Dwight Grotberg

Who is Dwight Grotberg?

Dwight Grotberg is a North Dakota politician and a former Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Dakota. He ran against the Democratic-NPL incumbent, Kent Conrad, on November 7, 2006, but did not defeat him. Grotberg is an Anderson, North Dakota town councilman and a farmer from Sanborn in Barnes County.

Grotberg received the Republican nomination for the Senior U.S. senate seat in North Dakota at the state GOP convention in late March 2006. Despite running for office in the historically conservative state of North Dakota, Grotberg faced a difficult campaign due to the Senator's name recognition, long tenure in office, available funds, and popularity.