North Dakota's 1st congressional district
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
|state = North Dakota
|district number = 1
|obsolete = yes
|created = 1910
1960
|eliminated = 1930
1970
|years = 1913-1933
|population =
|population year = 1920
1960
}}
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
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! Representative ! Party ! Years ! Cong ! Electoral history |
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| colspan=5 | District established March 4, 1913 |
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| align=left | 100px | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – | {{USCongressOrdinal|63|65}} | Redistricted from the {{ushr|North Dakota|AL|C}} and re-elected in 1912. |
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| colspan=2 | Vacant | nowrap | April 10, 1917 – | {{USCongressOrdinal|65}} | |
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| align=left | 100px | {{Party shading/Nonpartisan League}} | Nonpartisan League | nowrap | August 10, 1917 – | {{USCongressOrdinal|65|66}} | Elected to finish Helgesen's term. |
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| align=left | 100px | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1921 – | {{USCongressOrdinal|67|72}} | Elected in 1920. |
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| colspan=5 | District dissolved March 4, 1933 |
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| colspan=5 | District re-established January 3, 1963 |
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| align=left | 100px | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – | rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|88}} | Redistricted from the {{ushr|North Dakota|AL|C}} and re-elected in 1962. |
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| colspan=2 | Vacant | nowrap | July 18, 1963 – | |
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| align=left | 100px | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | October 30, 1963 – | {{USCongressOrdinal|88|92}} | Elected to finish Nygaard's term. |
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| colspan=5 | District dissolved January 3, 1973 |
Election results
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! Year !Candidate !Party !Votes !% |
| valign="top" rowspan="3"|1912 (63rd Congress)
|align="left"|Henry T. Helgesen |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|17,156 |align="right"|61.1 |
| align="left"|V. R. Lovell
|align="left"|Democratic |align="right"|9,609 |align="right"|34.2 |
| align="left"|Leon Durocher
|align="left"|Socialist |align="right"|1,310 |align="right"|4.7 |
| valign="top" rowspan="3"|1914 (64th Congress)
|align="left"|Henry T. Helgesen |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|16,565 |align="right"|56.0 |
| align="left"|Fred Bartholomew
|align="left"|Democratic |align="right"|12,217 |align="right"|41.3 |
| align="left"|Leon Durocher
|align="left"|Socialist |align="right"|812 |align="right"|2.7 |
| valign="top" rowspan="3"|1916 (65th Congress)
|align="left"|Henry T. Helgesen |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|20,709 |align="right"|59.9 |
| align="left"|George A. Bangs
|align="left"|Democratic |align="right"|13,236 |align="right"|38.3 |
| align="left"|V. Gram
|align="left"|Socialist |align="right"|622 |align="right"|1.8 |
| valign="top" rowspan="7"|July 10, 1917 special election (65th Congress) |align="left"|John M. Baer |align="left"|NPL |align="right"|13,211 |align="right"|50.9 |
| align="left"|Olger B. Burtness
|align="left"|Republican |align="right"|8,969 |align="right"|34.6 |
| align="left"|George A. Bangs
|align="left"|Democratic |align="right"|3,276 |align="right"|12.6 |
| align="left"|Hans H. Aaker
|align="left"|Progressive |align="right"|212 |align="right"|0.8 |
| align="left"|Frederic T. Cuthbert
|align="left"|Republican |align="right"|118 |align="right"|0.5 |
| align="left"|Henry G. Vick
|align="left"|Republican |align="right"|75 |align="right"|0.3 |
| align="left"|Charles Plain
|align="left"|Republican |align="right"|72 |align="right"|0.3 |
| valign="top" rowspan="2"|1918 (66th Congress)
