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1960 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election

North Dakota · 4 candidates · See every 1960 U.S. House race

Who won the 1960 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election?

Don Short won the 1960 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election. Don Short received 135,579 popular votes (27.52%). The main challenger was Hjalmar Nygaard (25.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Short and Nygaard

Short +1.7 pts · won by 8,461 votes
Don ShortRepublicanWINNER27.52%
135,579 votes
Hjalmar NygaardRepublicanWINNER25.8%
127,118 votes
Raymond G VendselDemocratic24.51%
120,773 votes
Anson J AndersonDemocratic22.17%
109,207 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.