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The 1942 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democrat John Moses defeated Republican nominee Oscar W. Hagen with 57.62% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on June 30, 1942. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Moses (inc.) | 34,448 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 34,448 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Oscar W. Hagen | 66,529 | 65.99 | |
| Republican | Earl D. Symington | 34,296 | 34.02 | |
| Total votes | 100,825 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Moses (inc.) | 101,390 | 57.62% | ||
| Republican | Oscar W. Hagen | 74,577 | 42.38% | ||
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| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
John N. Hagan was a North Dakota Republican/NPL politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1917 to 1921 and from 1937 to 1938. He is one of three politicians in the state ever to be recalled; he was recalled during his first time in the office along with fellow NPL politicians Governor of North Dakota Lynn J. Frazier and North Dakota Attorney General William Lemke in 1921.
The 1944 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Senator Gerald Nye ran for re-election to his fourth term. He faced a serious challenge to his renomination in the Republican primary, with prominent Fargo attorney Lynn Stambaugh and Congressman Usher L. Burdick running against him. He won with one-third of the vote, defeating Shambaugh, his closest opponent, by fewer than 1,000 votes. In the general election, Stambaugh continued his campaign against Nye as an independent, splitting the Republican vote as Governor John Moses, the Democratic nominee, ran a strong campaign. Though Nye had benefited from crowded general elections before, he bled Republican support to Stambaugh and Moses unseated him with just 45% of the vote. However, just a few months into Moses's term, he died in office, flipping the seat back to Republican control and triggering a June 1946 special election.
The 1974 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect a Governor of South Dakota. This election was the first in South Dakota to elect the governor for a four-year term, after it was allowed by a constitutional amendment passed in 1972. Democratic nominee and Governor Richard F. Kneip was re-elected, defeating Republican nominee John E. Olson. As of 2023, this is the last time that a Democrat was elected Governor of South Dakota, marking the start of the longest Republican winning streak in the country for a state's governorship, as well as the longest gubernatorial winning streak by a single party.
North Dakota held two statewide elections in 2016: a primary election on Tuesday, June 14, and a general election on Tuesday, November 8. In addition, each township elected officers on Tuesday, March 15, and each school district selected a date between April 1 and June 30 to hold their elections. This would have been the first election since the state legislature revoked the ability to use a student or military ID to satisfy state ID voting requirements, but a court ruling in August struck the down the provision, and the election was held under the 2013 rules.
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. Incumbent Republican Governor Doug Burgum and Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford were both re-elected to a second term.
The 1980 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Republican nominee Allen I. Olson defeated Democratic-NPL incumbent Arthur A. Link with 53.61% of the vote.
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The 1968 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democrat William L. Guy defeated Republican nominee Robert P. McCarney with 54.82% of the vote.
The 1942 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Republican nominee John Charles Vivian defeated Democratic nominee Homer Bedford with 56.23% of the vote.
The 1952 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican Norman Brunsdale defeated Democratic nominee Ole C. Johnson with 78.74% of the vote.
The 1948 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Fred G. Aandahl defeated Democratic nominee Howard I. Henry with 61.33% of the vote.
The 1946 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Republican Fred G. Aandahl defeated Democratic nominee Quentin Burdick with 68.88% of the vote.
The 1940 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democrat John Moses defeated Republican nominee Jack A. Patterson with 63.11% of the vote. This election marked the first time since 1910 that an incumbent Democratic Governor was re-elected or won re-election.
The 1938 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Democratic nominee John Moses defeated Republican nominee John N. Hagan with 52.47% of the vote.
The 1936 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Nonpartisan League nominee William Langer defeated incumbent Republican Walter Welford with 35.80% of the vote.
The 1918 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican Lynn Frazier defeated Democratic nominee S. J. Doyle with 59.75% of the vote.
The 1916 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Republican nominee Lynn Frazier defeated Democratic nominee D. H. McArthur with 79.24% of the vote.
The 1910 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Incumbent Democrat John Burke defeated Republican nominee C. A. Johnson with 49.96% of the vote.
The 1908 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Incumbent Democrat John Burke defeated Republican nominee C. A. Johnson with 51.06% of the vote.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 5, 1940.
