1946 North Dakota U.S. Senate Special

North Dakota · 3 candidates · See every 1946 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1946 North Dakota U.S. Senate Special?

Milton R. Young won the 1946 North Dakota U.S. Senate Special. Milton R. Young received 75,998 popular votes (55.54%). The main challenger was P. W. Lanier (27.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Young and Lanier

Young +28.1 pts · won by 38,491 votes

Milton R. Young RepublicanWINNER55.54%

75,998 votes

P. W. Lanier Democratic27.41%

37,507 votes

Gerald P. NyeIndependent15.24%

20,848 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. 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.