1998Final results
1998 election for North Dakota's at-large District
U.S. House · North Dakota
Earl Pomeroy (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Kevin Cramer (R) by 15.1 points.
Earl PomeroyDemocrat · winner
56.2%119,668
Kevin CramerRepublican
41.1%87,511
Kenneth R. LougheadIndependent
2.7%5,709
212,888 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 1998
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.
Earl PomeroyKevin Cramer
$820.7K
Raised by the campaign
$322.9K
$775.9K
Spent by the campaign
$321.2K
$59.5K
Cash on hand
$2.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998