1992 North Dakota gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1992 United States gubernatorial elections.

1992 North Dakota gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ed Schafer Nicholas Spaeth Party Republican Democratic–NPL Running mate Rosemarie Myrdal Julie Hill Popular vote 176,398 123,845 Percentage 58.0% 40.6%

County results Schafer:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70% Spaeth:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election George A. Sinner Democratic–NPL Elected Governor Ed Schafer Republican

The 1992 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on 3 November 1992. Incumbent Democratic-NPL Governor George A. Sinner retired. Republican nominee Ed Schafer defeated Democratic former Attorney General of North Dakota Nicholas Spaeth in a landslide.

This was the only gubernatorial seat which the Republicans gained during this election cycle.

Results

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 1992 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ed Schafer	176,398	57.86	+17.74
	Democratic–NPL	Nicholas Spaeth	123,845	40.62	−19.26
	Independent	Harley McClain	2,614	0.86
	Independent	Michael DuPaul	2,004	0.66
Majority			52,553	17.24	−2.52
Total votes			304,861	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic–NPL

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2014.