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  Young, Milton R.
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NameMilton R. Young
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LaMoure, North Dakota , United States
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Born December 06, 1897
Died May 31, 1983 (85 years)
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Feb 22, 2022 06:27pm
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Infoborn in Berlin, La Moure County, N.Dak., on December 6, 1897; attended the public schools of La Moure County; attended the North Dakota State Agricultural College at Fargo, and Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa; engaged in agricultural pursuits near Berlin, N.Dak.; elected to the North Dakota house of representatives in 1932; member, Dakota senate 1934-1945; appointed to the United States Senate on March 12, 1945, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Moses; subsequently elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, by special election, on June 25, 1946, to complete the six-year term ending January 3, 1951; reelected in 1950, 1956, 1962, 1968, and again in 1974, and served from March 12, 1945, to January 3, 1981; was not a candidate for renomination in 1980; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Ninety-sixth Congress; resided in Sun City, Ariz., until his death on May 31, 1983; interment at Berlin Cemetery, Berlin, N.Dak.


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  12/05/1980 President Pro Tempore Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/03/1979 President Pro Tempore Lost 41.41% (-17.17%)
  01/03/1977 President Pro Tempore Lost 38.38% (-23.23%)
  01/03/1975 President Pro Tempore Lost 38.78% (-22.45%)
  11/05/1974 ND US Senate Won 48.42% (+0.08%)
  11/05/1968 ND US Senate Won 64.79% (+31.00%)
  11/06/1962 ND US Senate Won 60.65% (+21.31%)
  06/26/1962 ND US Senate - R Primary Won 92.22% (+84.45%)
  11/06/1956 ND US Senate Won 63.61% (+27.60%)
  06/26/1956 ND US Senate - R Primary Won 88.62% (+77.23%)
  11/07/1950 ND US Senate Won 67.59% (+35.19%)
  06/27/1950 ND US Senate - R Primary Won 71.21% (+42.42%)
  06/25/1946 ND US Senate - Special Election Won 55.54% (+28.13%)
  03/14/1946 ND US Senate - R Nomination Won 47.33% (+10.68%)
  03/12/1945 ND US Senate - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/27/1944 ND At-Large - R Primary Lost 21.98% (-7.74%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 R John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 15, 1971 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 09, 1971 D Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 R Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 R G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 R Clement Furman Haynsworth, Jr.
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 R Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 D Thurgood Marshall
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