2008Final results
2008 election for North Dakota's at-large District
U.S. House · North Dakota
Earl Pomeroy (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Duane Sand (R) by 23.9 points.
Earl PomeroyDemocrat · winner
62.0%194,577
Duane SandRepublican
38.0%119,388
313,965 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 2008
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 PomeroyDuane Sand
$2.1M
Raised by the campaign
$2M
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$1.9M
$642.9K
Cash on hand
$19.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008