2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for U.S. Senate in North Dakota
U.S. Senate · North Dakota
John Hoeven (R) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Tracy Potter (D) by 54.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John HoevenRepublican · winner
76.2%181,689
Tracy PotterDemocrat
22.2%52,955
Keith J. HansonLibertarian
1.6%3,890
238,534 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 2010
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.
Tracy PotterJohn Hoeven
$103.6K
Raised by the campaign
$3.8M
$28.3K
Spent by the campaign
$2.9M
$0
Cash on hand
$892.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010