Cramer wins Senate Race

By Michael Achterling/Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor Nov 5, 2024 | 9:42 PM

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(Michael Achterling – Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) -North Dakota Republican U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer is set to serve in the Senate for another six years after voters stamped his return ticket to Washington. The Associated Press called the race for Cramer at 8 p.m. as Cramer led with nearly 70% of the vote on Tuesday in early results.

Democratic-NPL candidate challenger Katrina Christiansen had more than 30% of the vote in early results.

Cramer was first elected to the Senate in 2018 after defeating Democratic-NPL Party incumbent Sen. Heidi Heitkamp with 55% of the vote. Before his election to the Senate, Cramer represented North Dakota in the House of Representatives since 2013. He also is a former North Dakota Public Service Commissioner and former chair of the state Republican Party.

Christiansen, an agricultural engineer and assistant professor at the University of Jamestown, was making her second bid for U.S. Senate after unsuccessfully challenging Sen. John Hoeven in 2022.

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