Only Young filed as a Republican, and the endorsed Democrat candidate was William Lanier of Fargo, North Dakota, not to be confused with former Governor of North Dakota William Langer.
Only Young filed as a Republican, and the endorsed Democrat candidate was William Lanier of Fargo, North Dakota, who had previously challenged Young for his seat in the 1946 election. Lanier is not to be confused with former Governor of North Dakota William Langer.