1998-11-03 Senatorial Election Results for North Dakota (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Byron Dorgan* (D)		Donna Nalewaja (R)		Harley McLain (Reform)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	46%	628	66.5%	290	30.7%	27	2.9%	0	0.0%	338	945
Barnes	54%	3,350	67.4%	1,473	29.7%	144	2.9%	0	0.0%	1,877	4,967
Benson	41%	1,336	72.8%	454	24.7%	46	2.5%	0	0.0%	882	1,836
Billings	70%	264	55.2%	199	41.6%	15	3.1%	0	0.0%	65	478
Bottineau	60%	2,241	65.8%	1,101	32.3%	64	1.9%	0	0.0%	1,140	3,406
Bowman	49%	750	61.3%	456	37.3%	17	1.4%	0	0.0%	294	1,223
Burke	53%	683	69.0%	294	29.7%	13	1.3%	0	0.0%	389	990
Burleigh	48%	13,736	56.8%	9,980	41.3%	447	1.8%	1	0.0%	3,756	24,164
Cass	39%	20,938	58.4%	14,473	40.4%	447	1.2%	5	0.0%	6,465	35,863
Cavalier	64%	1,754	72.5%	634	26.2%	32	1.3%	0	0.0%	1,120	2,420
Dickey	46%	1,184	57.6%	845	41.1%	25	1.2%	0	0.0%	339	2,054
Divide	66%	950	75.3%	299	23.7%	12	1.0%	0	0.0%	651	1,261
Dunn	56%	943	64.2%	495	33.7%	30	2.0%	0	0.0%	448	1,468
Eddy	59%	837	67.0%	390	31.2%	22	1.8%	0	0.0%	447	1,249
Emmons	60%	1,159	58.5%	743	37.5%	79	4.0%	0	0.0%	416	1,981
Foster	58%	1,110	68.4%	478	29.5%	35	2.2%	0	0.0%	632	1,623
Golden Valley	58%	504	62.4%	288	35.6%	16	2.0%	0	0.0%	216	808
Grand Forks	31%	10,487	67.4%	4,877	31.4%	186	1.2%	0	0.0%	5,610	15,550
Grant	60%	794	59.1%	506	37.7%	43	3.2%	0	0.0%	288	1,343
Griggs	74%	1,069	66.2%	517	32.0%	30	1.9%	0	0.0%	552	1,616
Hettinger	71%	1,056	68.8%	439	28.6%	39	2.5%	0	0.0%	617	1,534
Kidder	59%	787	60.8%	458	35.4%	49	3.8%	0	0.0%	329	1,294
La Moure	58%	1,304	62.3%	760	36.3%	28	1.3%	0	0.0%	544	2,092
Logan	58%	658	61.0%	399	37.0%	22	2.0%	0	0.0%	259	1,079
McHenry	56%	1,685	65.3%	847	32.8%	47	1.8%	0	0.0%	838	2,579
McIntosh	58%	929	56.9%	651	39.9%	52	3.2%	0	0.0%	278	1,632
McKenzie	56%	1,361	60.2%	854	37.8%	46	2.0%	0	0.0%	507	2,261
McLean	55%	2,468	62.2%	1,425	35.9%	75	1.9%	0	0.0%	1,043	3,968
Mercer	59%	2,247	61.3%	1,351	36.8%	70	1.9%	0	0.0%	896	3,668
Morton	47%	5,163	61.3%	3,079	36.6%	177	2.1%	0	0.0%	2,084	8,419
Mountrail	50%	1,678	70.3%	660	27.6%	50	2.1%	0	0.0%	1,018	2,388
Nelson	57%	1,248	73.1%	440	25.8%	20	1.2%	0	0.0%	808	1,708
Oliver	68%	606	58.9%	391	38.0%	31	3.0%	0	0.0%	215	1,028
Pembina	48%	2,069	66.4%	1,016	32.6%	33	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,053	3,118
Pierce	56%	1,251	62.1%	720	35.7%	45	2.2%	0	0.0%	531	2,016
Ramsey	41%	2,665	70.7%	1,034	27.4%	65	1.7%	4	0.1%	1,631	3,768
Ransom	49%	1,578	72.7%	571	26.3%	23	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,007	2,172
Renville	60%	840	68.1%	367	29.7%	27	2.2%	0	0.0%	473	1,234
Richland	40%	3,429	62.9%	1,946	35.7%	76	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,483	5,451
Rolette	50%	3,550	83.0%	639	14.9%	87	2.0%	0	0.0%	2,911	4,276
Sargent	53%	1,219	70.4%	495	28.6%	17	1.0%	0	0.0%	724	1,731
Sheridan	62%	423	48.5%	423	48.5%	26	3.0%	0	0.0%	0	872
Sioux	35%	671	82.0%	133	16.3%	14	1.7%	0	0.0%	538	818
Slope	84%	302	61.4%	179	36.4%	11	2.2%	0	0.0%	123	492
Stark	42%	4,664	65.7%	2,327	32.8%	106	1.5%	0	0.0%	2,337	7,097
Steele	65%	772	71.7%	288	26.8%	16	1.5%	0	0.0%	484	1,076
Stutsman	42%	4,584	65.6%	2,260	32.3%	147	2.1%	0	0.0%	2,324	6,991
Towner	54%	933	76.0%	282	23.0%	12	1.0%	0	0.0%	651	1,227
Traill	51%	2,148	65.3%	1,068	32.5%	71	2.2%	0	0.0%	1,080	3,287
Walsh	43%	2,609	64.5%	1,376	34.0%	58	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,233	4,043
Ward	37%	9,661	60.7%	6,047	38.0%	197	1.2%	2	0.0%	3,614	15,907
Wells	50%	1,172	57.8%	823	40.6%	32	1.6%	0	0.0%	349	2,027
Williams	47%	4,300	62.6%	2,473	36.0%	99	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,827	6,872
TOTAL	46%	134,747	63.2%	75,013	35.2%	3,598	1.7%	0	0.0%	59,734	213,358
Total R vote: 75,013 (35.2%)      Total D vote: 134,747 (63.2%)      Total Other vote: 3,598 (1.7%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$1,818,503		$152,153		$0
Total Receipts:		$1,924,786		$153,188		$0
Cash on Hand:		$213,934		$1,033		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$100		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$739,253		$138,309		$0
Party Contributions:		$8,212		$12,067		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$1,102,999		$2,750		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$175		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-175		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$1,818,328		$152,153		$0

