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The1980U.S. Senate election for the state ofNorth Dakota was held November 4, 1980. The incumbent,Republican SenatorMilton Young, was retiring. RepublicanMark Andrews defeatedNorth Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidateKent Johanneson to fill the vacated seat.[1]
Andrews, who had served as aRepresentative since 1963, easily received theRepublican nomination, and the endorsed Democratic-NPL candidate was Kent Johanneson. Andrews and Johanneson won the primary elections for their respective parties.
Twoindependent candidates,Harley McLain andDon J. Klingensmith also filed before the deadline under the Chemical Farming Banned and Statesman parties respectively. McLain would later run for the same seat in 1998 against then incumbentByron Dorgan.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mark Andrews | 210,347 | 70.29% | |
| Democratic–NPL | Kent Johanneson | 86,658 | 28.96% | |
| Independent | Harley McLain | 1,625 | 0.54% | |
| Independent | Don J. Klingensmith | 642 | 0.22% | |
| Majority | 123,689 | |||
| Turnout | 299,272 | |||
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