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1982 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1982 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election?

Byron L. Dorgan won the 1982 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election. Byron L. Dorgan received 186,534 popular votes (71.61%). The main challenger was Kent Jones (27.73%).

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

Dorgan +43.9 pts · won by 114,293 votes
Byron L. DorganDemocraticWINNER71.61%
186,534 votes
Kent JonesRepublican27.73%
72,241 votes
Don J. Klingensmithprohibition0.66%
1,724 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.