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2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election
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Turnout62.65%
 
Nominee Doug Burgum Shelley Lenz
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Running mate Brent Sanford Ben Vig
Popular vote 235,479 90,789
Percentage 65.8% 25.4%
County results
Burgum:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Lenz:      50-60%      60-70%
Governor before election

Doug Burgum
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Doug Burgum
Republican

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The 2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, concurrently with other federal and statewide elections, including the U.S. presidential election.[1] Incumbent Republican Governor Doug Burgum and Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford were both re-elected to a second term.

Republican primary

The Republican Party held a state convention in the spring to endorse a single gubernatorial candidate. That candidate and his or her running mate were automatically placed on the primary election ballot. Endorsed candidates may or may not face competition from other candidates placed there by petition—as incumbent governor Burgum did in 2016. The winner of the primary appears on the general election ballot. All primary elections in North Dakota are open to all qualified North Dakota electors, regardless of party affiliation.[1] The 2020 primary election was held on June 9.

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Results

Results by county:
  Burgum—>90%
  Burgum—80–90%
  Burgum—70–80%
Republican primary results [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Burgum (incumbent) 96,119 89.51%
Republican Michael Coachman 10,904 10.15%
Republican Write-In 356 0.33%
Total votes 107,379 100.0%

Democratic-NPL primary

At the Democratic-NPL Party's virtual state convention on March 21, the party endorsed Shelley Lenz for governor and Ben Vig for lieutenant governor.[7] As a result, they were automatically placed on the primary election ballot, where they did not face competition from other candidates. The primary election was held on June 9, entirely by mail and open to all qualified North Dakota electors, regardless of party affiliation.[1]

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Results

North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic–NPL Shelley Lenz 34,501 99.33%
Democratic–NPL Write-In 231 0.67%
Total votes 34,732 100.0%

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

  • DuWayne Hendrickson[11]
    • Running Mate: Joshua Voytek[11]

Results

Libertarian primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian DuWayne Hendrickson 705 77.64%
Libertarian Write-In 203 22.36%
Total votes 908 100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[12] Safe R September 15, 2020
Inside Elections[13] Safe R October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] Safe R October 8, 2020
Politico[15] Safe R September 9, 2020
Daily Kos[16] Safe R July 22, 2020
RCP[17] Safe R July 29, 2020
270towin[18] Safe R October 16, 2020

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Doug
Burgum (R) 		Shelley
Lenz (D) 		DuWayne
Hendrickson (L) 		Undecided
DFM Research September 12–16, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 56% 24% 6% 14%
Hypothetical polling
with Heidi Heitkamp
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Doug
Burgum (R) 		Heidi
Heitkamp (D) 		Other /
Undecided
1892 Polling (R)[A] July 15–17, 2019 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 62% 33% 5%

Results

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2020[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Doug Burgum (incumbent) 235,479 65.84% −10.68%
Democratic–NPL Shelley Lenz 90,789 25.38% +5.99%
Libertarian DuWayne Hendrickson 13,853 3.87% −0.03%
Write-in 17,538 4.90% +4.71%
Total votes 357,659 100.00%
Turnout 364,251 62.65%
Registered electors 581,379
Republican hold

Notes

Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Doug Burgum
General notes
  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ^ a b c "North Dakota Election Laws" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Dura, Jack (October 24, 2019). "Gov. Burgum announces reelection campaign". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Dura, Jack (September 16, 2019). "Coachman announces 2020 North Dakota gubernatorial campaign". Grand Forks Herald. Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Candidate List Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e Easter, Sam (June 16, 2019). "Little interest, so far, in ND governor's race". The Jamestown Sun. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Statewide Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  7. ^ Dura, Jack (March 22, 2020). "North Dakota Democrats endorse 2020 state, congressional candidates". The Bismarck Tribune. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Shelley Lenz launches campaign for ND Governor". KVRR. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  9. ^ "Dem-NPL Governor Candidate Lenz Announces Running Mate". KVRR Local News. 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  10. ^ Nicholson, Blake (August 8, 2019). "Burgum campaign measures popularity against that of Heitkamp". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  11. ^ a b "2020 primary election contest/candidate list".
  12. ^ "2020 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections". insideelections.com. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  14. ^ "2020 Governor". Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  15. ^ "We rated every gubernatorial race in 2020. Here's who we think will win". Politico. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  16. ^ "2020 Governor Race Ratings". Daily Kos. June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  17. ^ "2020 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  18. ^ "2020 Gubernatorial Elections Map". 270towin.
  19. ^ "Statewide Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
Official campaign websites
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