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  Andrews, Mark
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NameMark Andrews
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Mapleton, North Dakota , United States
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Born May 19, 1926
DiedOctober 03, 2020 (94 years)
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InfoANDREWS, Mark, a Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Cass County, N.Dak., May 19, 1926; attended the public schools; served in the United States Army 1944-1946; cadet at United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., until receiving a disability discharge in 1946; graduated, North Dakota State University, Fargo 1949; farmer and operator of a cattle feeding lot; director, Garrison Conservancy District 1955-1964; member and past president of North Dakota Crop Improvement Association; Republican national committeeman 1958-1962; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth Congress, by special election, October 22, 1963, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hjalmar Nygaard; reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from October 22, 1963, to January 3, 1981; was not a candidate for reelection in 1980 to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1987; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; chairman, Select Committee on Indian Affairs (Ninety-eighth and Ninety-ninth Congresses); a director of Tenneco, Inc.; established a government consulting firm in Washington, D.C.; was a resident of Fargo, N.Dak., until his death on October 3, 2020.


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  11/04/1986 ND US Senate Lost 49.07% (-0.73%)
  11/04/1980 ND US Senate Won 70.29% (+41.33%)
  11/07/1978 ND At-Large Won 67.05% (+36.18%)
  11/02/1976 ND At-Large Won 62.45% (+26.48%)
  11/05/1974 ND At-Large Won 55.71% (+11.42%)
  09/03/1974 ND At-Large - R Primary Won 78.43% (+56.86%)
  11/07/1972 ND At-Large Won 72.70% (+45.59%)
  11/03/1970 ND District 1 Won 65.69% (+31.39%)
  09/01/1970 ND District 1 - R Primary Won 90.43% (+80.85%)
  11/05/1968 ND District 1 Won 71.91% (+45.67%)
  11/08/1966 ND District 1 Won 66.21% (+32.41%)
  11/03/1964 ND District 1 Won 52.14% (+4.77%)
  10/22/1963 ND District 1 - Special Election Won 49.09% (+4.79%)
  11/06/1962 ND Governor Lost 49.56% (-0.88%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R Antonin Scalia
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 R Sandra Day O'Connor