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1938 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election

North Dakota · 3 candidates · See every 1938 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1938 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election?

Gerald P. Nye won the 1938 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election. Gerald P. Nye received 131,907 popular votes (50.12%). The main challenger was William Langer (42.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Nye and Langer

Nye +7.6 pts · won by 19,900 votes
Gerald P. NyeRepublicanWINNER50.12%
131,907 votes
William LangerIndependent42.56%
112,007 votes
J. J. NygaardDemocratic7.31%
19,244 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.