Senate Elections 2010 | US Senate Elections | North Dakota Races
2010 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election Results
John Hoeven
Percent: 76.08%
Votes: 181,689
Tracy Potter
Percent: 22.17%
Votes: 52,955
Race Summary
The 2010 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 2, 2010, with incumbent Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan retiring rather than seeking reelection. Republican Governor John Hoeven won the open seat decisively, defeating Democratic nominee Tracy Potter with 76.08% of the vote to Potter’s 22.17%. Hoeven’s victory marked a Republican pickup and continued the party’s growing strength in statewide elections in North Dakota.
Full Results
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 76.08%
Votes: 181,689
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 22.17%
Votes: 52,955
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.63%
Votes: 3,890
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 278
Total votes: 238,812
State Map
Results by County
Adams County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 80.99%
Votes: 963
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 16.90%
Votes: 201
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 2.02%
Votes: 24
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,189
Bottineau County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 81.66%
Votes: 2,426
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 16.73%
Votes: 497
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.51%
Votes: 45
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 2,971
Cass County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 71.97%
Votes: 34,882
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 26.29%
Votes: 12,743
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.62%
Votes: 786
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 57
Total votes: 48,468
Dunn County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 79.54%
Votes: 1,236
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 19.05%
Votes: 296
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.29%
Votes: 20
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 1,554
Golden Valley County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 86.14%
Votes: 640
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 12.25%
Votes: 91
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.48%
Votes: 11
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 743
Hettinger County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 80.10%
Votes: 934
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 17.58%
Votes: 205
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 2.14%
Votes: 25
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 1,166
McHenry County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 75.94%
Votes: 1,774
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 22.09%
Votes: 516
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.93%
Votes: 45
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 2,336
Mercer County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 79.40%
Votes: 2,895
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 18.95%
Votes: 691
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.56%
Votes: 57
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 3,646
Oliver County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 80.22%
Votes: 726
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 17.02%
Votes: 154
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 2.76%
Votes: 25
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 905
Ransom County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 69.80%
Votes: 1,313
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 28.60%
Votes: 538
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.49%
Votes: 28
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 1,881
Sargent County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 64.83%
Votes: 1,038
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 34.10%
Votes: 546
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 0.94%
Votes: 15
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 1,601
Stark County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 82.87%
Votes: 6,421
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 15.22%
Votes: 1,179
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.82%
Votes: 141
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 7,748
Traill County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 73.56%
Votes: 2,262
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 24.88%
Votes: 765
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.46%
Votes: 45
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 3,075
Williams County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 83.25%
Votes: 5,274
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 14.82%
Votes: 939
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.86%
Votes: 118
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 6,335
Barnes County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.25%
Votes: 3,538
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 23.92%
Votes: 1,140
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.74%
Votes: 83
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 4,765
Bowman County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 84.69%
Votes: 1,234
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 12.63%
Votes: 184
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 2.61%
Votes: 38
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,457
Cavalier County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 81.64%
Votes: 1,503
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 17.49%
Votes: 322
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 16
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,841
Eddy County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 68.95%
Votes: 695
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 27.88%
Votes: 281
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 3.08%
Votes: 31
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,008
Grand Forks County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 73.71%
Votes: 14,984
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 24.84%
Votes: 5,049
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 267
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 28
Total votes: 20,328
Kidder County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.13%
Votes: 857
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 22.58%
Votes: 261
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 3.20%
Votes: 37
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,156
McIntosh County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 84.09%
Votes: 1,168
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 14.18%
Votes: 197
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.66%
Votes: 23
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,389
Morton County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 75.27%
Votes: 7,422
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 22.74%
Votes: 2,242
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.85%
Votes: 182
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 9,860
Pembina County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 81.62%
Votes: 2,181
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 16.73%
Votes: 447
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.53%
Votes: 41
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 2,672
Renville County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 78.49%
Votes: 832
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 19.72%
Votes: 209
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 18
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,060
Sheridan County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 84.64%
Votes: 661
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 14.21%
Votes: 111
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 8
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 781
Steele County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 66.52%
Votes: 602
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 32.38%
Votes: 293
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 9
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 905
Walsh County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 79.74%
Votes: 3,235
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 18.91%
Votes: 767
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.13%
Votes: 46
Write-In
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 4,057
Benson County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 62.68%
Votes: 1,115
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 34.91%
Votes: 621
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 2.19%
Votes: 39
Write-In
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 1,779
Burke County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 84.43%
Votes: 667
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 14.18%
Votes: 112
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.39%
Votes: 11
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 790
Dickey County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 80.66%
Votes: 1,635
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 17.96%
Votes: 364
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.28%
Votes: 26
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 2,027
Emmons County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 80.79%
Votes: 1,262
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 16.45%
Votes: 257
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 2.62%
Votes: 41
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 1,562
Grant County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 81.74%
Votes: 949
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 16.80%
Votes: 195
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.46%
Votes: 17
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,161
LaMoure County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 77.47%
Votes: 1,616
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 20.42%
Votes: 426
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.97%
Votes: 41
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 2,086
McKenzie County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 82.86%
Votes: 1,803
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 15.85%
Votes: 345
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 27
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 2,176
Mountrail County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 66.91%
Votes: 1,450
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 30.64%
Votes: 664
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 2.35%
Votes: 51
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 2,167
Pierce County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 81.02%
Votes: 1,571
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 17.48%
Votes: 339
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.50%
Votes: 29
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,939
Richland County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 76.75%
Votes: 4,322
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 21.40%
Votes: 1,205
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.74%
Votes: 98
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 5,631
Sioux County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 54.55%
Votes: 426
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 41.87%
Votes: 327
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 3.20%
Votes: 25
Write-In
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 781
Stutsman County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 77.43%
Votes: 6,011
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 20.56%
Votes: 1,596
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.84%
Votes: 143
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 7,763
Ward County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 80.58%
Votes: 15,465
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 17.99%
Votes: 3,453
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.35%
Votes: 260
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 19,193
Billings County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 88.42%
Votes: 443
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 9.58%
Votes: 48
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 8
Write-In
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 501
Burleigh County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 77.86%
Votes: 25,420
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 20.54%
Votes: 6,705
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 481
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 44
Total votes: 32,650
Divide County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.94%
Votes: 676
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 23.28%
Votes: 210
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 14
Write-In
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 902
Foster County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 79.79%
Votes: 1,165
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 18.15%
Votes: 265
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.99%
Votes: 29
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,460
Griggs County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.25%
Votes: 845
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 24.08%
Votes: 274
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.67%
Votes: 19
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,138
Logan County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 82.73%
Votes: 800
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 15.10%
Votes: 146
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.96%
Votes: 19
Write-In
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 967
McLean County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 76.57%
Votes: 3,030
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 21.71%
Votes: 859
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 63
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 3,957
Nelson County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 73.79%
Votes: 1,160
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 24.24%
Votes: 381
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 30
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,572
Ramsey County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 77.69%
Votes: 3,253
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 20.59%
Votes: 862
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.62%
Votes: 68
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 4,187
Rolette County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 52.67%
Votes: 2,089
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 44.23%
Votes: 1,754
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 2.85%
Votes: 113
Write-In
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 3,966
Slope County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 82.54%
Votes: 279
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 14.50%
Votes: 49
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 2.96%
Votes: 10
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 338
Towner County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.47%
Votes: 767
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 23.98%
Votes: 247
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.46%
Votes: 15
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,030
Wells County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 80.93%
Votes: 1,774
Tracy Potter (DEM)
Percent: 17.66%
Votes: 387
Keith Hanson (LIB)
Percent: 1.32%
Votes: 29
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 2,192