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align="left"><b>2023-25 FY Budget:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="#State_budget">$5,324,075</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Term limits:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/State_executives_with_term_limits" title="State executives with term limits">Two terms</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: red; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Structure</b></big></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Length of term:</b>  </td><td align="left"> 4 years</td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Authority:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/Article_V,_North_Dakota_Constitution" title="Article V, North Dakota Constitution">North Dakota Constitution, Article V, Section I</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Selection Method:</b>  </td><td align="left">Elected</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: red; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Current Officeholder</b></big></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px"><div style="text-align:center;"> <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/200/200/KELLY_ARMSTRONG.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" width="150px" /> </p> <p> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kelly_Armstrong_(North_Dakota)">Governor of North Dakota Kelly Armstrong</a><br /> Republican Party<br /> <b>Assumed office:</b> December 15, 2024 </p> </div> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: red; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Elections</b></big></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Next election:</b>  </td><td align="left">November 7, 2028</td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Last election:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/North_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2024" title="North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024">November 5, 2024</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: red; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Other North Dakota Executive Offices</b></big></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size:90%;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Governor</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota">Lieutenant Governor</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Secretary_of_State" title="North Dakota Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="North Dakota Attorney General">Attorney General</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Treasurer" title="North Dakota Treasurer">Treasurer</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="North Dakota Auditor">Auditor</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction" title="North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction">Superintendent of Education</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Commissioner_of_Agriculture" title="North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture">Agriculture Commissioner</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Commissioner_of_Insurance" title="North Dakota Commissioner of Insurance">Insurance Commissioner</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Director_of_Game_and_Fish" title="North Dakota Director of Game and Fish">Natural Resources Commissioner</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Commissioner_of_Labor" title="North Dakota Commissioner of Labor">Labor Commissioner</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Public_Service_Commission" title="North Dakota Public Service Commission">Public Service Commission</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Tax_Commissioner" title="North Dakota Tax Commissioner">Tax Commissioner</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="float:right; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0.4em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.8em; ;" class="toclimit-3"> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Current_officer"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Current officer</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Authority"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Authority</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Term_Length"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Term Length</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Qualifications"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Qualifications</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Vacancies"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Vacancies</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Term_limits"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Term limits</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Partisan_composition"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Partisan composition</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2024"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">5.5</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">5.6</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#2008"><span class="tocnumber">5.7</span> <span class="toctext">2008</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#2004"><span class="tocnumber">5.8</span> <span class="toctext">2004</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#2000"><span class="tocnumber">5.9</span> <span class="toctext">2000</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#Duties"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Duties</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Divisions"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Divisions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#State_budget"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">State budget</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#Role_in_state_budget"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Role in state budget</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Governor's_office_budget"><span class="tocnumber">8.2</span> <span class="toctext">Governor's office budget</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#Compensation"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Compensation</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#2023"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">2023</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#2021"><span class="tocnumber">9.3</span> <span class="toctext">2021</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#2020_2"><span class="tocnumber">9.4</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="#2019"><span class="tocnumber">9.5</span> <span class="toctext">2019</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">9.6</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#2017"><span class="tocnumber">9.7</span> <span class="toctext">2017</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-29"><a href="#2016_2"><span class="tocnumber">9.8</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-30"><a href="#2015"><span class="tocnumber">9.9</span> <span class="toctext">2015</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-31"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">9.10</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-32"><a href="#2013"><span class="tocnumber">9.11</span> <span class="toctext">2013</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-33"><a href="#Historical_officeholders"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Historical officeholders</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-34"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-35"><a href="#Partisan_balance_1992-2013"><span class="tocnumber">11.1</span> <span class="toctext">Partisan balance 1992-2013</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-36"><a href="#SQLI_and_partisanship"><span class="tocnumber">11.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">SQLI and partisanship</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#State_profile"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">State profile</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Presidential_voting_pattern"><span class="tocnumber">12.1</span> <span class="toctext">Presidential voting pattern</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Pivot_Counties_(2016)"><span class="tocnumber">12.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Pivot Counties (2016)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Pivot_Counties_(2020)"><span class="tocnumber">12.