Byron L. Dorgan, U.S. Senator

Byron L. Dorgan

U.S. Senator
Born
May 14, 1942
Current age
84
Home state
North Dakota
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1980–2004
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dorgan1.5M
Opponents719,685
8
Elections run

Between 1980 and 2004, Byron L. Dorgan ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 8. Dorgan's biggest single-election total was 242,968 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in North Dakota's at-large district. Dorgan's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in North Dakota's at-large district, decided by 41,730 votes.

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How many votes has Byron L. Dorgan received?

Byron L. Dorgan has received 1,490,964 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

Byron L. Dorgan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2004U.S. SenateNorth DakotaWon212,14368.28%Mike Liffrig
1998U.S. SenateNorth DakotaWon134,74763.16%Donna Nalewaja
Harley McLain
1992U.S. SenateNorth DakotaWon179,34759%Steve Sydness
Tom Asbridge
1990U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon152,53065.19%Ed Schafer
1986U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon216,25875.52%Syver Vinje
Gerald W. Kopp
1984U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon242,96878.7%Lois Ivers Altenburg
1982U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon186,53471.61%Kent Jones
Don J. Klingensmith
1980U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon166,43756.79%Jim Smykowski
John Lengenfelder

Torfin A. Teigen
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000432) and Wikidata (Q555735). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.