1998 Senate class 3, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	628	66.5%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	290	30.7%
Harley McLain (Ref)	27	2.9%
TOTAL	945
Turnout: 46%

1998 Senate class 3, Barnes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	3,350	67.4%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	1,473	29.7%
Harley McLain (Ref)	144	2.9%
TOTAL	4,967
Turnout: 54%

1998 Senate class 3, Benson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,336	72.8%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	454	24.7%
Harley McLain (Ref)	46	2.5%
TOTAL	1,836
Turnout: 41%

1998 Senate class 3, Billings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	264	55.2%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	199	41.6%
Harley McLain (Ref)	15	3.1%
TOTAL	478
Turnout: 70%

1998 Senate class 3, Bottineau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	2,241	65.8%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	1,101	32.3%
Harley McLain (Ref)	64	1.9%
TOTAL	3,406
Turnout: 60%

1998 Senate class 3, Bowman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	750	61.3%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	456	37.3%
Harley McLain (Ref)	17	1.4%
TOTAL	1,223
Turnout: 49%

1998 Senate class 3, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	683	69.0%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	294	29.7%
Harley McLain (Ref)	13	1.3%
TOTAL	990
Turnout: 53%

1998 Senate class 3, Burleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	13,736	56.8%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	9,980	41.3%
Harley McLain (Ref)	447	1.8%
TOTAL	24,164
Turnout: 48%

1998 Senate class 3, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	20,938	58.4%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	14,473	40.4%
Harley McLain (Ref)	447	1.2%
TOTAL	35,863
Turnout: 39%