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Pivot Counties (2020)</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-37"><a href="#Contact_information"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">Contact information</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-38"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-39"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">15</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-40"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">16</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p><br /> The <b>Governor of the State of North Dakota</b> is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch and the highest state office in <a href="/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a>. The Governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two terms.<sup id="cite_ref-constitution_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-constitution-1">[1]</a></sup> <br /> </p> <p>North Dakota has a Republican <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_government_trifectas">trifecta</a>. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.</p> <p><br /> </p> <p>North Dakota has a Republican <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_government_triplexes">triplex</a>. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.</p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Dakota_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="North Dakota State Legislature">North Dakota State Legislature</a>, <a href="/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">North Dakota House of Representatives</a>, <a href="/North_Dakota_State_Senate" title="North Dakota State Senate">North Dakota State Senate</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Current_officer">Current officer</span></h2> <p>The current Governor of North Dakota is <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kelly_Armstrong_(North_Dakota)">Kelly Armstrong</a> (R). Armstrong assumed office in 2024. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Authority">Authority</span></h2> <p>The <a href="/North_Dakota_Constitution" title="North Dakota Constitution">state Constitution</a> addresses the office of the governor in <a href="/Article_V,_North_Dakota_Constitution" title="Article V, North Dakota Constitution">Article V, the Executive Department</a>. </p><p>Under Article V, Section I: </p> <table style="width:30%; background:#e5e4e2; margin-top:.1em; border:.5px solid #cccccc; solid;"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <p><i>The executive power is vested in the governor...</i><sup id="cite_ref-constitution_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-constitution-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Term_Length">Term Length</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Dakota_State_and_County_Official_Term_Lengths,_Initiative_5_(1964)" title="North Dakota State and County Official Term Lengths, Initiative 5 (1964)">North Dakota State and County Official Term Lengths, Initiative 5 (1964)</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The four-year term length was established after an <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" title="Initiated constitutional amendment">initiated constitutional amendment</a> on the 1964 ballot was approved. Prior to this, the term length was two years.<sup id="cite_ref-NDJune1964_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDJune1964-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Qualifications">Qualifications</span></h2> <p>A candidate for governor must be: </p> <ul><li>at least 30 years old</li> <li>a resident of <a href="/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a> for at least five years</li> <li>a duly registered elector of North Dakota<sup id="cite_ref-constitution_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-constitution-1">[1]</a></sup></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Vacancies">Vacancies</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/How_gubernatorial_vacancies_are_filled" title="How gubernatorial vacancies are filled">How gubernatorial vacancies are filled</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Details of vacancies are addressed under <a href="/Article_V,_North_Dakota_Constitution#Section_11" title="Article V, North Dakota Constitution">Article V, Section 11</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota">Lieutenant Governor</a> succeeds to the office whenever the office is vacant for any reason. </p><p>If the Lieutenant Governor is unable to serve, the <a href="/North_Dakota_Secretary_of_State" title="North Dakota Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a> serves as Acting Governor until the vacancy is filled or until the governor's disability is removed. </p><p>Additionally, under <a href="/Article_V,_North_Dakota_Constitution#Section_10" title="Article V, North Dakota Constitution">Article V, Section 10</a>, any governor who asks for or accepts any bribe automatically forfeits the office. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/File:ND_state_org_chart.JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/32/ND_state_org_chart.JPG/200px-ND_state_org_chart.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="119" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/32/ND_state_org_chart.JPG/300px-ND_state_org_chart.JPG 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/32/ND_state_org_chart.JPG/400px-ND_state_org_chart.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1010" data-file-height="603" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:ND_state_org_chart.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>North Dakota state government organizational chart</div></div></div> <p><a href="/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a> elects governors in the presidential elections, that is, in leap years. Legally, the gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the fifteenth of December following an election. </p><p>If two candidates are tied after the general election, a special joint session of the legislature shall cast ballots to choose among the two candidates with the highest number of votes.<sup id="cite_ref-constitution_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-constitution-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Term_limits">Term limits</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/States_with_gubernatorial_term_limits" title="States with gubernatorial term limits">States with gubernatorial term limits</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>North Dakota voters approved <a href="/North_Dakota_Constitutional_Measure_1,_Term_Limits_for_Governor_and_State_Legislators_Initiative_(2022)" title="North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1, Term Limits for Governor and State Legislators Initiative (2022)">Constitutional Measure 1 in 2022</a>, as an <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" title="Initiated constitutional amendment">initiated constitutional amendment</a>. The measure restricts the state governor to two terms in office during their lifetime. The amendment went into effect on January 1, 2023, and only applies to individuals after the effective date. </p><p><a href="/Article_XV,_North_Dakota_Constitution#Section_2" title="Article XV, North Dakota Constitution"><b>North Dakota Constitution, Article XV, Section 2</b></a> </p> <table style="width:40%; background:#e5e4e2; margin-top:.1em; border:.5px solid #cccccc; solid;"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>An individual shall not be elected to the office of governor more than twice. This provision shall not prevent the lieutenant governor from succeeding to the office of governor, nor prevent the secretary of state from acting as governor.</i><sup id="cite_ref-con_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-con-3">[3]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_composition">Partisan composition</span></h3> <p>The chart below shows the partisan breakdown of North Dakota governors from 1992 to 2013.<br /> <a href="/File:Governor_of_North_Dakota_Partisanship.PNG" class="image"><img alt="Governor of North Dakota Partisanship.PNG" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/30/Governor_of_North_Dakota_Partisanship.PNG/600px-Governor_of_North_Dakota_Partisanship.PNG" decoding="async" width="600" height="41" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/30/Governor_of_North_Dakota_Partisanship.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="770" data-file-height="52" /></a> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2024">2024</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2024" title="North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024">North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; } .race_header.green { background-color: #6db24f; } .