The 2006 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 7, 2006, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of North Dakota. Incumbent Democratic-NPL U.S. Senator Kent Conrad won re-election to a fourth term. This was one of five Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state that George W. Bush won in the 2004 presidential election.
, this is the last time where either party won every county for the Class 1 Senate seat in North Dakota.
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. Hoeven has held North DakotaâÂÂs other U.S. Senate seat since 2011.
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