North Dakota U.S. Senate election, 2006

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1 Kent Conrad (D)
2 Important Dates
3 Challenger
4 Results
5 Previous Elections
6 North Dakota presidential election results
7 Narrative
8 Byron Dorgan (D)
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Kent Conrad (D)

Senator: Kent Conrad
State: ND
Age in '06: 58
Prognosis: Safe Dem (04/05)

Important Dates

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): April 17, 2006
Filing Deadline (Others): September 8, 2006
Primary: June 13, 2006

Challenger

Dwight Grotberg (R) - Anderson Town Councilman and farmer

Results

Conrad won 69-29%

Previous Elections

2000: 61% / 39% over Duane Sand (R)
1994: 58% / 42% over Ben Clayburgh (R)
1992: 63% / 34% over Jack Dalrymple (R)
1986: 50% / 49% over Mark Andrews (R) (incumbent)

North Dakota presidential election results

2004: Bush 63 / Kerry 36
2000: Bush 61 / Gore 33

Narrative

Conrad, a moderate Democrat, faces the problem of being a Democratic senator in an increasingly Republican Great Plains state, and hopes to avoid the fate of Tom Daschle. Governor John Hoeven, re-elected by a 43-point margin in 2004, has been courted by President Bush to challenge Conrad, and would have been a formidable opponent. Hoeven, however, has declined to run, and Conrad is expected to cruise to reelection.