1964 United States Senate election in North Dakota

1964 United States Senate election in North Dakota
Burdick: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	Kleppe: 50-60% 60-70%
U.S. senator before election; Quentin Burdick; Democratic–NPL	Elected U.S. senator ; Quentin Burdick; Democratic–NPL

The 1964 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 3, 1964. The incumbent, Dem-NPL Senator Quentin Burdick, sought and received re-election to his second term, defeating Republican candidate Thomas S. Kleppe, who later became the United States Secretary of the Interior.^[1]

Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Thomas S. Kleppe, who served two terms as a Representative for North Dakota's second congressional district from 1967 to 1971. Burdick and Kleppe won the primary elections for their respective parties.

Burdick and Kleppe would face off against each other again in 1970.

Election results

1964 United States Senate election in North Dakota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	Quentin Burdick (incumbent)	149,264	57.64
	Republican	Thomas S. Kleppe	109,681	42.36
Majority
Turnout			219,560

Notes

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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