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The2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect thegovernor of North Dakota. IncumbentRepublican governorDoug Burgum decided to not seek re-election to a third term; he would ultimately decide torun for president. North Dakota is a Republican stronghold, and theDemocratic–Nonpartisan League (NPL) Party has not won a governor's race in the state since 1988.
The Republican nominee, U.S. representativeKelly Armstrong, was elected to his first term, defeating the Democratic–NPL nominee, state senatorMerrill Piepkorn in a landslide. Armstrong was sworn in to office in December 2024, succeeding Burgum, who was subsequently appointedSecretary of the Interior byDonald Trump following Trump's victory in the2024 presidential election.
In November 2022, voters in the state approved a constitutional amendment limiting governors to two four-year terms, but it only applies to individuals elected after January 1, 2023, so incumbent governorDoug Burgum was still eligible to run for re-election under agrandfather clause.[1] On June 7, 2023, Burgum announced that he would insteadrun for the Republican nomination forpresident of the United States in2024, a race he dropped out of on December 4, 2023. Despite considering running for a third term after the end of his presidential campaign, Burgum announced he would not run for a third term on January 22, 2024.[2]
Before Burgum's announcement, former state Senator and formercongressional candidateTom Campbell suggested at and considered a gubernatorial run, despite whatever choice Burgum made.[3][4] After the decision from Burgum to not seek re-election, Campbell entered the race.[5]
On January 23, the day after Burgum's announcement,U.S. RepresentativeKelly Armstrong announced he would also seek the governorship, receiving far more reporting than Campbell and an endorsement from Secretary of StateMichael Howe.[6][7][8][9] Following Armstrong's announcement, Campbell withdrew and switched his campaign towards theHouse seat left open by Armstrong.[10]
On January 31, Travis Hipsher, a security guard fromNeche, announced he would seek the governorship for theDemocratic-NPL.[11] Hipsher described himself as acentrist.[12]
Later on February 6,perennial candidate Michael Coachman announced an independent run for governor.[13] Coachman previously ran forgovernor in 2020, Lieutenant Governor in 2016 and 2012, and withSecretary of State in 2018.[14]
On February 15, Lieutenant GovernorTammy Miller announced her candidacy to replace Burgum.[15]
Later on March 22, it was reported that state senatorMerrill Piepkorn had filed the paperwork to run, but did not announce any campaign.[16] On March 31, Travis Hipsher ended his campaign, making way for Piepkorn's announcement on April 2.[17][18]
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Prairie Public Broadcasting hosted a debate between Armstrong and Miller on April 23.[34] On May 2, it was announced that the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo Chamber of Commerce would hold a live, in person debate on May 30.[35] A third debate was held on June 7.[36]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Kelly Armstrong | Tammy Miller | |||||
| 1 | April 23, 2024 | Prairie Public Broadcasting | Dave Thompson | YouTube | P | P |
| 2 | May 30, 2024 | FMWF Chamber of Commerce | P | P | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Kelly Armstrong | Tammy Miller | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPA Intelligence[37][A] | May 20–22, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 57% | 19% | 24% |
| DFM Research (D)[38][B] | May 6–8, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 56% | 18% | 26% |
| Guidant Polling and Strategy[39][C] | May 4−8, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 60% | 19% | 19% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kelly Armstrong Michelle Strinden | 67,704 | 73.2% | |
| Republican | Tammy Miller Josh Teigen | 24,784 | 26.8% | |
