The 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mark Andrews ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic-NPL nominee Kent Conrad.
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County results Conrad: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Andrews: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Andrews lost re-election by just over 2,000[1] votes after a rigorous campaign involving personal attacks and other strategies[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic–NPL | Kent Conrad | 143,932 | 49.80% | |
Republican | Mark Andrews (incumbent) | 141,812 | 49.07% | |
Independent | Anna B. Bourgois | 3,269 | 1.13% | |
Total votes | 289,013 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic–NPL gain from Republican |