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1940 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election

North Dakota · 6 candidates · See every 1940 U.S. House race

Who won the 1940 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election?

Usher Burdick won the 1940 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election. Usher Burdick received 148,227 popular votes (34.45%). The main challenger was Charles Robertson (25.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Burdick and Robertson

Burdick +8.6 pts · won by 37,102 votes
Usher BurdickRepublicanWINNER34.45%
148,227 votes
Charles RobertsonRepublicanWINNER25.83%
111,125 votes
R J DowneyDemocratic14.8%
63,662 votes
Adolph MichelsonDemocratic14.65%
63,028 votes
Thomas HallIndependent5.44%
23,399 votes
John OmdahlIndependent4.84%
20,845 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.