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2004Final results

2004 election for North Dakota's at-large District

U.S. House · North Dakota

Earl Pomeroy (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Duane Sand (R) by 19.1 points.

Earl PomeroyDemocrat · winner
59.6%185,130
Duane SandRepublican
40.4%125,684
310,814 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+15.11998D+8.42000D+4.82002D+19.12004D+31.42006D+23.92008

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 PomeroyDuane Sand
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$134.5K
Cash on hand
$22.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004