2006 United States Senate election in North Dakota explained

Election Name:	2006 United States Senate election in North Dakota
Country:	North Dakota
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2000 United States Senate election in North Dakota
Previous Year:	2000
Next Election:	2012 United States Senate election in North Dakota
Next Year:	2012
Election Date:	November 7, 2006
Image1:	File:Kent Conrad official portrait.jpg
Nominee1:	Kent Conrad
Party1:	North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
Popular Vote1:	150,146
Percentage1:	68.83%
Nominee2:	Dwight Grotberg
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	64,417
Percentage2:	29.53%
Map Size:	250px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:	Kent Conrad
Before Party:	North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
After Election:	Kent Conrad
After Party:	North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party

The 2006 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic-NPL U.S. Senator Kent Conrad won re-election to a fourth term., this is the last time where either party won every county for the Class 1 Senate seat in North Dakota.

Major candidates

Democratic-NPL

Kent Conrad, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

Dwight Grotberg

Campaign

Popular Republican governor John Hoeven was heavily recruited by prominent national Republicans, including Karl Rove and Dick Cheney to run against Conrad. SurveyUSA polls showed that both Conrad and Hoeven had among the highest approval ratings of any Senators and governors in the nation. A poll conducted by PMR (8/26-9/3 MoE 3.9) for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead had as result for a hypothetical matchup: Hoeven-35%, Conrad-27%, Uncommitted-38%. This poll showed voter conflict between two very popular politicians in a small state where party loyalty is often trumped by personality. In late September 2005, Hoeven formally declined.^[1] Hoeven ran for the Senate in 2010 and was elected by a landslide, in that year's Republican midterm wave.

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 17, 2006

Predictions

Source	Ranking
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[2]	November 6, 2006
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[3]	November 6, 2006
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[4]	November 6, 2006
align=left	Real Clear Politics^[5]	November 6, 2006

Polling

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Billings (largest city: Medora)
McIntosh (largest city: Wishek)
Sheridan (largest city: McClusky)

External links

Official campaign websites (Archived)

Notes and References

News: Wetzel. Dave . North Dakota governor not running for U.S. Senate . January 25, 2016 . . . September 30, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051211144803/http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/12785768.htm . December 11, 2005.
Web site: 2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 . The Cook Political Report . https://web.archive.org/web/20080605093937/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf . September 30, 2021. June 5, 2008 .
Web site: Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS . Sabato's Crystal Ball . November 6, 2006 . June 25, 2021.
Web site: 2006 Senate Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . June 25, 2021.
Web site: Election 2006 . Real Clear Politics . June 25, 2021.
https://web.archive.org/web/20060206222752/http://rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/January%202006/North%20Dakota%20Senate%20January.htm Rasmussen