| Total votes | 92,488 | 100.0% | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic–NPL | Merrill Piepkorn Patrick Hart | 19,609 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 19,609 | 100.0% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[46] | Solid R | June 13, 2024 |
| Inside Elections[47] | Solid R | July 14, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[48] | Safe R | June 4, 2024 |
| RCP[49] | Solid R | July 13, 2024 |
| Elections Daily[50] | Safe R | July 12, 2023 |
| CNalysis[51] | Solid R | August 17, 2024 |
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| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic-NPL | Republican | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | |||||||
| Merrill Piepkorn | Kelly Armstrong | Michael Coachman | |||||
| 1 | September 6, 2024 | Forum Communications | Rob Port | Podcasts | P | P | N |
| 2 | October 8, 2024 | KFGO News | Paul Jurgens, Amy Dalrymple, and Jim Shaw | Omny | P | P | N |
| 3 | October 10, 2024 | Prairie Public Broadcasting | Dave Thompson | C-SPAN | P | P | P |
| 4 | October 14, 2024 | BEK TV | Joel Heitkamp andSteve Bakken | C-SPAN | P | P | P |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Kelly Armstrong (R) | Merrill Piepkorn (D) | Michael Coachman (I) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPA Intelligence[53][A] | September 28–30, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 54% | 24% | 3% | 19% |
| Public Opinion Strategies[54][D] | June 15–19, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.38% | 61% | 22% | 11% | 6% |
Margin swing by county| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kelly Armstrong Michelle Strinden | 247,056 | 68.26% | +2.42% | |
| Democratic–NPL | Merrill Piepkorn Patrick Hart | 94,043 | 25.98% | +0.60% | |
| Independent | Michael Coachman Lydia Gessele | 20,322 | 5.61% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 530 | 0.15% | -4.75% | ||
| Total votes | 361,951 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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| County | Kelly Armstrong Republican | Merrill Piepkorn Democratic–NPL | Michael Coachman Independent | All Others | Margin | Total votes | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 978 | 81.9% | 162 | 13.6% | 53 | 4.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 816 | 68.3% | 1,194 |
| Barnes | 3,655 | 69.2% | 1,417 | 26.8% | 205 | 3.9% | 7 | 0.1% | 2,238 | 42.4% | 5,284 |
| Benson | 1,135 | 58.6% | 697 | 36.0% | 103 | 5.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 438 | 22.6% | 1,938 |
| Billings | 526 | 80.9% | 85 | 13.1% | 39 | 6.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 441 | 67.8% | 650 |
| Bottineau | 2,585 | 75.5% | 622 | 18.2% | 216 | 6.3% | 3 | 0.1% | 1,963 | 57.3% | 3,426 |
| Bowman | 1,387 | 85.7% | 171 | 10.6% | 60 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,216 | 75.1% | 1,618 |
| Burke | 874 | 83.6% | 115 | 11.0% | 56 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 759 | 72.6% | 1,045 |
| Burleigh | 36,496 | 71.0% | 11,343 | 22.1% | 3,492 | 6.8% | 100 | 0.2% | 25,153 | 48.9% | 51,431 |
| Cass | 50,505 | 56.4% | 34,903 | 39.0% | 3,953 | 4.4% | 140 | 0.2% | 15,602 | 17.4% | 89,501 |
| Cavalier | 1,491 | 75.6% | 401 | 20.3% | 78 | 4.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 1,090 | 55.3% | 1,972 |
| Dickey | 1,802 | 74.6% | 491 | 20.3% | 123 | 5.1% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,311 | 54.3% | 2,417 |
| Divide | 894 | 75.3% | 226 | 19.0% | 67 | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 668 | 56.3% | 1,187 |
| Dunn | 1,806 | 81.5% | 276 | 12.4% | 131 | 5.9% | 4 | 0.2% | 1,530 | 69.1% | 2,217 |
| Eddy | 856 | 71.0% | 280 | 23.2% | 68 | 5.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 576 | 47.8% | 1,205 |
| Emmons | 1,582 | 83.4% | 183 | 9.6% | 130 | 6.8% | 3 | 0.2% | 1,399 | 73.8% | 1,898 |
| Foster | 1,330 | 78.6% | 291 | 17.2% | 71 | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,039 | 61.4% | 1,692 |
