1988-11-08 Senatorial Election Results for North Dakota (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Quentin Burdick* (D)		Earl Strinden (R)		Kenneth Gardner (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	73%	1,064	61.0%	654	37.5%	26	1.5%	0	0.0%	410	1,744
Barnes	62%	3,660	61.8%	2,182	36.8%	84	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,478	5,926
Benson	65%	2,200	71.4%	849	27.5%	34	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,351	3,083
Billings	88%	389	58.8%	252	38.1%	21	3.2%	0	0.0%	137	662
Bottineau	70%	2,549	59.5%	1,666	38.9%	69	1.6%	0	0.0%	883	4,284
Bowman	71%	1,099	58.7%	736	39.3%	36	1.9%	0	0.0%	363	1,871
Burke	72%	1,065	62.5%	614	36.1%	24	1.4%	0	0.0%	451	1,703
Burleigh	62%	14,561	55.1%	11,485	43.5%	385	1.5%	0	0.0%	3,076	26,431
Cass	66%	28,038	57.0%	20,557	41.8%	622	1.3%	0	0.0%	7,481	49,217
Cavalier	75%	2,193	63.2%	1,223	35.2%	54	1.6%	0	0.0%	970	3,470
Dickey	72%	1,618	48.0%	1,704	50.5%	52	1.5%	0	0.0%	-86	3,374
Divide	79%	1,256	69.7%	526	29.2%	20	1.1%	0	0.0%	730	1,802
Dunn	80%	1,402	62.4%	811	36.1%	34	1.5%	0	0.0%	591	2,247
Eddy	74%	1,081	64.0%	581	34.4%	28	1.7%	0	0.0%	500	1,690
Emmons	74%	1,564	57.9%	1,062	39.3%	74	2.7%	0	0.0%	502	2,700
Foster	71%	1,229	59.0%	839	40.3%	16	0.8%	0	0.0%	390	2,084
Golden Valley	81%	680	56.7%	490	40.8%	30	2.5%	0	0.0%	190	1,200
Grand Forks	48%	14,821	60.6%	9,352	38.2%	281	1.1%	0	0.0%	5,469	24,454
Grant	79%	1,104	52.4%	930	44.1%	73	3.5%	0	0.0%	174	2,107
Griggs	77%	1,158	59.9%	751	38.8%	25	1.3%	0	0.0%	407	1,934
Hettinger	82%	1,261	58.5%	853	39.6%	41	1.9%	0	0.0%	408	2,155
Kidder	72%	1,046	58.4%	710	39.6%	36	2.0%	0	0.0%	336	1,792
La Moure	74%	1,698	56.8%	1,261	42.1%	33	1.1%	0	0.0%	437	2,992
Logan	78%	906	53.0%	761	44.5%	42	2.5%	0	0.0%	145	1,709
McHenry	74%	2,322	64.0%	1,260	34.7%	45	1.2%	0	0.0%	1,062	3,627
McIntosh	74%	1,023	42.4%	1,340	55.5%	51	2.1%	0	0.0%	-317	2,414
McKenzie	75%	1,878	57.2%	1,340	40.8%	67	2.0%	0	0.0%	538	3,285
McLean	73%	3,344	60.2%	2,128	38.3%	82	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,216	5,554
Mercer	76%	2,845	57.2%	2,032	40.9%	95	1.9%	0	0.0%	813	4,972
Morton	58%	5,987	61.9%	3,503	36.2%	179	1.9%	0	0.0%	2,484	9,669
Mountrail	71%	2,432	69.0%	1,032	29.3%	63	1.8%	0	0.0%	1,400	3,527
Nelson	67%	1,538	66.1%	759	32.6%	29	1.2%	0	0.0%	779	2,326
Oliver	77%	793	64.2%	423	34.2%	20	1.6%	0	0.0%	370	1,236
Pembina	63%	2,549	59.8%	1,614	37.9%	96	2.3%	0	0.0%	935	4,259
Pierce	56%	1,270	58.6%	867	40.0%	29	1.3%	0	0.0%	403	2,166
Ramsey	55%	3,322	65.0%	1,711	33.5%	74	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,611	5,107
Ransom	66%	1,885	64.1%	1,011	34.4%	45	1.5%	0	0.0%	874	2,941
Renville	76%	1,190	67.4%	553	31.3%	23	1.3%	0	0.0%	637	1,766
Richland	62%	4,684	55.9%	3,581	42.7%	115	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,103	8,380
Rolette	41%	2,564	79.2%	627	19.4%	46	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,937	3,237
Sargent	73%	1,638	65.7%	834	33.5%	20	0.8%	0	0.0%	804	2,492
Sheridan	77%	653	49.2%	659	49.7%	14	1.1%	0	0.0%	-6	1,326
Sioux	51%	803	75.2%	239	22.4%	26	2.4%	0	0.0%	564	1,068
Slope	81%	332	61.8%	190	35.4%	15	2.8%	0	0.0%	142	537
Stark	60%	5,659	58.4%	3,829	39.5%	202	2.1%	0	0.0%	1,830	9,690
Steele	87%	1,160	71.6%	444	27.4%	16	1.0%	0	0.0%	716	1,620
Stutsman	52%	4,966	57.6%	3,516	40.8%	138	1.6%	0	0.0%	1,450	8,620
Towner	73%	1,317	66.8%	627	31.8%	29	1.5%	0	0.0%	690	1,973
Traill	61%	2,499	62.0%	1,496	37.1%	37	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,003	4,032
Walsh	60%	3,984	64.6%	2,085	33.8%	96	1.6%	0	0.0%	1,899	6,165
Ward	56%	14,041	60.1%	8,997	38.5%	331	1.4%	0	0.0%	5,044	23,369
Wells	72%	1,832	55.9%	1,404	42.8%	44	1.3%	0	0.0%	428	3,280
Williams	66%	5,747	58.0%	3,987	40.3%	167	1.7%	0	0.0%	1,760	9,901
TOTAL	63%	171,899	59.4%	112,937	39.1%	4,334	1.5%	0	0.0%	58,962	289,170
Total R vote: 112,937 (39.1%)      Total D vote: 171,899 (59.4%)      Total Other vote: 4,334 (1.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$2,165,640		$906,807		$0
Total Receipts:		$2,061,729		$908,607		$0
Cash on Hand:		$25,228		$1,798		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$619,008		$532,949		$0
Party Contributions:		$17,500		$29,791		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$1,183,074		$254,518		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$61,984		$64,628		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$2,232		$33,951		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$8,699		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-6,467		$33,951		$0
Net Spending:		$2,159,173		$940,758		$0

