2022 United States Senate election in North Dakota
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The 2022 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican John Hoeven was first elected in 2010 with 76% of the vote to succeed retiring Democratic–NPL incumbent Byron Dorgan, and won re-election in 2016 with 78.5% of the vote. He ran for a re-election to a third term in office against Democratic-NPL nominee Katrina Christiansen. He also faced State Representative Rick Becker, who initially ran as a Republican in the primary, but suspended his campaign in August 2022 and instead ran as an Independent.[1][2]
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November 8, 2022
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 County results Hoeven: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Christiansen: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Hoeven won reelection to a third term in office[3] with 56.4% of the vote. His performance however was far less impressive than in both of his prior races and even substantially lower than what most polling had indicated, and was the worst a winning Republican had made in the Class 3 seat since 1974. This underperformance was in part attributed to Becker's candidacy as an Independent, who took 18.5% of the vote. Additionally, Christiansen's 25% vote share was the highest of any Democratic–NPL candidate for the Class 3 Senate seat since Dorgan's landslide 2004 win. Becker later rejoined the Republican Party in January 2024,[4] and Christiansen unsuccessfully ran for North Dakota's other Senate that year against incumbent Kevin Cramer.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- John Hoeven, incumbent U.S. Senator[1][2]
Eliminated in primary
- Riley Kuntz, oil worker[5]
Withdrawn
- Rick Becker, state representative[6][7] (running as Independent)
Endorsements
Executive Branch Officials
- Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)[8]
U.S. Senators
- Kevin Cramer, U.S. Senator from North Dakota (2019–present) and former U.S. Representative from ND-AL (2013–2019)[7]
Organizations
Results
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Hoeven (incumbent) | 59,529 | 77.8 | |
| Republican | Riley Kuntz | 16,400 | 21.4 | |
| Write-in | 557 | 0.7 | ||
| Total votes | 76,486 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic-NPL primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Katrina Christiansen, University of Jamestown engineering professor[10]
Eliminated in primary
- Michael Steele, small business owner[10]
Endorsements
Organizations
Results
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic–NPL | Katrina Christiansen | 17,187 | 76.8 | |
| Democratic–NPL | Michael Steele | 5,174 | 23.1 | |
| Write-in | 24 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 22,385 | 100.0 | ||
Independent
Candidates
Qualified
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[13] | Solid R | November 19, 2021 |
| Inside Elections[14] | Solid R | July 1, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | Safe R | August 2, 2022 |
| Politico[16] | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP[17] | Safe R | January 10, 2022 |
| Fox News[18] | Solid R | May 12, 2022 |
| DDHQ[19] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
| 538[20] | Solid R | August 4, 2022 |
| The Economist[21] | Safe R | September 7, 2022 |
Post-primary endorsements
Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Hoeven (incumbent) | 135,474 | 56.41% | −22.07% | |
| Democratic–NPL | Katrina Christiansen | 59,995 | 24.98% | +8.01% | |
| Independent | Rick Becker | 44,406 | 18.49% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 265 | 0.11% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 240,140 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
| County | John Hoeven Republican |
Katrina Christiansen Democratic–NPL |
Rick Becker Independent |
All Others | Margin | Total votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 651 | 70.1% | 126 | 13.6% | 152 | 16.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 499 | 53.7% | 929 |
| Barnes | 2,314 | 59.5% | 978 | 25.2% | 592 | 15.2% | 4 | 0.1% | 1,336 | 34.3% | 3,888 |
| Benson | 749 | 50.6% | 470 | 31.8% | 260 | 17.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 279 | 18.8% | 1,480 |
| Billings | 381 | 70.9% | 48 | 8.9% | 108 | 20.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 273 | 50.8% | 537 |
| Bottineau | 1,803 | 63.2% | 463 | 16.2% | 586 | 20.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 1,217 | 42.7% | 2,853 |
| Bowman | 1,003 | 74.0% | 126 | 9.3% | 224 | 16.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 779 | 57.5% | 1,356 |
| Burke | 494 | 63.6% | 62 | 8.0% | 220 | 28.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 274 | 35.3% | 777 |
| Burleigh | 18,759 | 53.0% | 7,654 | 21.6% | 8,952 | 25.3% | 48 | 0.1% | 9,807 | 27.7% | 35,413 |
| Cass | 26,520 | 49.2% | 21,360 | 39.6% | 5,923 | 11.0% | 69 | 0.1% | 5,160 | 9.6% | 53,872 |
