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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.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic–NPL | Shelley Lenz | 34,501 | 99.33% | |
Democratic–NPL | Write-In | 231 | 0.67% | |
Total votes | 34,732 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | DuWayne Hendrickson | 705 | 77.64% | |
Libertarian | Write-In | 203 | 22.36% | |
Total votes | 908 | 100.0% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [12] | Safe R | October 23, 2020 |
Inside Elections [13] | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [14] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
Politico [15] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
Daily Kos [16] | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
RCP [17] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
270towin [18] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Doug Burgum (R) | Shelley Lenz (D) | DuWayne Hendrickson (L) | Undecided |
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DFM Research | September 12–16, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 56% | 24% | 6% | 14% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Doug Burgum (R) | Heidi Heitkamp (D) | Other / Undecided |
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1892 Polling (R) [upper-alpha 1] | July 15–17, 2019 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 62% | 33% | 5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican |
| 235,479 | 65.84% | -10.68% | |
Democratic–NPL |
| 90,789 | 25.38% | +5.99% | |
Libertarian |
| 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 | ||||
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