List of United States senators from North Dakota

North Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, and elects U.S. senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current Senators in Congress are Republicans John Hoeven (since 2011) and Kevin Cramer (since 2019).

Current delegation

List of senators

Class 1

Class 1 senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.

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Class 3

Class 3 senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
Vacant November 2, 1889 –
November 25, 1889
North Dakota achieved statehood November 2, 1889 but its Senators were not elected until November 25, 1889. 1 51st 1 North Dakota achieved statehood November 2, 1889 but its Senators were not elected until November 25, 1889. November 2, 1889 –
November 25, 1889
Vacant
1
Lyman R. Casey
Republican November 25, 1889 –
March 4, 1893
Elected in 1889.

Lost renomination.
Elected in 1889.

Lost re-election.
November 25, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
Republican
Gilbert A. Pierce
1
52nd 2 Elected in 1891. March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1909
Republican
Henry C. Hansbrough
2
2
William N. Roach
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1899
Elected in 1893.[1]

Lost re-election.

2 53rd
54th
55th 3 Re-elected in 1897.
3
Porter J. McCumber
Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1923
Elected January 20, 1899.[2] 3 56th
57th
58th 4 Re-elected in 1903.

Lost renomination.
Re-elected January 18, 1905.[3] 4 59th
60th
61st 5 Elected January 19, 1909.

Died.
March 4, 1909 –
October 21, 1909
Republican
Martin N. Johnson
3
  October 21, 1909 –
November 10, 1909
Vacant
Appointed to continue Johnson's term.

Resigned.
November 10, 1909 –
January 31, 1910
Democratic
Fountain L. Thompson
4
Appointed to continue Johnson's term.

Lost election to finish Johnson's term.
February 1, 1910 –
February 1, 1911
Democratic
William E. Purcell
5
Elected January 17, 1911 to finish Johnson's term, but didn't qualify until resigning from the U.S. House. February 2, 1911 –
March 3, 1921
Republican
Asle Gronna
6
Re-elected in 1911. 5 62nd
63rd
64th 6 Re-elected in 1914.

Lost renomination.
Re-elected in 1916.

Lost renomination.
6 65th
66th
67th 7 Elected in 1920.

Died.
March 4, 1921 –
June 22, 1925
Republican
Edwin F. Ladd
7
4
Lynn Frazier
Republican
(NPL)
March 4, 1923 –
January 3, 1941
Elected in 1922. 7 68th
69th
  June 22, 1925 –
November 14, 1925
Vacant
Appointed to continue Ladd's term.

Elected June 30, 1926 to finish Ladd's term.
November 14, 1925 –
January 3, 1945
Republican
Gerald Nye
8
70th 8 Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928. 8 71st
72nd
73rd 9 Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.

Lost renomination.
9 74th
75th
76th 10 Re-elected in 1938.

Lost re-election.
5
William Langer
Republican
(NPL)
January 3, 1941 –
November 8, 1959
Elected in 1940. 10 77th
78th
79th 11 Elected in 1944.

Died.
January 3, 1945 –
March 3, 1945
Democratic
John Moses
9
  March 3, 1945 –
March 12, 1945
Vacant
Appointed to continue Moses's term.

Elected June 25, 1946 to finish Moses's term.
March 12, 1945 –
January 3, 1981
Republican
Milton Young
10
Re-elected in 1946. 11 80th
81st
82nd 12 Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952. 12 83rd
84th
85th 13 Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.

Died.
13 86th
Vacant November 8, 1959 –
November 19, 1959
 
6
Norman Brunsdale
Republican November 19, 1959 –
August 7, 1960
Appointed to continue Langer's term.

Retired when successor elected.
7
Quentin Burdick
Democratic
-NPL
August 8, 1960 –
September 8, 1992
Elected to finish Langer's term.
87th
88th 14 Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964. 14 89th
90th
91st 15 Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970. 15 92nd
93rd
94th 16 Re-elected in 1974.

Retired.
Re-elected in 1976. 16 95th
96th
97th 17 Elected in 1980.

Lost re-election.
January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1987
Republican
Mark Andrews
11
Re-elected in 1982. 17 98th
99th
100th 18 Elected in 1986.