| Cavalier | 1,123 | 71.5% | 267 | 17.0% | 179 | 11.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 856 | 54.5% | 1,570 |
| Dickey | 1,211 | 68.0% | 335 | 18.8% | 234 | 13.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 876 | 69.2% | 1,782 |
| Divide | 657 | 64.2% | 161 | 15.7% | 206 | 20.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 451 | 44.1% | 1,024 |
| Dunn | 1,107 | 67.0% | 189 | 11.4% | 356 | 21.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 751 | 45.5% | 1,653 |
| Eddy | 543 | 58.0% | 204 | 21.8% | 188 | 20.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 339 | 36.2% | 936 |
| Emmons | 915 | 59.3% | 106 | 6.9% | 518 | 33.6% | 3 | 0.2% | 397 | 25.7% | 1,542 |
| Foster | 798 | 63.4% | 198 | 15.7% | 263 | 20.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 535 | 42.5% | 1,259 |
| Golden Valley | 551 | 70.8% | 78 | 10.0% | 149 | 19.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 402 | 51.6% | 778 |
| Grand Forks | 9,954 | 52.7% | 6,474 | 34.3% | 2,438 | 12.9% | 21 | 0.1% | 3,480 | 18.4% | 18,887 |
| Grant | 755 | 67.8% | 103 | 9.2% | 256 | 23.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 499 | 44.8% | 1,114 |
| Griggs | 656 | 66.0% | 178 | 17.9% | 160 | 16.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 478 | 68.1% | 994 |
| Hettinger | 718 | 69.2% | 113 | 10.9% | 203 | 19.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 515 | 48.8% | 1,037 |
| Kidder | 657 | 61.9% | 119 | 11.2% | 285 | 26.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 372 | 35.0% | 1,061 |
| LaMoure | 1,124 | 68.3% | 119 | 11.2% | 285 | 26.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 372 | 35.0% | 1,061 |
| Logan | 541 | 65.9% | 68 | 8.3% | 212 | 25.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 329 | 40.1% | 821 |
| McHenry | 1,265 | 58.6% | 297 | 13.8% | 594 | 27.5% | 2 | 0.1% | 671 | 31.1% | 2,158 |
| McIntosh | 780 | 70.6% | 123 | 11.1% | 202 | 18.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 578 | 52.3% | 1,105 |
| McKenzie | 2,229 | 69.5% | 407 | 12.7% | 564 | 17.6% | 7 | 0.2% | 1,665 | 51.9% | 3,207 |
| McLean | 2,385 | 56.2% | 720 | 17.0% | 1,132 | 26.7% | 4 | 0.1% | 1,253 | 39.5% | 4,241 |
| Mercer | 2,213 | 61.8% | 429 | 12.0% | 937 | 26.2% | 4 | 0.1% | 1,276 | 35.6% | 3,583 |
| Morton | 6,130 | 54.0% | 2,101 | 18.5% | 3,115 | 27.4% | 12 | 0.1% | 3,015 | 26.6% | 11,358 |
| Mountrail | 1,393 | 53.1% | 632 | 24.1% | 593 | 22.6% | 3 | 0.1% | 761 | 29.0% | 2,621 |
| Nelson | 963 | 63.4% | 362 | 23.8% | 192 | 12.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 601 | 39.6% | 1,518 |
| Oliver | 509 | 61.1% | 82 | 9.8% | 241 | 28.9% | 1 | 0.1% | 268 | 32.2% | 833 |
| Pembina | 1,737 | 70.6% | 406 | 16.5% | 318 | 12.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,331 | 54.1% | 2,461 |
| Pierce | 876 | 58.6% | 227 | 15.2% | 391 | 26.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 485 | 32.4% | 1,495 |
| Ramsey | 2,424 | 60.3% | 890 | 22.2% | 701 | 17.5% | 2 | 0.01% | 1,534 | 38.1% | 4,017 |
| Ransom | 1,045 | 57.4% | 527 | 28.9% | 248 | 13.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 518 | 38.5% | 1,821 |
| Renville | 547 | 61.0% | 87 | 9.7% | 262 | 29.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 285 | 31.8% | 896 |
| Richland | 3,756 | 63.0% | 1,411 | 23.7% | 796 | 13.3% | 3 | 0.1% | 2,345 | 39.3% | 5,966 |
| Rolette | 1,118 | 40.9% | 1,268 | 46.4% | 342 | 12.5% | 4 | 0.1% | -150 | -5.5% | 2,732 |
| Sargent | 988 | 62.5% | 403 | 25.5% | 190 | 12.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 585 | 37.0% | 1,581 |
| Sheridan | 361 | 57.9% | 64 | 10.3% | 199 | 31.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 162 | 26.0% | 624 |
| Sioux | 176 | 30.1% | 301 | 51.5% | 106 | 18.2% | 1 | 0.2% | -125 | -21.4% | 584 |
| Slope | 226 | 74.8% | 23 | 7.6% | 53 | 17.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 173 | 57.3% | 302 |
| Stark | 5,927 | 64.8% | 1,138 | 12.4% | 2,073 | 22.7% | 8 | 0.1% | 3,854 | 42.1% | 9146 |
| Steele | 469 | 59.4% | 222 | 28.1% | 98 | 12.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 247 | 31.3% | 790 |
| Stutsman | 3,862 | 57.4% | 1,533 | 22.8% | 1,323 | 19.7% | 6 | 0.1% | 2,329 | 28.6% | 6,724 |
| Towner | 550 | 64.3% | 178 | 20.8% | 127 | 14.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 372 | 43.5% | 855 |
| Traill | 1,795 | 60.4% | 822 | 27.7% | 349 | 11.7% | 6 | 0.2% | 973 | 32.7% | 2,972 |
| Walsh | 2,416 | 69.4% | 640 | 18.4% | 421 | 12.1% | 4 | 0.1% | 1,776 | 51.0% | 3,481 |
| Ward | 9,849 | 58.8% | 3,314 | 19.8% | 3,568 | 21.3% | 25 | 0.1% | 6,281 | 39.0% | 16,756 |
| Wells | 923 | 54.5% | 225 | 13.3% | 546 | 32.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 377 | 22.3% | 1,695 |
| Williams | 4,578 | 61.8% | 970 | 13.1% | 1,853 | 25.0% | 8 | 0.1% | 2,725 | 36.8% | 7,409 |
| Totals | 135,474 | 56.4% | 59,995 | 25.0% | 44,406 | 18.5% | 265 | 0.1% | 75,479 | 31.4% | 240,140 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic