Mark Andrews, U.S. Representative

Mark Andrews

U.S. Representative
Born
May 19, 1926
Died
October 3, 2020
Age at death
94
Home state
North Dakota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1962–1986
8-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Andrews1.2M
Opponents797,896
10
Elections run

Between 1962 and 1986, Mark Andrews ran in 10 elections across 3 offices (Governor, U.S. House, and U.S. Senate), winning 8 and losing 2. Andrews's biggest single-election total was 195,360 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in North Dakota's at-large district. Andrews's closest win came in the 1964 U.S. House election in North Dakota's District 1, decided by 6,367 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in North Dakota, every U.S. House race in North Dakota's at-large district, or every U.S. House race in North Dakota's District 1.

How many votes has Mark Andrews received?

Mark Andrews has received 1,201,205 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–2.

Election history

Mark Andrews’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1986U.S. SenateNorth DakotaLost141,81249.07%Kent Conrad
Anna Belle Bourgois
1978U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon147,71267.05%Bruce F. Hagen
Harley McLain

Don J. Klingensmith
1976U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon181,01862.45%Russell Kleppe
Lloyd B. Omdahl
1974U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon130,18455.71%Byron L Dorgan
1972U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon195,36072.7%Richard Ista
Kenneth C Gardner
1970U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon72,16865.69%James E Brooks
1968U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon84,11466.77%Bruce Hagen
Rosemary M Landsberger
1966U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon66,01166.21%S F Buckshot Hoffner
1964U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon69,57552.14%George A Sinner
Eugene Vanderhoeven

Roger Vorachek
1962GovernorNorth DakotaLost113,25149.56%William L. Guy
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000208) and Wikidata (Q364746). 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.