Retired, then resigned early when elected to the other Senate seat.
January 3, 1987 –
December 14, 1992
Democratic
-NPL

Kent Conrad
12
Re-elected in 1988.

Died.
18 101st
102nd
Vacant September 8, 1992 –
September 16, 1992
 
8
Jocelyn Burdick
Democratic
-NPL
September 16, 1992 –
December 14, 1992
Appointed to continue her husband's term.

Retired when successor elected.
9
Kent Conrad
Democratic
-NPL
December 14, 1992 –
January 3, 2013
Elected to finish Burdick's term. Appointed early to finish Conrad's term, having already been elected to the next term. December 15, 1992 –
January 3, 2011
Democratic
-NPL

Byron Dorgan
13
103rd 19 Elected to full term in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994. 19 104th
105th
106th 20 Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000. 20 107th
108th
109th 21 Re-elected in 2004.

Retired.
Re-elected in 2006.

Retired.
21 110th
111th
112th 22 Elected in 2010. January 3, 2011 –
Present
Republican
John Hoeven
14
10
Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic
-NPL
January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2019
Elected in 2012.

Lost re-election.
22 113th
114th
115th 23 Re-elected in 2016.
11
Kevin Cramer
Republican January 3, 2019 –
Present
Elected in 2018.[4] 23 116th
117th
118th 24 To be determined in the 2022 election.
To be determined in the 2024 election. 24 119th
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T   T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 1 Class 3

Superlatives (top 5)

Longest service

Senator First served Last served Length of service
Milton YoungMarch 12, 1945January 3, 198135 years, 9 months and 22 days
(13,081 days)
Quentin BurdickAugust 8, 1960September 8, 199232 years and 1 month
(11,719 days)
Kent ConradJanuary 3, 1987January 3, 201326 years
(9,497 days)
Porter J. McCumberMarch 4, 1899March 4, 192324 years
(8,765 days)
Gerald NyeNovember 14, 1925January 3, 194519 years, 1 month and 20 days
(6,990 days)

Shortest service

Excludes incumbent Cramer

Senator First served Last served Length of service
John MosesJanuary 3, 1945March 3, 19452 months
(59 days)
Fountain L. ThompsonNovember 10, 1909January 31, 19102 months and 3 weeks
(82 days)
Jocelyn BurdickSeptember 16, 1992December 14, 19922 months and 4 weeks
(89 days)
Martin N. JohnsonMarch 4, 1909October 21, 19097 months, 2 weeks and 3 days
(231 days)
Norman BrunsdaleNovember 19, 1959August 7, 19608 months, 2 weeks and 5 days
(262 days)

Youngest at beginning of service

Senator Date of birth First served Age
Gerald NyeDecember 19, 1892March 4, 192532 years, 2 months and 13 days
Kent ConradMarch 12, 1948January 3, 198738 years, 9 months and 22 days
Porter J. McCumberFebruary 3, 1858March 4, 189941 years, 1 month and 1 day
Henry C. HansbroughJanuary 30, 1848March 4, 189143 years, 1 month and 4 days
Milton YoungDecember 6, 1897January 3, 194547 years and 28 days

Oldest at end of service

Senator Date of birth Last served Age
Quentin BurdickJune 19, 1908September 8, 199284 years, 2 months and 20 days
Milton YoungDecember 6, 1897January 3, 198183 years and 28 days
William LangerSeptember 30, 1886November 8, 195973 years, 1 month and 9 days
Jocelyn BurdickFebruary 6, 1922December 14, 199270 years, 10 months and 8 days
Norman BrunsdaleJuly 9, 1891August 7, 196069 years and 29 days

Living former senators

As of February 2021, there are three living former senators from North Dakota. The most recent senator to die was Mark Andrews (served 1981–1987) on October 3, 2020. The most recently serving senator to die was Jocelyn Burdick (served 1992) on December 26, 2019.

Senator Party Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Kent Conrad Democratic-NPL 1987–2013 (1948-03-12) March 12, 1948
Byron Dorgan Democratic-NPL 1992–2011 (1942-05-14) May 14, 1942
Heidi Heitkamp Democratic-NPL 2013–2019 (1955-10-30) October 30, 1955

References

See also

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