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox 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class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kelly_Armstrong_(North_Dakota)">Kelly Armstrong</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Merrill_Piepkorn">Merrill Piepkorn</a>, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Coachman">Michael Coachman</a>, and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Eugene_Dumont">Eugene Dumont</a> in the general election for Governor of North Dakota on November 5, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/KELLY_ARMSTRONG.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Kelly Armstrong" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kelly_Armstrong_(North_Dakota)">Kelly Armstrong</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">68.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 68.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">247,056</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Merrill_Piepkorn.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Merrill Piepkorn" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Merrill_Piepkorn">Merrill Piepkorn</a> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">26.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 26.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">94,043</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Independent"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Michael-Coachman.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Michael Coachman" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Coachman">Michael Coachman</a> (Independent) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">5.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Independent" style="width: 5.6%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">20,322</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Independent"><a href="https://form.ballotpedia.org/index.php/122219?pid=616235&Source=electionsection" target="_blank"><div class="silhouette-image-container"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/3/31/SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png/120px-SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png" /><div class="silhouette-text-overlay">Submit photo</div></div></a></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Eugene_Dumont">Eugene Dumont</a> (Independent) (Write-in) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Independent" style="width: 0.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">0</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.1</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.1%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">530</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?text=All&type=SW&map=CTY" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 361,951 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Governor of North Dakota</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Merrill_Piepkorn">Merrill Piepkorn</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of North Dakota on June 11, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Merrill_Piepkorn.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Merrill Piepkorn" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Merrill_Piepkorn">Merrill Piepkorn</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">99.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 99.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">19,609</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.2</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.2%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">31</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?text=All&type=SW&map=CTY" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 19,640 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Travis_Hipsher">Travis Hipsher</a> (D)</li></ul><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for Governor of North Dakota</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kelly_Armstrong_(North_Dakota)">Kelly Armstrong</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tammy_Miller">Tammy Miller</a> in the Republican primary for Governor of North Dakota on June 11, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/KELLY_ARMSTRONG.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Kelly Armstrong" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kelly_Armstrong_(North_Dakota)">Kelly Armstrong</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">72.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 72.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">68,152</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Tammy_Miller_North_Dakota_LG.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Tammy Miller" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tammy_Miller">Tammy Miller</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">26.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 26.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">24,967</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.6</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.6%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">561</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?text=All&type=SW&map=CTY" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 93,680 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2020" title="North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020">North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; 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colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/220px-Governor_Doug_Burgum.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Doug Burgum" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Burgum">Doug Burgum</a></u></b> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">65.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 65.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">235,629</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/slenz.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Shelley Lenz" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Shelley_Lenz">Shelley Lenz</a> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">25.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 25.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">90,925</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/dhendrickson.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of DuWayne Hendrickson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/DuWayne_Hendrickson">DuWayne Hendrickson</a> (L) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">3.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Libertarian" style="width: 3.9%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">13,833</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Independent"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Michael-Coachman.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Michael Coachman" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Coachman">Michael Coachman</a> (Independent) (Write-in) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Independent" style="width: 0.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">0</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Independent"><a href="https://form.ballotpedia.org/index.php/122219?pid=335388&Source=electionsection" target="_blank"><div class="silhouette-image-container"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/3/31/SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png/120px-SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png" /><div class="silhouette-text-overlay">Submit photo</div></div></a></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bruce_Moe">Bruce Moe</a> (Independent) (Write-in) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Independent" style="width: 0.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">0</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Independent"><a href="https://form.ballotpedia.org/index.php/122219?pid=335389&Source=electionsection" target="_blank"><div class="silhouette-image-container"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/3/31/SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png/120px-SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png" /><div class="silhouette-text-overlay">Submit photo</div></div></a></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jamie_Brager">Jamie Brager</a> (Independent) (Write-in) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Independent" style="width: 0.