# 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 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 | 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 | Vacant | July 18, 1963 – October 30, 1963 | 88th | |
| 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 |
| 1912 (63rd Congress) | V. R. Lovell | Democratic | 9,609 | 34.2 |
| 1912 (63rd Congress) | Leon Durocher | Socialist | 1,310 | 4.7 |
| 1914 (64th Congress) | Henry T. Helgesen | Republican | 16,565 | 56.0 |
| 1914 (64th Congress) | Fred Bartholomew | Democratic | 12,217 | 41.3 |
| 1914 (64th Congress) | Leon Durocher | Socialist | 812 | 2.7 |
| 1916 (65th Congress) | Henry T. Helgesen | Republican | 20,709 | 59.9 |
| 1916 (65th Congress) | George A. Bangs | Democratic | 13,236 | 38.3 |
| 1916 (65th Congress) | V. Gram | Socialist | 622 | 1.8 |
| July 10, 1917 special election (65th Congress) | John M. Baer | NPL | 13,211 | 50.9 |
| July 10, 1917 special election (65th Congress) | Olger B. Burtness | Republican | 8,969 | 34.6 |
| July 10, 1917 special election (65th Congress) | George A. Bangs | Democratic | 3,276 | 12.6 |
| July 10, 1917 special election (65th Congress) | Hans H. Aaker | Progressive | 212 | 0.8 |
| July 10, 1917 special election (65th Congress) | Frederic T. Cuthbert | Republican | 118 | 0.5 |
| July 10, 1917 special election (65th Congress) | Henry G. Vick | Republican | 75 | 0.3 |
| July 10, 1917 special election (65th Congress) | Charles Plain | Republican | 72 | 0.3 |
| 1918 (66th Congress) | John M. Baer | Republican-NPL | 16,433 | 55.1 |
| 1918 (66th Congress) | Fred Bartholomew | Democratic | 13,416 | 44.9 |
| 1920 (67th Congress) | Olger B. Burtness | Republican | 43,530 | 57.6 |
| 1920 (67th Congress) | 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 |
| 1924 (69th Congress) | Walter Welford | Democratic | 14,511 | 24.6 |
| 1926 (70th Congress) | Olger B. Burtness | Republican | 37,326 | 79.9 |
| 1926 (70th Congress) | R. E. Smith | Democratic | 6,136 | 13.1 |
| 1926 (70th Congress) | Donald McDonald | Farmer–Labor | 3,246 | 7.0 |
| 1928 (71st Congress) | Olger B. Burtness | Republican | 53,941 | 77.5 |
| 1928 (71st Congress) | W. S. Hooper | Democratic | 15,646 | 22.5 |
| 1930 (72nd Congress) | Olger B. Burtness | Republican | 42,598 | 75.0 |
| 1930 (72nd Congress) | J. E. Garvey | Democratic | 14,208 | 25.0 |
| 1962 (88th Congress) | Hjalmar C. Nygaard | Republican | 61,330 | 54.6 |
| 1962 (88th Congress) | Scott Anderson | Democratic-NPL | 50,924 | 45.4 |
| October 22, 1963 special election (88th Congress) | Mark Andrews | Republican | 47,062 | 49.1 |
| October 22, 1963 special election (88th Congress) | John Hove | Democratic-NPL | 42,470 | 44.3 |
| October 22, 1963 special election (88th Congress) | John W. Scott | Conservative Republican | 5,995 | 6.3 |
| October 22, 1963 special election (88th Congress) | Thomas W. Dewey | Independent | 337 | 0.4 |
| 1964 (89th Congress) | Mark Andrews | Republican | 69,575 | 52.1 |
| 1964 (89th Congress) | George A. Sinner | Democratic-NPL | 63,208 | 47.4 |
| 1964 (89th Congress) | Eugene Van Der Hoeven | Independent | 427 | 0.3 |
| 1964 (89th Congress) | Roger Vorachek | Independent | 232 | 0.2 |
| 1966 (90th Congress) | Mark Andrews | Republican | 66,011 | 66.2 |
| 1966 (90th Congress) | Sebastian F. Hoffner | Democratic-NPL | 33,694 | 33.8 |
| 1968 (91st Congress) | Mark Andrews | Republican | 84,114 | 71.9 |
| 1968 (91st Congress) | Bruce Hagen | Democratic-NPL | 30,692 | 26.2 |
| 1968 (91st Congress) | Rosemary Landsberger | Independent | 2,166 | 1.9 |
| 1970 (92nd Congress) | Mark Andrews | Republican | 72,168 | 65.7 |
| 1970 (92nd Congress) | James E. Brooks | Democratic-NPL | 37,688 | 34.3 |