Earl Pomeroy, U.S. Representative

Earl Pomeroy

U.S. Representative
Born
September 2, 1952
Current age
73
Home state
North Dakota
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1992–2010
8-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pomeroy1.3M
Opponents1.0M
9
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2010, Earl Pomeroy ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 8 and losing 1. Pomeroy's biggest single-election total was 194,577 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in North Dakota's at-large district. Pomeroy's closest win came in the 2002 U.S. House election in North Dakota's at-large district, decided by 11,116 votes.

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How many votes has Earl Pomeroy received?

Earl Pomeroy has received 1,307,164 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1.

Election history

Earl Pomeroy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. HouseNorth DakotaLost106,54245.08%Rick Berg
2008U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon194,57761.97%Duane Sand (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon142,93465.68%Matt Mechtel
2004U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon185,13059.56%Duane Sand (head-to-head)
2002U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon121,07352.41%Rick Clayburgh
1998U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon119,66856.21%Kevin Cramer (head-to-head)
Kenneth R. Loughead (head-to-head)
1996U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon144,83355.07%Kevin Cramer (head-to-head)
Kenneth R. Loughead (head-to-head)
1994U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon123,13452.31%Gary Porter
James Germalic
1992U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon169,27356.82%John T. Korsmo
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1277145). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Earl Pomeroy: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/earl-pomeroy. Accessed [date].

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.