Rick Berg, U.S. Representative

Rick Berg

U.S. Representative
Born
August 16, 1959
Current age
66
Home state
North Dakota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2010–2012
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Berg288,203
Opponents267,879
2
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2012, Rick Berg ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 1 and losing 1. Berg's biggest single-election total was 158,401 votes, in the 2012 U.S. Senate election in North Dakota. Berg's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. House election in North Dakota's at-large district, decided by 23,260 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in North Dakota, every U.S. House race in North Dakota's at-large district, or all 2012 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Rick Berg received?

Rick Berg has received 288,203 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Rick Berg’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012U.S. SenateNorth DakotaLost158,40149.32%Heidi Heitkamp
2010U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon129,80254.92%Earl Pomeroy
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001272) and Wikidata (Q253216). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Rick Berg: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/rick-berg. 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.