1998 Senate class 3, Cavalier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,754	72.5%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	634	26.2%
Harley McLain (Ref)	32	1.3%
TOTAL	2,420
Turnout: 64%

1998 Senate class 3, Dickey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,184	57.6%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	845	41.1%
Harley McLain (Ref)	25	1.2%
TOTAL	2,054
Turnout: 46%

1998 Senate class 3, Divide County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	950	75.3%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	299	23.7%
Harley McLain (Ref)	12	1.0%
TOTAL	1,261
Turnout: 66%

1998 Senate class 3, Dunn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	943	64.2%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	495	33.7%
Harley McLain (Ref)	30	2.0%
TOTAL	1,468
Turnout: 56%

1998 Senate class 3, Eddy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	837	67.0%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	390	31.2%
Harley McLain (Ref)	22	1.8%
TOTAL	1,249
Turnout: 59%

1998 Senate class 3, Emmons County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,159	58.5%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	743	37.5%
Harley McLain (Ref)	79	4.0%
TOTAL	1,981
Turnout: 60%

1998 Senate class 3, Foster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,110	68.4%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	478	29.5%
Harley McLain (Ref)	35	2.2%
TOTAL	1,623
Turnout: 58%

1998 Senate class 3, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	504	62.4%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	288	35.6%
Harley McLain (Ref)	16	2.0%
TOTAL	808
Turnout: 58%

1998 Senate class 3, Grand Forks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	10,487	67.4%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	4,877	31.4%
Harley McLain (Ref)	186	1.2%
TOTAL	15,550
Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	794	59.1%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	506	37.7%
Harley McLain (Ref)	43	3.2%
TOTAL	1,343
Turnout: 60%

1998 Senate class 3, Griggs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,069	66.2%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	517	32.0%
Harley McLain (Ref)	30	1.9%
TOTAL	1,616
Turnout: 74%

1998 Senate class 3, Hettinger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,056	68.8%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	439	28.6%
Harley McLain (Ref)	39	2.5%
TOTAL	1,534
Turnout: 71%

1998 Senate class 3, Kidder County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	787	60.8%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	458	35.4%
Harley McLain (Ref)	49	3.8%
TOTAL	1,294
Turnout: 59%

1998 Senate class 3, La Moure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,304	62.3%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	760	36.3%
Harley McLain (Ref)	28	1.3%
TOTAL	2,092
Turnout: 58%

1998 Senate class 3, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	658	61.0%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	399	37.0%
Harley McLain (Ref)	22	2.0%
TOTAL	1,079
Turnout: 58%

1998 Senate class 3, McHenry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,685	65.3%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	847	32.8%
Harley McLain (Ref)	47	1.8%
TOTAL	2,579
Turnout: 56%

1998 Senate class 3, McIntosh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	929	56.9%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	651	39.9%
Harley McLain (Ref)	52	3.2%
TOTAL	1,632
Turnout: 58%

1998 Senate class 3, McKenzie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,361	60.2%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	854	37.8%
Harley McLain (Ref)	46	2.0%
TOTAL	2,261
Turnout: 56%

1998 Senate class 3, McLean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	2,468	62.2%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	1,425	35.9%
Harley McLain (Ref)	75	1.9%
TOTAL	3,968
Turnout: 55%

1998 Senate class 3, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	2,247	61.3%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	1,351	36.8%
Harley McLain (Ref)	70	1.9%
TOTAL	3,668
Turnout: 59%

1998 Senate class 3, Morton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	5,163	61.3%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	3,079	36.6%
Harley McLain (Ref)	177	2.1%
TOTAL	8,419
Turnout: 47%

1998 Senate class 3, Mountrail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,678	70.3%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	660	27.6%
Harley McLain (Ref)	50	2.1%
TOTAL	2,388
Turnout: 50%

1998 Senate class 3, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,248	73.1%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	440	25.8%
Harley McLain (Ref)	20	1.2%
TOTAL	1,708
Turnout: 57%

1998 Senate class 3, Oliver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	606	58.9%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	391	38.0%
Harley McLain (Ref)	31	3.0%
TOTAL	1,028
Turnout: 68%