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">0</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">4.9</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 4.9%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">17,472</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?text=All&type=SW&map=CTY" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 357,859 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for Governor of North Dakota</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Shelley_Lenz">Shelley Lenz</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of North Dakota on June 9, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/slenz.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Shelley Lenz" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Shelley_Lenz">Shelley Lenz</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">99.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 99.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">34,501</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.7</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.7%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">231</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?text=All&type=SW&map=CTY&eid=312" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 34,732 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for Governor of North Dakota</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Burgum">Doug Burgum</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Coachman">Michael Coachman</a> in the Republican primary for Governor of North Dakota on June 9, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/220px-Governor_Doug_Burgum.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Doug Burgum" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Burgum">Doug Burgum</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">89.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 89.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">96,119</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Michael-Coachman.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Michael Coachman" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Coachman">Michael Coachman</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">10.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 10.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">10,904</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.3</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.3%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">356</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?text=All&type=SW&map=CTY&eid=312" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 107,379 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Libertarian primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header libertarian"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Libertarian primary for Governor of North Dakota</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/DuWayne_Hendrickson">DuWayne Hendrickson</a> advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of North Dakota on June 9, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/dhendrickson.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of DuWayne Hendrickson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/DuWayne_Hendrickson">DuWayne Hendrickson</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">77.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Libertarian" style="width: 77.6%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">705</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">22.4</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 22.4%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">203</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://results.sos.nd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?text=All&type=SW&map=CTY&eid=312" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 908 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Dakota_gubernatorial_election,_2016" title="North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2016">North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The general election for governor was held on November 8, 2016. </p> <p><a href="/Doug_Burgum" title="Doug Burgum">Doug Burgum and Brent Sanford</a> defeated <a href="/Marvin_Nelson" title="Marvin Nelson">Marvin Nelson and Joan Heckaman</a> and <a href="/Marty_Riske" title="Marty Riske">Marty Riske and Joshua Voytek</a> in the North Dakota governor election.</p><table width="500px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>North Dakota Governor, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Doug_Burgum" title="Doug Burgum">Doug Burgum and Brent Sanford</a></b> <small></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">76.52%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">259,863</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Marvin_Nelson" title="Marvin Nelson">Marvin Nelson and Joan Heckaman</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">19.39%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">65,855</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Marty_Riske" title="Marty Riske">Marty Riske and Joshua Voytek</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">3.90%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">13,230</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"></td> <td width="75px"></td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center">Write-in votes</td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.19%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">653</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>339,601</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=SW&map=CTY">North Dakota Secretary of State</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2012" title="North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012">North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Incumbent <a href="/Jack_Dalrymple" title="Jack Dalrymple">Jack Dalrymple</a> (R) ran for election to a full, four-year term in 2012. His running mate was <a href="/Drew_Wrigley" title="Drew Wrigley">Drew Wrigley</a>, his current <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota">lieutenant governor</a>. In the general election in November, they defeated <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> <a href="/Ryan_Taylor" title="Ryan Taylor">Ryan Taylor</a> & <a href="/Ellen_Chaffee" title="Ellen Chaffee">Ellen Chaffee</a> and two pairs of independent nominees, <a href="/Roland_Riemers" title="Roland Riemers">Roland Riemers</a> & <a href="/Anthony_Johns" title="Anthony Johns">Anthony Johns</a> and <a href="/Paul_Sorum" title="Paul Sorum">Paul Sorum</a> & <a href="/Michael_Coachman" title="Michael Coachman">Michael Coachman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-general_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Governor/Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota General Election, 2012</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Jack Dalrymple & Drew Wrigley</b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">63.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">200,525</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Ryan Taylor & Ellen Chaffee </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">34.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">109,048</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Paul Sorum & Michael Coachman </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">1.7%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">5,356</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Roland Riemers & Anthony Johns </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.8%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,618</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>317,547</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Election results via <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=SW&map=CTY">North Dakota Secretary of State</a> </i></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2008">2008</span></h3> <p>On November 4, 2008, <a href="/John_Hoeven" title="John Hoeven">John Hoeven</a>/<a href="/Jack_Dalrymple" title="Jack Dalrymple">Jack Dalrymple</a> won re-election to the office of Governor/Lt. Governor of North Dakota. They defeated <a href="/Tim_Mathern" title="Tim Mathern">Tim Mathern</a>/<a href="/Merle_Boucher" title="Merle Boucher">Merle Boucher</a> and DuWayne Hendrickson/Dana Brandenburg in the general election. