1918 North Dakota gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1918 United States gubernatorial elections.

1918 North Dakota gubernatorial election

←  1916 November 5, 1918 1920  →

Nominee Lynn Frazier S. J. Doyle Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 54,517 36,733 Percentage 59.74% 40.26%

County results Frazier:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Doyle:     50–60%

Governor before election Lynn Frazier Republican Elected Governor Lynn Frazier Republican

The 1918 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican Lynn Frazier defeated Democratic nominee S. J. Doyle with 59.74% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 26, 1918. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• S. J. Doyle
• G. W. Wilkinson

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	S. J. Doyle	7,280
	Democratic	G. W. Wilkinson	3,625
Total votes

Republican primary

Candidates

• Lynn Frazier, incumbent Governor
• John Steen, North Dakota State Treasurer

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Frazier (inc.)	54,382	59.07
	Republican	John Steen	37,682	40.93
Total votes			92,064	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Lynn Frazier, Republican
• S. J. Doyle, Democratic

Results

1918 North Dakota gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lynn Frazier (inc.)	54,517	59.74%
	Democratic	S. J. Doyle	36,733	40.26%
Majority			17,784
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1918. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
2. "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1918. Retrieved June 7, 2020.