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1980 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1980 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election?

Byron L. Dorgan won the 1980 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election. Byron L. Dorgan received 166,437 popular votes (56.79%). The main challenger was Jim Smykowski (42.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Dorgan and Smykowski

Dorgan +14.2 pts · won by 41,730 votes
Byron L. DorganDemocraticWINNER56.79%
166,437 votes
Jim SmykowskiRepublican42.55%
124,707 votes
John Lengenfelderacademic christian freedom0.34%
1,004 votes
Torfin A. TeigenIndependent0.32%
928 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.