North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest,named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east,South Dakota to the south,and Montana to the west. North Dakota is part of the Great Plains region,characterized by broad prairies,steppe,temperate savanna,badlands,and farmland. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area,but with a population of just under 800,000,it is the fourth-least populous and fourth-most sparsely populated. The state capital is Bismarck while the most populous city is Fargo,which accounts for nearly a fifth of the state's population;both cities are among the fastest-growing in the U.S.,although half of all residents live in rural areas.
Fargo is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 census,which was estimated to have grown to 133,188 in 2023,making it the 218th-most populous city in the United States. Fargo,along with its twin city of Moorhead,Minnesota,form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan statistical area,which had a population of 248,591 in 2020.
Lynn Joseph Frazier was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being recalled in 1921 and later served as a U.S. Senator from North Dakota from 1923 to 1941. He was the first American governor ever successfully recalled from office. The only other American governor to ever be recalled is Gray Davis,who was recalled in 2003.
North Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Fargo,North Dakota,United States. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as the state's land-grant university. As of 2021,NDSU offers 94 undergraduate majors,146 undergraduate degree programs,5 undergraduate certificate programs,84 undergraduate minors,87 master's degree programs,51 doctoral degree programs of study,and 210 graduate certificate programs. It is classified among "R1-Doctoral Universities –Very High Research Activity".
Joe Satrom is an American businessman and environmental lobbyist from the U.S. state of North Dakota. He won the 2004 Democratic-NPL nomination for governor,but was defeated by the Republican incumbent,John Hoeven.
George Albert Sinner was an American politician who served as the 29th governor of North Dakota from 1985 to 1992. He served two four-year terms and was the most recent governor of North Dakota from his party,the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party.
Timothy Mathern is an American politician and state senator in North Dakota. He also unsuccessfully ran for Governor of North Dakota in 2008.
Ryan M. Taylor is an American politician. A member of the Democratic-NPL Party,he served as the North Dakota State Senator from the 7th district from 2003 to 2013. Taylor spent his final two years as a minority leader. He left the North Dakota Senate to run for the governorship,but was defeated by incumbent Republican Jack Dalrymple in the general election.
Drew Howard Wrigley is an American attorney,lawyer,and politician from North Dakota. Wrigley currently serves as the attorney general of North Dakota. He declared his candidacy for the office in early January 2022. Weeks later,then-incumbent Wayne Stenehjem died unexpectedly,and Governor Doug Burgum appointed Wrigley to serve the final year of that term. Wrigley was elected to a four-year term in November 2022,garnering 71% of the vote. Wrigley previously served as the United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota from 2001 to 2009 and again from 2019 to 2021,appointed by President George W. Bush and Donald Trump,respectively. Between his terms as United States attorney,Wrigley served as the 37th lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 2010 to 2016.
The 2012 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2012,to elect a Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Governor Jack Dalrymple succeeded to the office when then-Governor John Hoeven resigned to take a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2010. Dalrymple,a member of the Republican Party,won election to a full term. Ryan Taylor was the Democratic nominee. Dalrymple prevailed with 63% of the vote;he declined to seek re-election in 2016.
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,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;the election was held under the 2013 rules.
Douglas James Burgum is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 55th United States secretary of the Interior since February 1,2025,under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the 33rd governor of North Dakota from 2016 to 2024.
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.
Joe Miller is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the North Dakota Senate from 2009 to 2016.
Kelly Michael Armstrong is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 34th governor of North Dakota since 2024. A member of the Republican Party,he served from 2019 to 2024 as the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district. He also served from 2012 to 2018 as the North Dakota state senator from the 36th district and from 2015 to 2018 as chair of the North Dakota Republican Party. On January 23,2024,he announced he would not seek reelection to the House and would instead run in the 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election. Armstrong won the Republican primary on June 11,2024,and defeated Democratic nominee Merrill Piepkorn in the general election.
The 1924 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4,1924.
Cole Christensen is an American politician who served as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 24th district between 2020 and 2024. Christensen resigned from office in order to move to Missouri,he appointed Rose Christensen,his grandmother,to succeed him for the remainder of his term.
The 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican governor Doug Burgum decided to not seek re-election to a third term;he would ultimately decide to run for president. North Dakota is a Republican stronghold,and the Democratic–Nonpartisan League (NPL) Party has not won a governor's race in the state since 1988.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota were held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent the state of North Dakota from its at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House,elections to the United States Senate,and various other state and local elections. The primary elections were held on June 11,2024.
Tammy Miller is an American politician and corporate executive from North Dakota. A member of the Republican Party,she served as the 39th lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 2023 to 2024. Miller was appointed by Governor Doug Burgum,following Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford's resignation.
