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The2022 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to represent thestate ofNorth Dakota. IncumbentRepublicanJohn Hoeven was first elected in2010 with 76% of the vote to succeed retiringDemocratic–NPL incumbentByron Dorgan, and won re-election in2016 with 78.5% of the vote. He ran for a re-election to a third term in office against Democratic-NPL nominee Katrina Christiansen. He also facedState Representative Rick Becker, who initially ran as a Republican in the primary, but suspended his campaign in August 2022 and instead ran as anIndependent.[1][2]
Hoeven won reelection to a third term in office[3] with 56.4% of the vote. His performance however was far less impressive than in both of his prior races and even substantially lower than what most polling had indicated, and was the worst a winning Republican had made in theClass 3 seat since1974. This underperformance was in part attributed to Becker's candidacy as an Independent, who took 18.5% of the vote. Additionally, Christiansen's 25% vote share was the highest of any Democratic–NPL candidate for the Class 3 Senate seat since Dorgan's landslide2004 win. Becker later rejoined the Republican Party in January 2024.[4]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Hoeven (incumbent) | 59,529 | 77.8 | |
| Republican | Riley Kuntz | 16,400 | 21.4 | |
| Write-in | 557 | 0.7 | ||
| Total votes | 76,486 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic–NPL | Katrina Christiansen | 17,187 | 76.8 | |
| Democratic–NPL | Michael Steele | 5,174 | 23.1 | |
| Write-in | 24 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 22,385 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[13] | Solid R | November 19, 2021 |
| Inside Elections[14] | Solid R | July 1, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | Safe R | August 2, 2022 |
| Politico[16] | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP[17] | Safe R | January 10, 2022 |
| Fox News[18] | Solid R | May 12, 2022 |
| DDHQ[19] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
| 538[20] | Solid R | August 4, 2022 |
| The Economist[21] | Safe R | September 7, 2022 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Hoeven (incumbent) | 135,474 | 56.41% | −22.07% | |
| Democratic–NPL | Katrina Christiansen | 59,995 | 24.98% | +8.01% | |
| Independent | Rick Becker | 44,406 | 18.49% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 265 | 0.11% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 240,140 | 100.0% | |||
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