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North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2016

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2016
North Dakota
← 2012 November 8, 2016 2020 →
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Nominee Doug Burgum Marvin Nelson
Party Republican Democratic-NPL
Running mate Brent Sanford Joan Heckaman
Popular vote 259,863 65,855
Percentage 76.5% 19.4%

North Dakota Governor Election Results by County, 2016.svg

Governor before election

Jack Dalrymple
Republican

Elected Governor

Doug Burgum
Republican


Jack Dalrymple
Republican

Doug Burgum
Republican

The 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This would have been the first time North Dakotans selected a Governor under new voter ID requirements, in which a student ID was insufficient identification to vote, but a court ruling in August 2016 struck the down the provision, and the election was held under the 2013 rules.

The primaries took place on June 14.

Incumbent Republican Governor Jack Dalrymple announced that he would not run for re-election to a second full term in office.

Doug Burgum (R) defeated Marvin Nelson (DNPL) in the General Election to become the new Governor of North Dakota.

In December 2010, Republican Governor John Hoeven resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate. Jack Dalrymple, the Lieutenant Governor, was sworn in as Governor and was elected to a full term in 2012. In August 2015, Dalrymple announced that he will not run for re-election to a second full term in office.


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