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1956 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1956 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election?

Usher Burdick won the 1956 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election. Usher Burdick received 143,514 popular votes (32%). The main challenger was Otto Krueger (30.32%).

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

Burdick +1.7 pts · won by 7,511 votes
Usher BurdickRepublicanWINNER32%
143,514 votes
Otto KruegerRepublicanWINNER30.32%
136,003 votes
Agnes GeelanDemocratic19.12%
85,743 votes
S B HockingDemocratic18.57%
83,284 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.