| Golden Valley | 825 | 84.5% | 101 | 10.3% | 50 | 5.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 724 | 74.2% | 976 |
| Grand Forks | 19,016 | 62.0% | 10,153 | 33.1% | 1,455 | 4.7% | 32 | 0.1% | 8,863 | 28.9% | 30,656 |
| Grant | 1,045 | 80.1% | 165 | 12.7% | 91 | 7.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 880 | 67.4% | 1,304 |
| Griggs | 977 | 76.5% | 259 | 20.3% | 41 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 718 | 56.2% | 1,277 |
| Hettinger | 1,057 | 82.6% | 138 | 10.8% | 84 | 6.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 919 | 71.8% | 1,279 |
| Kidder | 1,085 | 78.7% | 188 | 13.6% | 105 | 7.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 897 | 65.1% | 1,378 |
| LaMoure | 1,619 | 76.5% | 393 | 18.6% | 103 | 4.9% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,226 | 67.9% | 2,116 |
| Logan | 855 | 83.1% | 107 | 10.4% | 64 | 6.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 748 | 72.7% | 1,029 |
| McHenry | 2,102 | 77.1% | 435 | 16.0% | 184 | 6.7% | 6 | 0.2% | 1,667 | 61.1% | 2,727 |
| McIntosh | 1,087 | 78.8% | 229 | 16.6% | 62 | 4.5% | 2 | 0.1% | 858 | 62.2% | 1,380 |
| McKenzie | 4,473 | 82.7% | 634 | 11.7% | 290 | 5.4% | 13 | 0.2% | 3,839 | 71.0% | 5,410 |
| McLean | 4,094 | 76.2% | 943 | 17.5% | 334 | 6.2% | 4 | 0.1% | 3,151 | 68.7% | 5,375 |
| Mercer | 3,625 | 80.3% | 609 | 13.5% | 272 | 6.0% | 6 | 0.1% | 3,016 | 66.8% | 4,512 |
| Morton | 12,297 | 74.0% | 3,141 | 18.9% | 1,152 | 6.9% | 27 | 0.2% | 9,156 | 65.1% | 16,617 |
| Mountrail | 2,759 | 68.6% | 1,014 | 25.2% | 248 | 6.2% | 2 | 0.01% | 1,745 | 43.4% | 4,023 |
| Nelson | 1,159 | 66.6% | 513 | 29.5% | 67 | 3.8% | 2 | 0.1% | 646 | 37.1% | 1,741 |
| Oliver | 866 | 81.1% | 132 | 12.4% | 70 | 6.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 734 | 68.7% | 1,068 |
| Pembina | 2,387 | 77.3% | 609 | 19.7% | 90 | 2.9% | 3 | 0.1% | 1,778 | 57.6% | 3,089 |
| Pierce | 1,477 | 75.4% | 362 | 18.5% | 117 | 6.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 1,115 | 56.9% | 1,959 |
| Ramsey | 3,671 | 70.9% | 1,198 | 23.1% | 303 | 5.9% | 7 | 0.1% | 2,473 | 47.8% | 5,179 |
| Ransom | 1,699 | 64.8% | 798 | 30.4% | 123 | 4.7% | 1 | 0.01% | 901 | 38.4% | 2,621 |
| Renville | 969 | 80.6% | 153 | 12.7% | 80 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 816 | 67.9% | 1,202 |
| Richland | 5,710 | 69.9% | 2,093 | 25.6% | 356 | 4.4% | 4 | 0.01% | 3,617 | 44.3% | 8,163 |
| Rolette | 1,548 | 38.9% | 2,244 | 56.3% | 186 | 4.7% | 5 | 0.1% | -696 | -17.4% | 3,983 |
| Sargent | 1,310 | 64.9% | 604 | 29.9% | 104 | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 706 | 35.0% | 2,018 |
| Sheridan | 576 | 77.2% | 94 | 12.6% | 75 | 10.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 482 | 64.6% | 746 |
| Sioux | 312 | 33.1% | 545 | 57.9% | 84 | 8.9% | 1 | 0.1% | -233 | -24.8% | 942 |
| Slope | 340 | 87.0% | 28 | 7.2% | 23 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 312 | 79.8% | 391 |
| Stark | 12,056 | 81.3% | 1,792 | 12.1% | 960 | 6.5% | 21 | 0.1% | 10,264 | 69.2% | 14,829 |
| Steele | 627 | 62.6% | 321 | 32.1% | 52 | 5.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 306 | 30.5% | 1,001 |
| Stutsman | 7,009 | 71.9% | 2,158 | 22.1% | 574 | 5.9% | 10 | 0.1% | 4,851 | 49.8% | 9,751 |
| Towner | 804 | 72.6% | 244 | 22.0% | 58 | 5.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 560 | 50.6% | 1,107 |
| Traill | 2,721 | 66.9% | 1,160 | 28.5% | 176 | 4.3% | 8 | 0.2% | 1,561 | 38.4% | 4,065 |
| Walsh | 3,305 | 73.7% | 975 | 21.8% | 190 | 4.2% | 12 | 0.3% | 2,330 | 51.9% | 4,482 |
| Ward | 20,361 | 72.7% | 5,716 | 20.4% | 1,877 | 6.7% | 56 | 0.2% | 14,645 | 52.3% | 28,010 |
| Wells | 1,662 | 74.8% | 330 | 14.8% | 230 | 10.3% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,332 | 60.0% | 2,223 |
| Williams | 11,669 | 79.7% | 1,802 | 12.3% | 1,147 | 7.8% | 29 | 0.2% | 9,867 | 67.4% | 14,647 |
| Totals | 247,056 | 68.3% | 94,043 | 26.0% | 20,322 | 5.6% | 530 | 0.1% | 152,013 | 42.3% | 361,951 |
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