senate election, North Dakota Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Quentin Burdick (incumbent) 134,519 61.27 Republican Thomas S. Kleppe 82,996 37.80 Independent Russell Kleppe 2,045 0.93 Majority Turnout 219,560 Notes
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