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Armstrong: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Raknerud: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The2020 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota was held on November 3, 2020, to elect theU.S. representative fromNorth Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the2020 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate, and variousstate and local elections.
The incumbent was RepublicanKelly Armstrong, who was elected with 60.2% of the vote in 2018.[2] He was re-elected in 2020 and won 5 counties he lost in 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kelly Armstrong (incumbent) | 99,582 | 99.54% | |
| Republican | Write-in | 461 | 0.46% | |
| Total votes | 100,043 | 100.0% | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic–NPL | Zach Raknerud | 21,394 | 62.03% | |
| Democratic–NPL | Roland Riemers | 12,747 | 36.96% | |
| Democratic–NPL | Write-in | 346 | 1.00% | |
| Total votes | 34,487 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Steven Peterson | 729 | 78.47% | |
| Libertarian | Write-in | 200 | 22.36% | |
| Total votes | 929 | 100.0% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[10] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[11] | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Politico[13] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[14] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| RCP[15] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kelly Armstrong (incumbent) | 245,229 | 68.96% | +8.76% | |
| Democratic–NPL | Zach Raknerud | 97,970 | 27.55% | −8.02% | |
| Libertarian | Steven Peterson | 12,024 | 3.38% | N/A | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 375 | 0.11% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 355,598 | 100.00% | |||
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| County | Kelly Armstrong Republican | Zach Raknerud Democratic–NPL | All others | Margin | Total votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,010 | 80.4% | 213 | 17.0% | 33 | 2.6% | 797 | 63.4% | 1,256 |
| Barnes | 3,737 | 68.3% | 1,562 | 28.6% | 172 | 3.2% | 2,175 | 39.7% | 5,471 |
| Benson | 1,138 | 58.8% | 738 | 38.2% | 58 | 3.0% | 400 | 20.6% | 1,934 |
| Billings | 554 | 87.4% | 64 | 10.1% | 16 | 2.5% | 490 | 77.3% | 634 |
| Bottineau | 2,646 | 77.3% | 692 | 20.2% | 84 | 2.5% | 1,954 | 57.1% | 3,422 |
| Bowman | 1,413 | 85.9% | 195 | 11.9% | 37 | 2.3% | 1,218 | 74.0% | 1,645 |
| Burke | 977 | 86.2% | 140 | 12.3% | 17 | 1.5% | 837 | 73.9% | 1,134 |
| Burleigh | 36,122 | 72.4% | 12,111 | 24.3% | 1,643 | 3.3% | 24,011 | 48.1% | 49,876 |
| Cass | 46,877 | 55.5% | 34,055 | 40.3% | 3,603 | 4.3% | 12,822 | 15.2% | 84,535 |
| Cavalier | 1,548 | 77.7% | 400 | 20.1% | 44 | 2.3% | 1,148 | 57.6% | 1,992 |
| Dickey | 1,796 | 74.7% | 532 | 22.1% | 77 | 3.3% | 1,264 | 52.6% | 2,405 |
| Divide | 913 | 76.6% | 242 | 20.3% | 37 | 3.1% | 671 | 56.3% | 1,192 |
| Dunn | 1,948 | 83.6% | 319 | 13.7% | 62 | 2.7% | 1,629 | 69.9% | 2,329 |
| Eddy | 874 | 70.1% | 336 | 27.0% | 36 | 2.9% | 538 | 43.1% | 1,246 |
| Emmons | 1,736 | 87.7% | 207 | 10.5% | 37 | 1.9% | 1,529 | 77.2% | 1,980 |
