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1992 North Dakota Attorney General election

The 1992 North Dakota Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1992, to elect the North Dakota Attorney General. Democratic-NPL incumbent Nicholas Spaeth chose not to seek re-election to a third term, instead unsuccessfully running for governor. Democratic-NPL nominee and North Dakota Tax Commissioner Heidi Heitkamp won the election in a landslide, defeating Republican attorney Warren Albrecht by twenty-four percentage points and winning every single county except for McIntosh.

1992 North Dakota Attorney General election
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November 3, 1992
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Nominee Heidi Heitkamp Warren Albrecht
Party Democratic–NPL Republican
Popular vote 186,606 112,562
Percentage 62.37% 37.63%
County results
Heitkamp:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Albrecht:      50–60%
Attorney General before election

Nicholas Spaeth
Democratic–NPL

 Elected Attorney General

Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic–NPL

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic–NPL primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic–NPL Heidi Heitkamp 65,352 100.00%
Total votes 65,352 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Warren Albrecht, attorney

Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren Albrecht 42,962 100.00%
Total votes 42,962 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1992 North Dakota Attorney General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic–NPL Heidi Heitkamp 186,606 62.37% −10.90%
Republican Warren Albrecht 112,562 37.63% +10.90%
Total votes 299,168 100.00%
Democratic–NPL hold

References

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  1. 1 2 "Primary Election 06-09-1992.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 1, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ "1992 Attorney General General Election Results - North Dakota". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
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