2018 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the U.S. Senate election, as well as other statewide, legislative, and local elections.

2018 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota's at-large district

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Nominee Kelly Armstrong Mac Schneider
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Popular vote 193,568 114,377
Percentage 60.20% 35.57%

County results
Armstrong:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Schneider:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Kevin Cramer
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Kelly Armstrong
Republican

Though incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer announced on January 11, 2018 that he would run for re-election to a fourth term, he later expressed an intention to run for the United States Senate instead. On February 16, 2018, Cramer announced his Senate campaign.

Republican primary

State Senator Tom Campbell stated that he intended to run for the U.S. Senate if Cramer ran for re-election, and to run for the U.S. House if Cramer did not run for re-election. Campbell declared for the seat following Cramer's run for Senate. However, on April 11, Campbell dropped out of the race to endorse Armstrong.

Candidates

Nominated

  • Kelly Armstrong, state senator

Declared

  • Tiffany Abentroth, U.S. Marine Corps veteran
  • Paul Schaffner, oil field employee

Withdrew

  • Tom Campbell, state senator

Declined

  • Kevin Cramer, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for U.S. Senate)
  • Gary Emineth, former chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tiffany
Abentroth
Kelly
Armstrong
Tom
Campbell
Julie
Fedorchak
DuWayne
Hendrickson
Undecided
Gravis Marketing February 21–24, 2018 385 ± 5.0% 1% 13% 28% 9% 1% 47%

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kelly Armstrong 37,054 56.23
Republican Tom Campbell (withdrawn) 17,692 26.85
Republican Tiffany Abentroth 5,877 8.92
Republican Paul Schaffner 5,203 7.90
Republican Write-Ins 75 0.11
Total votes 65,901 100.00

Democratic-NPL primary

The Democratic-NPL Party held their state convention on March 16 and 17, during which delegates voted to endorse Mac Schneider. Although general election ballot access was actually controlled by a primary election to be held June 12, both other candidates decided to withdraw from the race, rather than challenge Schneider in the primary.

Candidates

Endorsed

  • Mac Schneider, former Minority Leader of the North Dakota Senate

Withdrawn

  • John Grabinger, state senator
  • Ben Hanson, former state representative

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic–NPL Mac Schneider 33,545 99.78
Democratic–NPL Write-Ins 74 0.22
Total votes 33,619 100.00

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Solid R June 1, 2018
The Rothenberg Political Report Solid R June 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe R June 6, 2018

Debates

Host
network/sponsors
Date Link(s) Participants
Mac
Schneider (D)
Kelly
Armstrong (R)
KFYR-TV August 16, 2018 Invited Invited
Prairie Public September 11, 2018 Invited Invited
KFGO September 19, 2018 Invited Invited

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Kelly
Armstrong (R)
Mac
Schneider (D)
Other Undecided
FOX News October 27–30, 2018 789 LV ± 3.0% 55% 33% 2% 10%
851 RV ± 3.0% 52% 32% 3% 12%
Strategic Research Associates October 12–19, 2018 650 ± 3.8% 56% 35% 9%
FOX News September 29 – October 2, 2018 704 LV ± 3.5% 51% 34% 2% 12%
801 V ± 3.5% 49% 33% 2% 14%
Strategic Research Associates September 17–27, 2018 650 ± 3.8% 55% 31% 14%
FOX News September 8–11, 2018 701 LV ± 3.5% 48% 34% 2% 15%
804 V ± 3.5% 47% 32% 2% 17%
Axis Research (R-Armstrong) August 26–28, 2018 506 ± 4.5% 53% 32% 15%
Mason-Dixon June 13–15, 2018 625 ± 4.0% 46% 35% 19%
Axis Research (R-Armstrong) May 13–14, 2018 509 ± 4.5% 48% 26% 26%

Results

North Dakota's at-large congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kelly Armstrong 193,568 60.20% −8.93%
Democratic–NPL Mac Schneider 114,377 35.57% +11.82%
Independent Charles Tuttle 13,066 4.06% N/A
n/a Write-ins 521 0.16% N/A
Total votes 321,532 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

  • Cass (largest city: Fargo)
  • Grand Forks (largest city: Grand Forks)
  • Benson (largest CDP: Fort Totten)
  • Ransom (largest city: Lisbon)
  • Steele (largest city: Finley)

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