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Governor/Lt. Governor of North Dakota, 2008</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b><a href="/John_Hoeven" title="John Hoeven">John Hoeven</a>/<a href="/Jack_Dalrymple" title="Jack Dalrymple">Jack Dalrymple</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">74.4%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">235,009</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> <a href="/Tim_Mathern" title="Tim Mathern">Tim Mathern</a>/<a href="/Merle_Boucher" title="Merle Boucher">Merle Boucher</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">23.5%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">74,279</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> DuWayne Hendrickson/Dana Brandenburg </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">6,404</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>315,692</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Election results via <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://apps.nd.gov/sec/emspublic/gp/electionresultssearch.htm?electionDate=11042008&searchType=STATE&officeElectionNo=1390&cmd=Search&showMap=N&resultType=Governor%20and%20Lt.%20Governor&legislativeDistrictNo=&judicialDistrictNo=&countyNo=&showJudDistricts=Y">North Dakota Secretary of State</a>.</i></td> </tr></tbody></table><p><br /> </p><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2004">2004</span></h3> <p>On November 2, 2004, <a href="/John_Hoeven" title="John Hoeven">John Hoeven</a>/<a href="/Jack_Dalrymple" title="Jack Dalrymple">Jack Dalrymple</a> won re-election to the office of Governor/Lt. Governor of North Dakota. They defeated Joseph A. Satrom/Deb Mathern and Roland Riemers/Mitchell Sanderson in the general election. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Governor/Lt. Governor of North Dakota, 2004</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b><a href="/John_Hoeven" title="John Hoeven">John Hoeven</a>/<a href="/Jack_Dalrymple" title="Jack Dalrymple">Jack Dalrymple</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">71.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">220,803</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Joseph A. Satrom/Deb Mathern </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">27.4%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">84,877</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Roland Riemers/Mitchell Sanderson </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">1.4%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">4,193</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>309,873</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Election results via <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://apps.nd.gov/sec/emspublic/gp/electionresultssearch.htm?electionDate=11022004&searchType=STATE&officeElectionNo=1102&cmd=Search&showMap=N&resultType=Governor%20and%20Lt.%20Governor&legislativeDistrictNo=&judicialDistrictNo=&countyNo=&showJudDistricts=Y">North Dakota Secretary of State</a>.</i></td> </tr></tbody></table><p><br /> </p><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2000">2000</span></h3> <p>On November 7, 2000, <a href="/John_Hoeven" title="John Hoeven">John Hoeven</a>/<a href="/Jack_Dalrymple" title="Jack Dalrymple">Jack Dalrymple</a> won election to the office of Governor/Lt. Governor of North Dakota. They defeated Heidi Heitkamp/Aaron Krauter, Wayne J.C. Anderson, and Christine Roszkowski in the general election. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Governor/Lt. Governor of North Dakota, 2000</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b><a href="/John_Hoeven" title="John Hoeven">John Hoeven</a>/<a href="/Jack_Dalrymple" title="Jack Dalrymple">Jack Dalrymple</a></b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">55%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">159,255</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Heidi Heitkamp/Aaron Krauter </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">45%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">130,144</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Write-In </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Wayne J.C. Anderson </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">8</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Write-In </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Christine Roszkowski </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">5</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>289,412</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Election results via <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://apps.nd.gov/sec/emspublic/gp/electionresultssearch.htm?electionDate=11072000&searchType=STATE&officeElectionNo=926&cmd=Search&showMap=N&resultType=Governor%20and%20Lt.%20Governor&legislativeDistrictNo=&judicialDistrictNo=&countyNo=&showJudDistricts=Y">North Dakota Secretary of State</a>.</i></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Duties">Duties</span></h2> <p>The <a href="/Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">governor</a> has the power to sign and veto laws, and to call the <a href="/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">Legislative Assembly</a> into emergency session. The governor is also chairperson of the North Dakota Industrial Commission. The governor is responsible for seeing that the state's laws are upheld. </p><p>The governor is commander-in-chief of the state's military forces, except when they are called into the service of the United States. The governor may prescribe the duties of the <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor">lieutenant governor</a>. Additionally, the governor is responsible for presenting the <a href="/North_Dakota_state_budget" class="mw-redirect" title="North Dakota state budget">state budget</a> to the legislative assembly. </p><p>Other duties and privileges of the office include: </p> <ul><li>Seeing that business of the state is "well administered" (§ 7)</li></ul> <ul><li>Addressing the legislature periodically on the state of North Dakota and making recommendations for legislation (§ 7)</li></ul> <ul><li>Granting reprieves, pardons, and commutations and delegating that power within the confines of the law (§ 7)</li></ul> <ul><li>Making vacancy appointments to all offices not otherwise provided for, with the consent of the <a href="/North_Dakota_State_Senate" title="North Dakota State Senate">Senate</a> (§ 8)</li></ul> <ul><li>Vetoing bills, subject to a two-thirds legislative override (§ 9)<sup id="cite_ref-constitution_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-constitution-1">[1]</a></sup></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Divisions">Divisions</span></h2> <p><i>Note: <a href="/State_Executive_Officials" class="mw-redirect" title="State Executive Officials">Ballotpedia's state executive officials project</a> researches state official websites for information that describes the divisions (if any exist) of a state executive office. That information for the Governor of North Dakota has not yet been added. After extensive research we were unable to identify any relevant information on state official websites. If you have any additional information about this office for inclusion on this section and/or page, please <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">email us</a>.</i> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_budget">State budget</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Role_in_state_budget">Role in state budget</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/North_Dakota_state_budget_and_finances" title="North Dakota state budget and finances">North Dakota state budget and finances</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The state operates on a biennial budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-process_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-process-6">[6]</a></sup> </p> <ol><li>Budget instructions are sent to state agencies between <b>April and May</b> of the year preceding the start of the new biennium.</li> <li>State agencies submit their budget requests to the <a href="/North_Dakota_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="North Dakota Governor">governor</a> between <b>July and October</b>.</li> <li>The governor submits his or her proposed budget to the <a href="/North_Dakota_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="North Dakota State Legislature">state legislature</a> in <b>December</b>.</li> <li>The legislature typically adopts a budget in <b>April</b>. A simple majority is required to pass a budget. The new biennium begins in <b>July</b>.</li></ol> <p>North Dakota is one of 44 states in which the governor has <a href="/Line_item_veto_authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Line item veto authority">line item veto authority</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-process_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-process-6">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> </p><p>The governor is constitutionally required to submit a balanced budget proposal. Likewise, the state legislature is required to pass a balanced budget.<sup id="cite_ref-process_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-process-6">[6]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span id="Governor.27s_office_budget"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Governor's_office_budget">Governor's office budget</span></h3> <p>The budget for the Governor's office for the 2023-25 biennium was $5,324,075.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Compensation">Compensation</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Comparison_of_gubernatorial_salaries" title="Comparison of gubernatorial salaries">Comparison of gubernatorial salaries</a></i> and <i><a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">Compensation of state executive officers</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The governor is legally entitled to an annual salary in accordance with Title 54 of the <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.legis.nd.gov/general-information/north-dakota-century-code">North Dakota Century Code</a>. Taking into account value adjustments, the statute contains compensation figures for the previous and current year only.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> The governor's pay may not be increased or diminished effective during the current term. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2023">2023</span></h3> <p>In 2023, the officer's salary was $143,646, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BotS2023_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BotS2023-10">[10]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h3> <p>In 2022, the officer's salary was $140,830, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BotS2022_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BotS2022-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2021">2021</span></h3> <p>In 2021, the governor received a salary of $138,748, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2021salary_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021salary-12">[12]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020_2">2020</span></h3> <p>In 2020, the governor’s salary was $135,360, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>. Governor <a href="/Doug_Burgum" title="Doug Burgum">Doug Burgum</a> (R) refused his salary.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2019">2019</span></h3> <p>In 2019, the governor’s salary was $129,096, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>. Governor <a href="/Doug_Burgum" title="Doug Burgum">Doug Burgum</a> (R) refused his salary.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3> <p>In 2018, the governor’s salary was $129,096, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>. Governor <a href="/Doug_Burgum" title="Doug Burgum">Doug Burgum</a> (R) refused his salary.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2017">2017</span></h3> <p>In 2017, the governor’s salary was increased to $132,964, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016_2">2016</span></h3> <p>In 2016, the governor’s salary was increased to $129,096, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2015">2015</span></h3> <p>In 2015, the governor’s salary was increased to $125,330, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3> <p>In 2014, the governor's salary was increased to $121,679, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2013">2013</span></h3> <p>In 2013, the governor's salary was increased to $116,999.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_officeholders">Historical officeholders</span></h2> <p>There have been 33 governors of North Dakota since 1889. Of the 32 officeholders, 16 were Republican, six Democratic, five Republican (Nonpartisan League), two Republican (Independent Voters Association), two Republican Organizing Committee, one Independent, and one Populist.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" width="500px" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;">List of officeholders from 1889-present </th></tr> <tr> <th># </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Tenure </th> <th>Party </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>John Miller</td> <td>1889 - 1891</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Andrew Horace Burke</td> <td>1891 - 1893</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Eli C. D. Shortridge</td> <td>1893 - 1895</td> <td><a href="/Populist" class="mw-redirect" title="Populist">Populist</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Roger Allin</td> <td>1895 - 1897</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Frank Arlington Briggs</td> <td>1897 - 1898</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Joseph McMurray Devine</td> <td>1898 - 1899</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Frederick Bartlett Fancher</td> <td>1899 - 1901</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Frank White</td> <td>1901 - 1905</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Elmore Yocum Sarles</td> <td>1905 - 1907</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>John Burke</td> <td>1907 - 1913</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Louis Benjamin Hanna</td> <td>1913 - 1917</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Lynn Joseph Frazier</td> <td>1917 - 1921</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> (Nonpartisan League) </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Ragnvold Anderson Nestos</td> <td>1921 - 1925</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> (Independent Voters Association) </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Arthur Gustav Sorlie</td> <td>1925 - 1928</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> (Nonpartisan League) </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Walter Maddock</td> <td>1928 - 1929</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> (Nonpartisan League) </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>George Frederick Shafer</td> <td>1929 - 1933</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> (Independent Voters Association) </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>William Langer</td> <td>1933 - 1934</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> (Nonpartisan League) </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Ole H. Olson</td> <td>1934 - 1935</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Thomas Hilliard Moodie</td> <td>1935 - 1935</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Walter Welford</td> <td>1935 - 1937</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> (Nonpartisan League) </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>William Langer</td> <td>1937 – 1939</td> <td>Independent </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>John Moses</td> <td>1939 - 1945</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Fred George Aandahl</td> <td>1945 - 1951</td> <td>Republican Organizing Committee </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>C. Norman Brunsdale</td> <td>1951 - 1957</td> <td>Republican Organizing Committee </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>John Edward Davis</td> <td>1957 - 1961</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>William Lewis Guy</td> <td>1961 - 1973</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Arthur Albert Link</td> <td>1973 - 1981</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Allen Ingvar Olson</td> <td>1981 - 1985</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>George Albert Sinner</td> <td>1985 - 1992</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Edward Thomas Schafer</td> <td>1992 - 2000</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/John_Hoeven" title="John Hoeven">John Hoeven</a></td> <td>2000 - 2010</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32</td> <td><a href="/Jack_Dalrymple" title="Jack Dalrymple">Jack Dalrymple</a></td> <td>2010 – 2016</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/Doug_Burgum" title="Doug Burgum">Doug Burgum</a></td> <td>2016 – present</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_balance_1992-2013">Partisan balance 1992-2013</span></h3> <div class="floatleft"><a href="/Ballotpedia:Who_Runs_the_States_Project" title="Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States Project"><img alt="Who Runs the States Project" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/6/61/WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg/125px-WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="124" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/6/61/WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg/188px-WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/6/61/WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg/250px-WhoRunsTheStates_Badge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1304" data-file-height="1292" /></a></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia:Who_Runs_the_States" title="Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States">Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States</a> and <a href="/Ballotpedia:Who_Runs_the_States,_North_Dakota" title="Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, North Dakota">Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, North Dakota</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a href="/File:North_Dakota_gubernatorial_pie_chart_1992-2013.