1998 Senate class 3, Pembina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	2,069	66.4%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	1,016	32.6%
Harley McLain (Ref)	33	1.1%
TOTAL	3,118
Turnout: 48%

1998 Senate class 3, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,251	62.1%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	720	35.7%
Harley McLain (Ref)	45	2.2%
TOTAL	2,016
Turnout: 56%

1998 Senate class 3, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	2,665	70.7%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	1,034	27.4%
Harley McLain (Ref)	65	1.7%
TOTAL	3,768
Turnout: 41%

1998 Senate class 3, Ransom County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,578	72.7%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	571	26.3%
Harley McLain (Ref)	23	1.1%
TOTAL	2,172
Turnout: 49%

1998 Senate class 3, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	840	68.1%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	367	29.7%
Harley McLain (Ref)	27	2.2%
TOTAL	1,234
Turnout: 60%

1998 Senate class 3, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	3,429	62.9%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	1,946	35.7%
Harley McLain (Ref)	76	1.4%
TOTAL	5,451
Turnout: 40%

1998 Senate class 3, Rolette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	3,550	83.0%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	639	14.9%
Harley McLain (Ref)	87	2.0%
TOTAL	4,276
Turnout: 50%

1998 Senate class 3, Sargent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,219	70.4%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	495	28.6%
Harley McLain (Ref)	17	1.0%
TOTAL	1,731
Turnout: 53%

1998 Senate class 3, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	423	48.5%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	423	48.5%
Harley McLain (Ref)	26	3.0%
TOTAL	872
Turnout: 62%

1998 Senate class 3, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	671	82.0%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	133	16.3%
Harley McLain (Ref)	14	1.7%
TOTAL	818
Turnout: 35%

1998 Senate class 3, Slope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	302	61.4%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	179	36.4%
Harley McLain (Ref)	11	2.2%
TOTAL	492
Turnout: 84%

1998 Senate class 3, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	4,664	65.7%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	2,327	32.8%
Harley McLain (Ref)	106	1.5%
TOTAL	7,097
Turnout: 42%

1998 Senate class 3, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	772	71.7%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	288	26.8%
Harley McLain (Ref)	16	1.5%
TOTAL	1,076
Turnout: 65%

1998 Senate class 3, Stutsman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	4,584	65.6%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	2,260	32.3%
Harley McLain (Ref)	147	2.1%
TOTAL	6,991
Turnout: 42%

1998 Senate class 3, Towner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	933	76.0%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	282	23.0%
Harley McLain (Ref)	12	1.0%
TOTAL	1,227
Turnout: 54%

1998 Senate class 3, Traill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	2,148	65.3%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	1,068	32.5%
Harley McLain (Ref)	71	2.2%
TOTAL	3,287
Turnout: 51%

1998 Senate class 3, Walsh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	2,609	64.5%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	1,376	34.0%
Harley McLain (Ref)	58	1.4%
TOTAL	4,043
Turnout: 43%

1998 Senate class 3, Ward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	9,661	60.7%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	6,047	38.0%
Harley McLain (Ref)	197	1.2%
TOTAL	15,907
Turnout: 37%

1998 Senate class 3, Wells County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	1,172	57.8%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	823	40.6%
Harley McLain (Ref)	32	1.6%
TOTAL	2,027
Turnout: 50%

1998 Senate class 3, Williams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Byron Dorgan* (D)	4,300	62.6%
Donna Nalewaja (R)	2,473	36.0%
Harley McLain (Ref)	99	1.4%
TOTAL	6,872
Turnout: 47%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Byron Dorgan*
Total Disbursements:	$1,818,503
Total Receipts:	$1,924,786
Cash on Hand:	$213,934
Candidate Contributions:	$100
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$739,253
Party Contributions:	$8,212
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,102,999
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$175
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-175
Net Spending:	$1,818,328

Donna Nalewaja
Total Disbursements:	$152,153
Total Receipts:	$153,188
Cash on Hand:	$1,033
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$138,309
Party Contributions:	$12,067
Other Committee Contributions:	$2,750
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$152,153

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/ND/1998