1990Final results
1990 election for North Dakota's at-large District
U.S. House · North Dakota
Byron Dorgan (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Edward T. Schafer (R) by 30.4 points.
Byron DorganDemocrat · winner
65.2%152,530
Edward T. SchaferRepublican
34.8%81,443
233,979 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Byron DorganEdward T. Schafer
$598.5K
Raised by the campaign
$285K
$504.7K
Spent by the campaign
$284.9K
$237K
Cash on hand
$187
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990