Byron L. Dorgan
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- May 14, 1942
- Current age
- 84
- Home state
- North Dakota
- Party
- Democratic
- Years in office
- 18 years in the U.S. Senate, 11 years in the U.S. House
- 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.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in North Dakota, every U.S. House race in North Dakota's at-large district, or all 2004 U.S. Senate races.
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
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | U.S. SenateNorth Dakota | Won | 212,14368.28% | Mike Liffrig |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateNorth Dakota | Won | 134,74763.16% | Donna Nalewaja Harley McLain |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateNorth Dakota | Won | 179,34759% | Steve Sydness Tom Asbridge |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseNorth Dakota | Won | 152,53065.19% | Ed Schafer |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseNorth Dakota | Won | 216,25875.52% | Syver Vinje Gerald W. Kopp |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseNorth Dakota | Won | 242,96878.7% | Lois Ivers Altenburg |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseNorth Dakota | Won | 186,53471.61% | Kent Jones Don J. Klingensmith |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseNorth Dakota | Won | 166,43756.79% | 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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