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/5/50/North_Dakota_gubernatorial_pie_chart_1992-2013.png/300px-North_Dakota_gubernatorial_pie_chart_1992-2013.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="236" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/5/50/North_Dakota_gubernatorial_pie_chart_1992-2013.png 1.5x" data-file-width="312" data-file-height="245" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:North_Dakota_gubernatorial_pie_chart_1992-2013.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Partisan breakdown of the North Dakota governorship from 1992-2013</div></div></div> <p>From 1992-2013, in North Dakota there were Democratic governors in office for the first year while there were Republican governors in office for the last 21 years. North Dakota is one of eight states that were run by a Republican governor for more than 80 percent of the years between 1992-2013. North Dakota has been under Republican <a href="/Trifectas" class="mw-redirect" title="Trifectas">trifectas</a> for the last 19 years. </p><p>Across the country, there were 493 years of Democratic governors (44.82%) and 586 years of Republican governors (53.27%) from 1992 to 2013. </p><p>Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states had divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied. </p><p>The chart below shows the partisan composition of the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Office of the Governor of North Dakota</a>, the <a href="/North_Dakota_State_Senate" title="North Dakota State Senate">North Dakota State Senate</a> and the <a href="/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">North Dakota House of Representatives</a> from 1992 to 2013. </p> <div class="center"><div class="thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:902px;"><a href="/File:Partisan_composition_of_North_Dakota_state_government(1992-2013).PNG" class="image"><img alt="Partisan composition of North Dakota state government(1992-2013).PNG" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/6/62/Partisan_composition_of_North_Dakota_state_government%281992-2013%29.PNG/900px-Partisan_composition_of_North_Dakota_state_government%281992-2013%29.PNG" decoding="async" width="900" height="74" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/6/62/Partisan_composition_of_North_Dakota_state_government%281992-2013%29.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="1109" data-file-height="91" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Partisan_composition_of_North_Dakota_state_government(1992-2013).PNG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div></div></div></div></div> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="SQLI_and_partisanship">SQLI and partisanship</span></h4> <p>The chart below depicts the partisanship of North Dakota's state government and the state's SQLI ranking for the years studied. For the SQLI, the states were ranked from 1-50, with 1 being the best and 50 the worst. From 1995-2013 North Dakota had Republican trifectas. The state's lowest SQLI rating, finishing 30th, occurred from 1998-1999. In more recent years of the study, North Dakota's rankings improved, moving it into the top-10 from 2009-2012. Its best ranking, finishing 3rd, occurred in 2012. </p> <div class="center"><div class="thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:902px;"><a href="/File:North_Dakota_SQLI_visualization.PNG" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/9f/North_Dakota_SQLI_visualization.PNG/900px-North_Dakota_SQLI_visualization.PNG" decoding="async" width="900" height="97" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/9/9f/North_Dakota_SQLI_visualization.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="1117" data-file-height="121" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:North_Dakota_SQLI_visualization.PNG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Chart displaying the partisanship of North Dakota government from 1992-2013 and the State Quality of Life Index (SQLI).</div></div></div></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_profile">State profile</span></h2> <table width="500px" align="right" style="cellpadding:0.5em;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;margin:5px;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#333333;color:white"><th colspan="3">Demographic data for North Dakota</th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#333333;color:white"><th width="50%"> </th><th width="25%">North Dakota</th><th width="25%">U.S.</th></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Total population:</td><td><b>756,835</b></td><td><i>316,515,021</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Land area (sq mi):</td><td><b>69,001</b></td><td><i>3,531,905</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i><a href="/Race_and_Ethnicity_on_the_United_States_Census" title="Race and Ethnicity on the United States Census">Race and ethnicity</a>**</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">White:</td><td><b>88.7%</b></td><td><i>73.6%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Black/African American:</td><td><b>1.6%</b></td><td><i>12.6%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Asian:</td><td><b>1.2%</b></td><td><i>5.1%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Native American:</td><td><b>5.3%</b></td><td><i>0.8%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Pacific Islander:</td><td><b>0%</b></td><td><i>0.2%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Two or more:</td><td><b>2.2%</b></td><td><i>3%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Hispanic/Latino:</td><td><b>2.9%</b></td><td><i>17.1%</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i>Education</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">High school graduation rate:</td><td><b>91.7%</b></td><td><i>86.7%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">College graduation rate:</td><td><b>27.7%</b></td><td><i>29.8%</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i>Income</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Median household income:</td><td><b>$57,181</b></td><td><i>$53,889</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Persons below poverty level:</td><td><b>12.2%</b></td><td><i>11.3%</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="font-size:80%">Source: <i>U.S. Census Bureau</i>, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)<br />Click <a href="/United_States_census,_2020" title="United States census, 2020">here</a> for more information on the 2020 census and <a href="/Redistricting_in_North_Dakota" title="Redistricting in North Dakota">here</a> for more on its impact on the redistricting process in North Dakota. <hr /> <small>**<i>Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census <a href="/Race_and_Ethnicity_on_the_United_States_Census" title="Race and Ethnicity on the United States Census">here</a>.</i></small></td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Presidential_voting_pattern">Presidential voting pattern</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Presidential_voting_trends_in_North_Dakota" title="Presidential voting trends in North Dakota">Presidential voting trends in North Dakota</a></i></dd></dl> <p>North Dakota <a href="/Presidential_voting_trends_in_North_Dakota" title="Presidential voting trends in North Dakota">voted Republican</a> in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024. </p> <h4><span id="Pivot_Counties_.282016.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pivot_Counties_(2016)">Pivot Counties (2016)</span></h4> <p>Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> (R) in 2016 after voting for <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these <b>Pivot Counties</b> by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, four are located in North Dakota, accounting for 1.94 percent of the total pivot counties.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span id="Pivot_Counties_.282020.