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The Republican candidate won North Dakota's Senate seat R+10.9.

North Dakota, 2018. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

North Dakota — 2018 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
144,376
44.5%
Republican (R)
179,720
55.5%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+10.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2018 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kevin CramerRRepublican179,72055.5%
Heidi HeitkampDDemocratic-Npl144,37644.5%
North Dakota, 2018
RepublicanR+10.9
2018 presidential margin by county for North Dakota — 2018 US Senate electionA map of the constituent counties of North Dakota — 2018 US Senate election, each outlined and filled by its 2018 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.CASS, ND · D+16.3BURLEIGH, ND · R+24.3GRAND FORKS, ND · D+6.7WARD, ND · R+26.1MORTON, ND · R+29.9STARK, ND · R+47.9WILLIAMS, ND · R+46.3STUTSMAN, ND · R+15.4RICHLAND, ND · D+8.6ROLETTE, ND · D+60.6BARNES, ND · D+0.2MCLEAN, ND · R+32.2RAMSEY, ND · R+6.6WALSH, ND · R+13.7MCKENZIE, ND · R+44.1MERCER, ND · R+47.0MOUNTRAIL, ND · R+15.8TRAILL, ND · D+6.8BOTTINEAU, ND · R+31.8PEMBINA, ND · R+23.2MCHENRY, ND · R+30.7RANSOM, ND · D+22.2BENSON, ND · D+26.6WELLS, ND · R+44.0DICKEY, ND · R+15.8LAMOURE, ND · R+16.8DUNN, ND · R+48.1SARGENT, ND · D+17.6CAVALIER, ND · R+21.4PIERCE, ND · R+24.3EMMONS, ND · R+57.1FOSTER, ND · R+28.3BOWMAN, ND · R+50.6NELSON, ND · D+5.9MCINTOSH, ND · R+35.5SIOUX, ND · D+69.1KIDDER, ND · R+42.9GRANT, ND · R+46.6HETTINGER, ND · R+56.6EDDY, ND · R+9.8GRIGGS, ND · R+12.6DIVIDE, ND · R+21.1RENVILLE, ND · R+40.1ADAMS, ND · R+37.2TOWNER, ND · R+11.3LOGAN, ND · R+52.9OLIVER, ND · R+48.3BURKE, ND · R+52.4STEELE, ND · D+16.5GOLDEN VALLEY, ND · R+60.9SHERIDAN, ND · R+54.5BILLINGS, ND · R+59.3SLOPE, ND · R+61.6
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
RepublicanRepublican55.5%179,720
DemocraticDemocratic44.5%144,376
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
53 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
North Dakota's Senate marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1976 to 2024. Most recent: −32.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−32.9%DR19762024
North Dakota's Senate margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1976+25.5%
1982+28.8%
1986+0.7%
1988+20.4%
1992+20.1%
1994+16.0%
1998+28.0%
2000+22.7%
2004+36.6%
2006+39.3%
2010−54.0%
2012+0.9%
2016−61.6%
2018−10.9%
2022−31.4%
2024−32.9%