1956 United States Senate election in North Dakota

United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1956

November 6, 1956

Nominee Milton R. Young Quentin N. Burdick Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 155,305 87,919 Percentage 63.61% 36.01%

Senator before election Milton R. Young Republican Elected Senator Milton R. Young Republican

The 1956 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 6, 1956. The incumbent, Republican Senator Milton Young, sought and received re-election to his third term, defeating North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate Quentin N. Burdick, son of North Dakota congressman Usher L. Burdick.

Only Young filed as a Republican, and the endorsed Democratic candidate was Quentin Burdick, the son of well-known politician Usher Burdick, and former candidate for Governor of North Dakota. Young and Burdick won the primary elections for their respective parties.

One independent candidate, Arthur C. Townley, also filed before the deadline. Townley would later seek the state's other senate seat in 1958 (see election), and was known for creating the National Non-Partisan League.

Election results

1956 United States Senate election, North Dakota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Milton R. Young	155,305	63.61
	Democratic	Quentin N. Burdick	87,919	36.01
	Independent	Arthur C. Townley	937	0.38
Majority
Turnout			244,161

External links

• 1956 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results