1988 Senate class 1, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,064	61.0%
Earl Strinden (R)	654	37.5%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	26	1.5%
TOTAL	1,744
Turnout: 73%

1988 Senate class 1, Barnes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	3,660	61.8%
Earl Strinden (R)	2,182	36.8%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	84	1.4%
TOTAL	5,926
Turnout: 62%

1988 Senate class 1, Benson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	2,200	71.4%
Earl Strinden (R)	849	27.5%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	34	1.1%
TOTAL	3,083
Turnout: 65%

1988 Senate class 1, Billings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	389	58.8%
Earl Strinden (R)	252	38.1%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	21	3.2%
TOTAL	662
Turnout: 88%

1988 Senate class 1, Bottineau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	2,549	59.5%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,666	38.9%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	69	1.6%
TOTAL	4,284
Turnout: 70%

1988 Senate class 1, Bowman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,099	58.7%
Earl Strinden (R)	736	39.3%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	36	1.9%
TOTAL	1,871
Turnout: 71%

1988 Senate class 1, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,065	62.5%
Earl Strinden (R)	614	36.1%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	24	1.4%
TOTAL	1,703
Turnout: 72%

1988 Senate class 1, Burleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	14,561	55.1%
Earl Strinden (R)	11,485	43.5%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	385	1.5%
TOTAL	26,431
Turnout: 62%

1988 Senate class 1, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	28,038	57.0%
Earl Strinden (R)	20,557	41.8%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	622	1.3%
TOTAL	49,217
Turnout: 66%

1988 Senate class 1, Cavalier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	2,193	63.2%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,223	35.2%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	54	1.6%
TOTAL	3,470
Turnout: 75%

1988 Senate class 1, Dickey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,618	48.0%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,704	50.5%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	52	1.5%
TOTAL	3,374
Turnout: 72%

1988 Senate class 1, Divide County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,256	69.7%
Earl Strinden (R)	526	29.2%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	20	1.1%
TOTAL	1,802
Turnout: 79%

1988 Senate class 1, Dunn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,402	62.4%
Earl Strinden (R)	811	36.1%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	34	1.5%
TOTAL	2,247
Turnout: 80%

1988 Senate class 1, Eddy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,081	64.0%
Earl Strinden (R)	581	34.4%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	28	1.7%
TOTAL	1,690
Turnout: 74%

1988 Senate class 1, Emmons County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,564	57.9%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,062	39.3%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	74	2.7%
TOTAL	2,700
Turnout: 74%

1988 Senate class 1, Foster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,229	59.0%
Earl Strinden (R)	839	40.3%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	16	0.8%
TOTAL	2,084
Turnout: 71%

1988 Senate class 1, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	680	56.7%
Earl Strinden (R)	490	40.8%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	30	2.5%
TOTAL	1,200
Turnout: 81%

1988 Senate class 1, Grand Forks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	14,821	60.6%
Earl Strinden (R)	9,352	38.2%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	281	1.1%
TOTAL	24,454
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,104	52.4%
Earl Strinden (R)	930	44.1%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	73	3.5%
TOTAL	2,107
Turnout: 79%

1988 Senate class 1, Griggs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,158	59.9%
Earl Strinden (R)	751	38.8%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	25	1.3%
TOTAL	1,934
Turnout: 77%

1988 Senate class 1, Hettinger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,261	58.5%
Earl Strinden (R)	853	39.6%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	41	1.9%
TOTAL	2,155
Turnout: 82%

1988 Senate class 1, Kidder County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,046	58.4%
Earl Strinden (R)	710	39.6%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	36	2.0%
TOTAL	1,792
Turnout: 72%

1988 Senate class 1, La Moure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,698	56.8%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,261	42.1%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	33	1.1%
TOTAL	2,992
Turnout: 74%

1988 Senate class 1, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	906	53.0%
Earl Strinden (R)	761	44.5%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	42	2.5%
TOTAL	1,709
Turnout: 78%

1988 Senate class 1, McHenry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	2,322	64.0%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,260	34.7%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	45	1.2%
TOTAL	3,627
Turnout: 74%

1988 Senate class 1, McIntosh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,023	42.4%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,340	55.5%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	51	2.1%
TOTAL	2,414
Turnout: 74%

1988 Senate class 1, McKenzie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,878	57.2%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,340	40.8%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	67	2.0%
TOTAL	3,285
Turnout: 75%

1988 Senate class 1, McLean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	3,344	60.2%
Earl Strinden (R)	2,128	38.3%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	82	1.5%
TOTAL	5,554
Turnout: 73%

1988 Senate class 1, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	2,845	57.2%
Earl Strinden (R)	2,032	40.9%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	95	1.9%
TOTAL	4,972
Turnout: 76%

1988 Senate class 1, Morton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	5,987	61.9%
Earl Strinden (R)	3,503	36.2%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	179	1.9%
TOTAL	9,669
Turnout: 58%

1988 Senate class 1, Mountrail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	2,432	69.0%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,032	29.3%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	63	1.8%
TOTAL	3,527
Turnout: 71%

1988 Senate class 1, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,538	66.1%
Earl Strinden (R)	759	32.6%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	29	1.2%
TOTAL	2,326
Turnout: 67%

1988 Senate class 1, Oliver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	793	64.2%
Earl Strinden (R)	423	34.2%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	20	1.6%
TOTAL	1,236
Turnout: 77%

1988 Senate class 1, Pembina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	2,549	59.8%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,614	37.9%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	96	2.3%
TOTAL	4,259
Turnout: 63%

1988 Senate class 1, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,270	58.6%
Earl Strinden (R)	867	40.0%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	29	1.3%
TOTAL	2,166
Turnout: 56%

1988 Senate class 1, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	3,322	65.0%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,711	33.5%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	74	1.4%
TOTAL	5,107
Turnout: 55%

1988 Senate class 1, Ransom County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,885	64.1%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,011	34.4%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	45	1.5%
TOTAL	2,941
Turnout: 66%

1988 Senate class 1, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,190	67.4%
Earl Strinden (R)	553	31.3%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	23	1.3%
TOTAL	1,766
Turnout: 76%

1988 Senate class 1, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	4,684	55.9%
Earl Strinden (R)	3,581	42.7%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	115	1.4%
TOTAL	8,380
Turnout: 62%

1988 Senate class 1, Rolette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	2,564	79.2%
Earl Strinden (R)	627	19.4%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	46	1.4%
TOTAL	3,237
Turnout: 41%

1988 Senate class 1, Sargent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,638	65.7%
Earl Strinden (R)	834	33.5%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	20	0.8%
TOTAL	2,492
Turnout: 73%

1988 Senate class 1, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	653	49.2%
Earl Strinden (R)	659	49.7%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	14	1.1%
TOTAL	1,326
Turnout: 77%

1988 Senate class 1, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	803	75.2%
Earl Strinden (R)	239	22.4%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	26	2.4%
TOTAL	1,068
Turnout: 51%

1988 Senate class 1, Slope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	332	61.8%
Earl Strinden (R)	190	35.4%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	15	2.8%
TOTAL	537
Turnout: 81%

1988 Senate class 1, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	5,659	58.4%
Earl Strinden (R)	3,829	39.5%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	202	2.1%
TOTAL	9,690
Turnout: 60%

1988 Senate class 1, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,160	71.6%
Earl Strinden (R)	444	27.4%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	16	1.0%
TOTAL	1,620
Turnout: 87%

1988 Senate class 1, Stutsman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	4,966	57.6%
Earl Strinden (R)	3,516	40.8%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	138	1.6%
TOTAL	8,620
Turnout: 52%

1988 Senate class 1, Towner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,317	66.8%
Earl Strinden (R)	627	31.8%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	29	1.5%
TOTAL	1,973
Turnout: 73%

1988 Senate class 1, Traill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	2,499	62.0%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,496	37.1%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	37	0.9%
TOTAL	4,032
Turnout: 61%

1988 Senate class 1, Walsh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	3,984	64.6%
Earl Strinden (R)	2,085	33.8%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	96	1.6%
TOTAL	6,165
Turnout: 60%

1988 Senate class 1, Ward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	14,041	60.1%
Earl Strinden (R)	8,997	38.5%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	331	1.4%
TOTAL	23,369
Turnout: 56%

1988 Senate class 1, Wells County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	1,832	55.9%
Earl Strinden (R)	1,404	42.8%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	44	1.3%
TOTAL	3,280
Turnout: 72%

1988 Senate class 1, Williams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Quentin Burdick* (D)	5,747	58.0%
Earl Strinden (R)	3,987	40.3%
Kenneth Gardner (Lbt)	167	1.7%
TOTAL	9,901
Turnout: 66%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Quentin Burdick*
Total Disbursements:	$2,165,640
Total Receipts:	$2,061,729
Cash on Hand:	$25,228
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$619,008
Party Contributions:	$17,500
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,183,074
Other Committee Transfers:	$61,984
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$2,232
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$8,699
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-6,467
Net Spending:	$2,159,173

Earl Strinden
Total Disbursements:	$906,807
Total Receipts:	$908,607
Cash on Hand:	$1,798
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$532,949
Party Contributions:	$29,791
Other Committee Contributions:	$254,518
Other Committee Transfers:	$64,628
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$33,951
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$33,951
Net Spending:	$940,758

**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/1988