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pivot_Counties_(2020)">Pivot Counties (2020)</span></h4> <p>In <a href="/Presidential_election,_2020" title="Presidential election, 2020">2020</a>, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as <i><a href="/Election_results,_2020:_Retained_Pivot_Counties" title="Election results, 2020: Retained Pivot Counties">Retained Pivot Counties</a></i> and those won by <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) as <i><a href="/Election_results,_2020:_Boomerang_Pivot_Counties" title="Election results, 2020: Boomerang Pivot Counties">Boomerang Pivot Counties</a></i>. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. North Dakota had three Retained Pivot Counties, 1.66 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties. </p><p><i>More North Dakota coverage on Ballotpedia</i> </p> <ul><li><a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2025" title="North Dakota elections, 2025">Elections in North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_North_Dakota" title="United States congressional delegations from North Dakota">United States congressional delegations from North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Public_policy_in_North_Dakota" title="Public policy in North Dakota">Public policy in North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Endorsers_in_North_Dakota" title="Endorsers in North Dakota">Endorsers in North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/North_Dakota_fact_checks" title="North Dakota fact checks">North Dakota fact checks</a></li> <li><a href="/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">More...</a><div style="clear:both;"></div></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Contact_information">Contact information</span></h2> <div class="floatright"><a href="/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota"><img alt="North Dakota" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_North_Dakota.png/100px-Flag_of_North_Dakota.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="53" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_North_Dakota.png/150px-Flag_of_North_Dakota.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_North_Dakota.png/200px-Flag_of_North_Dakota.png 2x" data-file-width="577" data-file-height="306" /></a></div> <p><b>Office of the Governor</b><br /> State of North Dakota<br /> 600 East Boulevard Avenue<br /> Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0001<br /> </p> <ul><li>Phone: 701.328.2200<br /></li> <li>Fax: 701.328.2205<br /></li></ul> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See 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2016">2016</a></center> <center>North Dakota elections: <a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2025" title="North Dakota elections, 2025">2025</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2024" title="North Dakota elections, 2024">2024</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2023" title="North Dakota elections, 2023">2023</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2022" title="North Dakota elections, 2022">2022</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2021" title="North Dakota elections, 2021">2021</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2020" title="North Dakota elections, 2020">2020</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2019" title="North Dakota elections, 2019">2019</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2018" title="North Dakota elections, 2018">2018</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2017" title="North Dakota elections, 2017">2017</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2016" title="North Dakota elections, 2016">2016</a></center> </td> <td> <center><a href="/Gubernatorial_and_legislative_party_control_of_state_government" title="Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government">Party control of state government</a></center> <center><a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">State government trifectas</a></center> <center><a href="/State_of_the_state_addresses" title="State of the state addresses">State of the state addresses</a></center> <center><a href="/Partisan_composition_of_governors" title="Partisan composition of governors">Partisan composition of governors</a></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=Governor+of+North+Dakota">Search Google News for this topic</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://governor.nd.gov/">Office of the North Dakota Governor</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-constitution-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-constitution_1-0">1.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-constitution_1-1">1.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-constitution_1-2">1.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-constitution_1-3">1.3</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-constitution_1-4">1.4</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ndlegis.gov/constitution"><i>North Dakota Legislative Branch,</i> "Constitution," accessed January 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NDJune1964-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-NDJune1964_2-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://vote.nd.gov/PortalListDetails.aspx?ptlhPKID=63&ptlPKID=4"><i>North Dakota Secretary of State Archived Election Results,</i> "Primary Election Results - 1964," accessed January 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-con-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-con_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="error mw-ext-cite-error" lang="en" dir="ltr">Cite error: Invalid <code><ref></code> tag; no text was provided for refs named <code>con</code></span></li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=SW&map=CTY"><i>North Dakota Secretary of State,</i> "Unofficial results, primary election," accessed June 12, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-general-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-general_5-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://bismarcktribune.com/news/election/results/"><i>Bismark Tribune</i>, "General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-process-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-process_6-0">6.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-process_6-1">6.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-process_6-2">6.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/NASBO/9d2d2db1-c943-4f1b-b750-0fca152d64c2/UploadedImages/Budget%20Processess/NASBO_2021_Budget_Processes_in_the_States_S.pdf"><i>National Association of State Budget Officers</i>, "Budget Processes in the States, Spring 2021," accessed January 24, 2023</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ncsl.org/about-state-legislatures/separation-of-powers-executive-veto-powers"><i>National Conference of State Legislatures</i>, "Separation of Powers: Executive Veto Powers," accessed January 26, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ndlegis.gov/sites/default/files/fiscal/2023-25/docs/2023-25-state-budget-actions.pdf"><i>North Dakota Legislature</i>, "68th Legislative Assembly State Budget Actions for the 2023-25 Biennium," accessed December 6, 2023</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t54c07.pdf"><b>North Dakota Century Code</b> "Governor-Title 54 Chapter 7," accessed January 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BotS2023-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-BotS2023_10-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://bookofthestates.org/tables/2023-4-11/"><i>Council of State Governments</i>, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed 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class="external text" href="https://issuu.com/csg.publications/docs/bos_2020_web"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/4.11.2019.pdf"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/4.11.2018_0.pdf"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/4.11.2017.pdf"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/4.11%202016.pdf"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/4.11%202015.pdf"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/4.11%202014.pdf"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 18, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/drupal/content/csg-releases-2013-governor-salaries"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries," June 25, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nga.org/former-governors/north-dakota/"><i>National Governors Association,</i> "Former North Dakota Governors," accessed January 18, 2021</a> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://uselectionatlas.org/">Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections</a>.</i></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px;"><table cellspacing="0" class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"><tbody><tr><th style=";background:#bbccee;" colspan="3" 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