2020 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. representative from North Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2020 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota's at-large district

November 3, 2020
Turnout	61.16%
Nominee Kelly Armstrong Zach Raknerud Party Republican Democratic–NPL Popular vote 245,229 97,970 Percentage 69.0% 27.6%
Armstrong:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Raknerud:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election Kelly Armstrong Republican Elected U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong Republican

The incumbent is Republican Kelly Armstrong, who was elected with 60.2% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Kelly Armstrong, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Armstrong (incumbent)	99,582	99.54%
	Republican	Write-In	461	0.46%
Total votes			100,043	100.0%

Democratic-NPL primary

Candidates

Declared

• Zach Raknerud, retail manager and Democratic-NPL nominee for District 5 of the North Dakota House of Representatives in 2018
• Roland Riemers, perennial candidate, winner of the 1996 North Dakota Democratic primary

Endorsements

Zach Raknerud

Labor unions

• North Dakota AFL–CIO

Organizations

• North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party
• DUH! Demand Universal Healthcare

Primary results

Democratic primary results by county:

Zachary Raknerud

•   80–85%
    65–70%
    60–65%
    55–60%
    50–55%
    35–40%

Roland Riemers

•   75–80%
    60–65%
    55–60%
    50–55%
    40–45%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	Zach Raknerud	21,394	62.03%
	Democratic–NPL	Roland Riemers	12,747	36.96%
	Democratic–NPL	Write-In	346	1.00%
Total votes			34,487	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Steven Peterson

Primary results

Libertarian primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Steven Peterson	729	78.47%
	Libertarian	Write-In	200	22.36%
Total votes			929	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Politico	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP	Safe R	November 2, 2020

Results

North Dakota's at-large congressional district, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Armstrong (incumbent)	245,229	68.96%	+8.76%
	Democratic–NPL	Zach Raknerud	97,970	27.55%	−8.02%
	Libertarian	Steven Peterson	12,024	3.38%	N/A
	n/a	Write-ins	375	0.11%	N/A
Total votes			355,598	100.0%
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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

External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "North Dakota", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "North Dakota: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of North Dakota". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• North Dakota at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites

• Kelly Armstrong (R) for Congress
• Zach Raknerud (D) for Congress Archived May 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine