List of United States senators from North Dakota

Current delegation
Hoeven
John Hoeven
(R)
Cramer
Kevin Cramer
(R)

North Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, and elects U.S. senators to class 1 and class 3. Its current senators in Congress are Republicans John Hoeven (since 2011) and Kevin Cramer (since 2019). Milton Young was North Dakota's longest-serving senator (1945–1981).

List of senators

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Class 1
Class 1 senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006, 2012, 2018, and 2024. The next election will be in 2030. 		C Class 3
Class 3 senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.
# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
Vacant Nov 2, 1889 –
Nov 25, 1889[a] 		1 51st 1 Nov 2, 1889 –
Nov 25, 1889[a] 		Vacant
1
Lyman R. Casey 		Republican Nov 25, 1889 –
Mar 4, 1893 		Elected in 1889.
Lost renomination. 		Elected in 1889.
Lost re-election. 		Nov 25, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1891 		Republican
Gilbert A. Pierce 		1
52nd 2 Elected in 1891. Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 4, 1909 		Republican
Henry C. Hansbrough 		2
2
William N. Roach 		Democratic Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 4, 1899 		Elected in 1893.[1]

Lost re-election.

2 53rd
54th
55th 3 Re-elected in 1897.
3
Porter J. McCumber 		Republican Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 4, 1923 		Elected in 1899.[2] 3 56th
57th
58th 4 Re-elected in 1903.
Lost renomination.
Re-elected in 1905.[3] 4 59th
60th
61st 5 Elected in 1909.
Died. 		Mar 4, 1909 –
Oct 21, 1909 		Republican
Martin N. Johnson 		3
  Oct 21, 1909 –
Nov 10, 1909 		Vacant
Appointed to continue Johnson's term.
Resigned. 		Nov 10, 1909 –
Jan 31, 1910 		Democratic
Fountain L. Thompson 		4
Appointed to continue Johnson's term.
Lost election to finish Johnson's term. 		Feb 1, 1910 –
Feb 1, 1911 		Democratic
William E. Purcell 		5
Elected in 1911 to finish Johnson's term, but didn't qualify until resigning from the U.S. House. Feb 2, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1921 		Republican
Asle Gronna 		6
Re-elected in 1911. 5 62nd
63rd
64th 6 Re-elected in 1914.
Lost renomination.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost renomination. 		6 65th
66th
67th 7 Elected in 1920.
Died. 		Mar 4, 1921 –
Jun 22, 1925 		Republican (NPL)
Edwin F. Ladd 		7
4
Lynn Frazier 		Republican
(NPL) 		Mar 4, 1923 –
Jan 3, 1941 		Elected in 1922. 7 68th
69th
  Jun 22, 1925 –
Nov 14, 1925 		Vacant
Appointed to continue Ladd's term.
Elected in 1926 to finish Ladd's term. 		Nov 14, 1925 –
Jan 3, 1945 		Nonpartisan
League
Gerald Nye 		8
70th 8 Re-elected in 1926. Republican
(NPL)
Re-elected in 1928. 8 71st
72nd
73rd 9 Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Lost renomination. 		9 74th
75th
76th 10 Re-elected in 1938.
Lost re-election. 		Republican
5
William Langer 		Republican
(NPL) 		Jan 3, 1941 –
Nov 8, 1959 		Elected in 1940. 10 77th
78th
79th 11 Elected in 1944.
Died. 		Jan 3, 1945 –
Mar 3, 1945 		Democratic
John Moses 		9
  Mar 3, 1945 –
Mar 12, 1945 		Vacant
Appointed to continue Moses's term.
Elected in 1946 to finish Moses's term. 		Mar 12, 1945 –
Jan 3, 1981 		Republican
Milton Young 		10
Re-elected in 1946. 11 80th
81st
82nd 12 Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952. 12 83rd
84th
85th 13 Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Died. 		13 86th
Vacant Nov 8, 1959 –
Nov 19, 1959 		 
6
Norman Brunsdale 		Republican Nov 19, 1959 –
Aug 7, 1960 		Appointed to continue Langer's term.
Retired when successor elected.
7
Quentin Burdick 		Democratic
–NPL 		Aug 8, 1960 –
Sep 8, 1992 		Elected to finish Langer's term.
87th
88th 14 Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964. 14 89th
90th
91st 15 Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970. 15 92nd
93rd
94th 16 Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1976. 16 95th
96th
97th 17 Elected in 1980.
Lost re-election. 		Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1987 		Republican
Mark Andrews 		11
Re-elected in 1982. 17 98th
99th
100th 18 Elected in 1986.
Retired, then resigned early when elected to the other Senate seat. 		Jan 3, 1987 –
Dec 14, 1992 		Democratic
–NPL
Kent Conrad 		12
Re-elected in 1988.
Died. 		18 101st
102nd
Vacant Sep 8, 1992 –
Sep 12, 1992 		 
8
Jocelyn Burdick 		Democratic
–NPL 		Sep 12, 1992 –
Dec 14, 1992 		Appointed to continue her husband's term.
Retired when successor elected.
9
Kent Conrad 		Democratic
–NPL 		Dec 14, 1992 –
Jan 3, 2013 		Elected to finish Quentin Burdick's term. Appointed to finish Conrad's term, having already been elected to the next term. Dec 15, 1992 –
Jan 3, 2011 		Democratic
–NPL
Byron Dorgan 		13
103rd 19 Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994. 19 104th
105th
106th 20 Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000. 20 107th
108th
109th 21 Re-elected in 2004.
Retired.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired. 		21 110th
111th
112th 22 Elected in 2010. Jan 3, 2011 –
present 		Republican
John Hoeven 		14
10
Heidi Heitkamp 		Democratic
–NPL 		Jan 3, 2013 –
Jan 3, 2019 		Elected in 2012.
Lost re-election. 		22 113th
114th
115th 23 Re-elected in 2016.
11
Kevin Cramer 		Republican Jan 3, 2019 –
present 		Elected in 2018.[4] 23 116th
117th
118th 24 Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024. 24 119th
120th
121st 25 To be determined in the 2028 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 1 Class 3

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b North Dakota achieved statehood November 2, 1889 but its senators were not elected until November 25, 1889.

References

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  1. ^ "Eriksmoen: N.D. Democrat slipped into Senate". The Bismarck Tribune. May 10, 2008.
  2. ^ "An Election in North Dakota". The New York Times. January 21, 1899. p. 1.
  3. ^ The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905. p. 108.
  4. ^ "Republican Kevin Cramer ousts Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota Senate race". USA TODAY. November 6, 2018.
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