North Dakota's 1st congressional district

North Dakota's 1st congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1910
1960
Eliminated1930
1970
Years active1913-1933

North Dakota's 1st congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in the state of North Dakota that existed from 1913 to 1933, and from 1963 to 1973.

History

Prior to 1913, North Dakota elected two members of the United States House of Representatives at-large. Following the 1910 census, reapportionment gave North Dakota another seat and beginning with the 1912 congressional elections, North Dakota divided its delegation into three districts.

Following the 1930 census, North Dakota lost a seat and returned to electing two members at-large in 1933. In 1963, the state divided into two congressional districts. Following the 1970 redistricting cycle after the 1970 United States census, North Dakota lost another seat, and since 1973, has had only one member, elected at-large.

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District established March 4, 1913

Henry T. Helgesen
(Milton) 		Republican March 4, 1913 –
April 10, 1917 		63rd
64th
65th 		Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Died.
Vacant April 10, 1917 –
August 10, 1917 		65th

John M. Baer
(Fargo) 		Nonpartisan League August 10, 1917 –
March 3, 1921 		65th
66th 		Elected to finish Helgesen's term.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.

Olger B. Burtness
(Grand Forks) 		Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1933 		67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd 		Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost renomination.
District dissolved March 4, 1933
District re-established January 3, 1963

Hjalmar C. Nygaard
(Enderlin) 		Republican January 3, 1963 –
July 18, 1963 		88th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1962.
Died.
Vacant July 18, 1963 –
October 30, 1963

Mark Andrews
(Mapleton) 		Republican October 30, 1963 –
January 3, 1973 		88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd 		Elected to finish Nygaard's term.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
District dissolved January 3, 1973

Election results

Year Candidate Party Votes %
1912 (63rd Congress) Henry T. Helgesen Republican 17,156 61.1
V. R. Lovell Democratic 9,609 34.2
Leon Durocher Socialist 1,310 4.7
1914 (64th Congress) Henry T. Helgesen Republican 16,565 56.0
Fred Bartholomew Democratic 12,217 41.3
Leon Durocher Socialist 812 2.7
1916 (65th Congress) Henry T. Helgesen Republican 20,709 59.9
George A. Bangs Democratic 13,236 38.3
V. Gram Socialist 622 1.8
July 10, 1917 special election
(65th Congress) 		John M. Baer NPL 13,211 50.9
Olger B. Burtness Republican 8,969 34.6
George A. Bangs Democratic 3,276 12.6
Hans H. Aaker Progressive 212 0.8
Frederic T. Cuthbert Republican 118 0.5
Henry G. Vick Republican 75 0.3
Charles Plain Republican 72 0.3
1918 (66th Congress) John M. Baer Republican-NPL 16,433 55.1
Fred Bartholomew Democratic 13,416 44.9
1920 (67th Congress) Olger B. Burtness Republican 43,530 57.6
John M. Baer NPL 32,072 42.4
1922 (68th Congress) Olger B. Burtness Republican 45,959 100.0
1924 (69th Congress) Olger B. Burtness Republican 44,573 75.4
Walter Welford Democratic 14,511 24.6
1926 (70th Congress) Olger B. Burtness Republican 37,326 79.9
R. E. Smith Democratic 6,136 13.1
Donald McDonald Farmer–Labor 3,246 7.0
1928 (71st Congress) Olger B. Burtness Republican 53,941 77.5
W. S. Hooper Democratic 15,646 22.5
1930 (72nd Congress) Olger B. Burtness Republican 42,598 75.0
J. E. Garvey Democratic 14,208 25.0
1962 (88th Congress) Hjalmar C. Nygaard Republican 61,330 54.6
Scott Anderson Democratic-NPL 50,924 45.4
October 22, 1963 special election
(88th Congress) 		Mark Andrews Republican 47,062 49.1
John Hove Democratic-NPL 42,470 44.3
John W. Scott Conservative Republican 5,995 6.3
Thomas W. Dewey Independent 337 0.4
1964 (89th Congress) Mark Andrews Republican 69,575 52.1
George A. Sinner Democratic-NPL 63,208 47.4
Eugene Van Der Hoeven Independent 427 0.3
Roger Vorachek Independent 232 0.2
1966 (90th Congress) Mark Andrews Republican 66,011 66.2
Sebastian F. Hoffner Democratic-NPL 33,694 33.8
1968 (91st Congress) Mark Andrews Republican 84,114 71.9
Bruce Hagen Democratic-NPL 30,692 26.2
Rosemary Landsberger Independent 2,166 1.9
1970 (92nd Congress) Mark Andrews Republican 72,168 65.7
James E. Brooks Democratic-NPL 37,688 34.3

References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present