North Dakota's 1st congressional district

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 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 created		March 4, 1913
Henry T. Helgesen	Republican	March 4, 1913 – April 10, 1917	63rd 64th 65th	Redistricted from the at-large district. Died.
Vacant		April 10, 1917 – August 10, 1917
John M. Baer	Nonpartisan League	August 10, 1917 – March 3, 1921	65th 66th	Elected to finish Helgesen's term. Lost re-election.
Olger B. Burtness	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933	67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the at-large district and lost renomination.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1963
Hjalmar C. Nygaard	Republican	January 3, 1963 – July 18, 1963	88th	Redistricted from the at-large district. Died.
Vacant		July 18, 1963 – October 30, 1963
Mark Andrews	Republican	October 30, 1963 – January 3, 1973	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Elected to finish Nygaard's term. Redistricted to the at-large district.
District eliminated		January 3, 1973

Election results

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