| Foster | 1,391 | 79.6% | 318 | 18.2% | 38 | 2.2% | 1,073 | 61.4% | 1,747 |
| Golden Valley | 871 | 86.5% | 114 | 11.3% | 22 | 2.2% | 757 | 75.2% | 1,007 |
| Grand Forks | 18,427 | 61.0% | 10,746 | 35.6% | 1,038 | 3.5% | 7,681 | 25.4% | 30,211 |
| Grant | 1,163 | 84.3% | 189 | 13.7% | 27 | 2.0% | 974 | 70.6% | 1,379 |
| Griggs | 941 | 76.7% | 260 | 21.2% | 26 | 2.1% | 681 | 55.5% | 1,227 |
| Hettinger | 1,126 | 86.5% | 149 | 11.5% | 26 | 2.0% | 977 | 75.0% | 1,301 |
| Kidder | 1,217 | 83.6% | 212 | 14.6% | 27 | 1.9% | 1,005 | 69.0% | 1,456 |
| LaMoure | 1,695 | 77.2% | 437 | 19.9% | 63 | 2.8% | 1,258 | 57.3% | 2,195 |
| Logan | 914 | 86.6% | 113 | 10.7% | 28 | 2.7% | 801 | 75.9% | 1,055 |
| McHenry | 2,358 | 79.1% | 554 | 18.6% | 69 | 2.4% | 1,804 | 60.5% | 2,981 |
| McIntosh | 1,191 | 82.4% | 220 | 15.2% | 34 | 2.4% | 971 | 67.2% | 1,445 |
| McKenzie | 4,395 | 82.7% | 719 | 13.5% | 201 | 3.8% | 3,676 | 69.2% | 5,315 |
| McLean | 4,220 | 77.1% | 1,119 | 20.4% | 137 | 2.5% | 3,101 | 66.7% | 5,476 |
| Mercer | 3,871 | 83.5% | 668 | 14.4% | 98 | 2.1% | 3,203 | 69.1% | 4,637 |
| Morton | 12,382 | 75.8% | 3,375 | 20.6% | 587 | 3.6% | 9,007 | 55.2% | 16,344 |
| Mountrail | 2,819 | 68.8% | 1,154 | 28.2% | 125 | 3.1% | 1,665 | 40.6% | 4,098 |
| Nelson | 1,195 | 68.6% | 495 | 28.4% | 53 | 3.1% | 1,665 | 40.2% | 4,098 |
| Oliver | 906 | 85.9% | 121 | 11.5% | 28 | 2.7% | 785 | 74.4% | 1,055 |
| Pembina | 2,518 | 76.7% | 685 | 20.9% | 81 | 2.4% | 1,833 | 55.8% | 3,284 |
| Pierce | 1,633 | 78.0% | 411 | 19.6% | 49 | 2.3% | 1,222 | 57.6% | 2,093 |
| Ramsey | 3,786 | 71.1% | 1,362 | 25.6% | 175 | 3.3% | 2,424 | 45.5% | 5,323 |
| Ransom | 1,492 | 61.8% | 818 | 33.9% | 105 | 4.3% | 674 | 27.9% | 2,415 |
| Renville | 1,073 | 81.8% | 194 | 14.8% | 44 | 3.4% | 879 | 67.0% | 1,311 |
| Richland | 5,276 | 68.7% | 2,124 | 27.7% | 276 | 3.6% | 3,152 | 41.0% | 7,676 |
| Rolette | 1,344 | 36.0% | 2,292 | 61.3% | 102 | 2.8% | -948 | -25.3% | 3,738 |
| Sargent | 1,295 | 63.9% | 674 | 33.2% | 59 | 2.9% | 621 | 30.7% | 2,028 |
| Sheridan | 684 | 85.1% | 103 | 12.8% | 17 | 2.1% | 581 | 72.3% | 804 |
| Sioux | 294 | 25.1% | 728 | 62.1% | 150 | 12.8% | -434 | -37.1% | 1,172 |
| Slope | 377 | 89.5% | 37 | 8.8% | 7 | 1.7% | 340 | 80.7% | 421 |
| Stark | 12,408 | 83.5% | 1,981 | 13.3% | 463 | 3.1% | 10,427 | 70.2% | 14,852 |
| Steele | 704 | 65.6% | 344 | 32.1% | 25 | 2.3% | 360 | 33.5% | 1,073 |
| Stutsman | 7,005 | 73.0% | 2,252 | 23.5% | 342 | 3.6% | 4,753 | 49.5% | 9,599 |
| Towner | 866 | 75.0% | 271 | 23.5% | 18 | 1.6% | 595 | 51.5% | 1,155 |
| Traill | 2,709 | 66.1% | 1,275 | 31.1% | 115 | 2.8% | 1,434 | 35.0% | 4,099 |
| Walsh | 3,485 | 74.3% | 1,082 | 23.1% | 122 | 2.6% | 2,403 | 51.2% | 4,689 |
| Ward | 20,465 | 73.4% | 6,320 | 22.7% | 1,100 | 3.9% | 14,145 | 50.7% | 27,885 |
| Wells | 1,910 | 81.2% | 386 | 16.4% | 55 | 2.3% | 1,524 | 64.8% | 2,351 |
| Williams | 11,534 | 82.9% | 1,862 | 13.4% | 511 | 3.6% | 9,672 | 69.5% | 13,907 |
| Totals | 245,229 | 69.0% | 97,970 | 27.6% | 12,399 | 3.5% | 147,259 | 41.4% | 355,598 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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