|align="left"|John M. Baer |align="left"|Republican-NPL |align="right"|16,433 |align="right"|55.1 |
| align="left"|Fred Bartholomew
|align="left"|Democratic |align="right"|13,416 |align="right"|44.9 |
| valign="top" rowspan="2"|1920 (67th Congress)
|align="left"|Olger B. Burtness |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|43,530 |align="right"|57.6 |
| align="left"|John M. Baer
|align="left"|NPL |align="right"|32,072 |align="right"|42.4 |
| valign="top"|1922 (68th Congress)
|align="left"|Olger B. Burtness |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|45,959 |align="right"|100.0 |
| valign="top" rowspan="2"|1924 (69th Congress)
|align="left"|Olger B. Burtness |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|44,573 |align="right"|75.4 |
| align="left"|Walter Welford
|align="left"|Democratic |align="right"|14,511 |align="right"|24.6 |
| valign="top" rowspan="3"|1926 (70th Congress)
|align="left"|Olger B. Burtness |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|37,326 |align="right"|79.9 |
| align="left"|R. E. Smith
|align="left"|Democratic |align="right"|6,136 |align="right"|13.1 |
| align="left"|Donald McDonald
|align="left"|Farmer–Labor |align="right"|3,246 |align="right"|7.0 |
| valign="top" rowspan="2"|1928 (71st Congress)
|align="left"|Olger B. Burtness |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|53,941 |align="right"|77.5 |
| align="left"|W. S. Hooper
|align="left"|Democratic |align="right"|15,646 |align="right"|22.5 |
| valign="top" rowspan="2"|1930 (72nd Congress)
|align="left"|Olger B. Burtness |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|42,598 |align="right"|75.0 |
| align="left"|J. E. Garvey
|align="left"|Democratic |align="right"|14,208 |align="right"|25.0 |
| valign="top" rowspan="2"|1962 (88th Congress)
|align="left"|Hjalmar C. Nygaard |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|61,330 |align="right"|54.6 |
| align="left"|Scott Anderson
|align="left"|Democratic-NPL |align="right"|50,924 |align="right"|45.4 |
| valign="top" rowspan="4"|October 22, 1963 special election (88th Congress) |align="left"|Mark Andrews |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|47,062 |align="right"|49.1 |
| align="left"|John Hove
|align="left"|Democratic-NPL |align="right"|42,470 |align="right"|44.3 |
| align="left"|John W. Scott
|align="left"|Conservative Republican |align="right"|5,995 |align="right"|6.3 |
| align="left"|Thomas W. Dewey
|align="left"|Independent |align="right"|337 |align="right"|0.4 |
| valign="top" rowspan="4"|1964 (89th Congress)
|align="left"|Mark Andrews |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|69,575 |align="right"|52.1 |
| align="left"|George A. Sinner
|align="left"|Democratic-NPL |align="right"|63,208 |align="right"|47.4 |
| align="left"|Eugene Van Der Hoeven
|align="left"|Independent |align="right"|427 |align="right"|0.3 |
| align="left"|Roger Vorachek
|align="left"|Independent |align="right"|232 |align="right"|0.2 |
| valign="top" rowspan="2"|1966 (90th Congress)
|align="left"|Mark Andrews |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|66,011 |align="right"|66.2 |
| align="left"|Sebastian F. Hoffner
|align="left"|Democratic-NPL |align="right"|33,694 |align="right"|33.8 |
| valign="top" rowspan="3"|1968 (91st Congress)
|align="left"|Mark Andrews |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|84,114 |align="right"|71.9 |
| align="left"|Bruce Hagen
|align="left"|Democratic-NPL |align="right"|30,692 |align="right"|26.2 |
| align="left"|Rosemary Landsberger
|align="left"|Independent |align="right"|2,166 |align="right"|1.9 |
| valign="top" rowspan="2"|1970 (92nd Congress)
|align="left"|Mark Andrews |align="left"|Republican |align="right"|72,168 |align="right"|65.7 |
| align="left"|James E. Brooks
|align="left"|Democratic-NPL |align="right"|37,688 |align="right"|34.3 |
References
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- {{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
- {{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
- [http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]
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