The2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect thegovernor andlieutenant governor of North Dakota , concurrently with the2016 U.S. presidential election , as well aselections to theUnited States Senate ,elections to theUnited States House of Representatives , and variousstate 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,[ 1] but a court ruling in August 2016 struck the down the provision; the election was held under the 2013 rules.[ 2]
The primaries took place on June 14. This is the first open seat election since2000 . IncumbentRepublican Jack Dalrymple announced that he would not run for re-election to a second full term in office.[ 3] BusinessmanDoug Burgum (R) defeated state representativeMarvin Nelson (DNPL) in the general election to become the new governor of North Dakota.
In December 2010, Republican GovernorJohn Hoeven resigned after beingelected to the U.S. Senate. Jack Dalrymple, the lieutenant governor, was sworn in as governor and was elected to a full termin 2012 . In August 2015, Dalrymple announced that he would not run for re-election to a second full term in office.[ 3]
The North Dakota Republican Party endorsedNorth Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem at their April 2–3 state convention. However, ballot access was actually determined by the June 14 primary election, which former Microsoft executiveDoug Burgum won in anupset .[ 4]
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of errorRick Becker Doug Burgum Wayne Stenehjem Undecided ND United/DFM Research[ 15] February 18–25, 2016 369[ a] ±5.1% — 10% 59% 31%
^ likely Republican primary voters Republican State Convention [ edit ] To endorse a candidate, delegates to the Republican state convention voted for one candidate in a series of rounds. After the first round, all candidates would remain on the ballot, but after subsequent rounds of voting, the recipient of the lowest number of votes would be removed. The first candidate to receive more than half the cast vote would receive the state party endorsement.
After no candidate received the majority in the first round, a second round of voting was completed, in which enough delegates voted for Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to give him the endorsement without having to remove a candidate from the ballot or vote again.[ 16]
First convention ballot Party Candidate Votes % Republican Wayne Stenehjem 769 47.97% Republican Rick Becker 587 36.61% Republican Doug Burgum 247 15.40% Total votes 1,603 100.00%
Second convention ballot Party Candidate Votes % Republican Wayne Stenehjem 823 51.50% Republican Rick Becker 618 38.67% Republican Doug Burgum 157 9.82% Total votes 1,598 100.00%
Republican primary results [ edit ] Results by county: Burgum—70–80%
Burgum—60–70%
Burgum—50–60%
Burgum—40–50%
Burgum/Stenehjem tie—40–50%
Stenehjem—50–60%
Ellen Chaffee,[citation needed ] nominee for lieutenant governor in2012 Heidi Heitkamp , U.S. senator and nominee for governorin 2000 [ 20] Tim Mathern , state senator and nominee for governor in2008 [ 21] [ 22] Tracy Potter , former state senator, nominee for U.S. Senate in2010 and nominee for superintendent of Public Instruction in 2012[ 21] George B. Sinner , state senator and nominee forNorth Dakota's at-large congressional district in2014 [ 22] Ryan Taylor ,USDA Rural Development state director, former state senator, nominee for governor in2012 and nominee foragriculture commissioner in2014 [ 23] [ 24] Sarah Vogel , formerNorth Dakota Agriculture Commissioner and candidate for theNorth Dakota Supreme Court in 1996[ 25] [ 26] Marty Riske, businessman and former state party chairman[ 27] Running mate: Joshua Voytek[ 8] Libertarian primary results[ 17] Party Candidate Votes % Libertarian Marty Riske 1,088 99.36% Libertarian Write-in 7 0.64% Total votes 1,095 100.00%
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] ^ Watts, Adam; Lyden, Grace (March 9, 2016)."ID law may complicate voting for North Dakota students" .Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . RetrievedMarch 9, 2016 . ^ Childress, Sarah (August 2, 2016)."North Dakota's Voter ID Law Is Latest to Be Overturned" .Frontline .WGBH-TV . RetrievedSeptember 22, 2016 . ^a b c "Dalrymple won't run for re-election" .KFGO . August 24, 2015. Archived fromthe original on August 25, 2015. RetrievedAugust 24, 2015 .^a b Springer, Patrick (January 14, 2016)."Doug Burgum announces bid for North Dakota governor" .Grand Forks Herald . Archived fromthe original on March 4, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 14, 2016 . ^ "Stenehjem to announce for governor next week" .The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . November 17, 2015. RetrievedNovember 19, 2015 .^ "After two ballots, Stenehjem wins GOP nomination for ND governor's race" .The Dickinson Press .Forum Communications . Forum News Service. April 2, 2016. Archived fromthe original on April 17, 2016. RetrievedApril 5, 2016 .^ Nelson, TJ (April 3, 2016)."Stenehjem Announces Running Mate in ND Governor Race" .KVRR .com . Red River Broadcast Co. RetrievedApril 10, 2016 . ^a b Nowatzki, Mike (April 8, 2016)."After criticizing Burgum, Sanford agrees to be his running mate" .Jamestown Sun .Forum Communications . Forum News Service. RetrievedApril 10, 2016 . ^ "State lawmaker from Bismarck running for governor" .Grand Forks Herald . September 23, 2015. Archived fromthe original on September 27, 2015. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2015 .^ Hageman, John (November 16, 2015)."Campbell announces he won't run for North Dakota governor" .The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . RetrievedSeptember 19, 2015 . ^ Musland, Cally (August 25, 2015)."Congressman Kevin Cramer: "Timing isn't right for me to run for Governor" " .KFGO . Archived fromthe original on September 30, 2015. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2015 . ^ "Former Secretaries" .usda.gov . United States Department of Agriculture. RetrievedMarch 19, 2019 .^ Nowatzki, Mike (November 18, 2015)."ND treasurer Schmidt to seek fourth term, won't run for governor" .The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . RetrievedNovember 19, 2015 . ^ Nowatzki, Mike (September 28, 2015)."North Dakota Lt. Gov. Wrigley won't run for governor" .The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2015 . ^ Nowatzki, Mike (March 1, 2016)."Poll finds Burgum trailing Stenehjem by large margin" .Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . Forum News Service. RetrievedMarch 3, 2016 . ^ "news" .INFORUM .^a b c "North Dakota Secretary of State" . ND Secretary of State. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2016 .^ Nowatzki, Mike (April 4, 2016)."Four races still unfilled" .Jamestown Sun .Forum Communications . RetrievedApril 5, 2016 . ^ Grossfeld, Max (March 23, 2016)."ND Gov. Candidate Nelson Chooses New Rockford Sen. Heckaman as Running Mate" .KFYR-TV .Associated Press . Archived fromthe original on April 3, 2016. RetrievedApril 10, 2016 . ^ Nowatzki, Mike (September 9, 2015)."Heitkamp says she won't run for governor in 2016" .The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . RetrievedSeptember 9, 2015 . ^a b Haney, Don (January 29, 2016)."North Dakota democrat party leader says plenty of potential canidates [sic] for governor" .KFGO . Archived fromthe original on March 4, 2016. RetrievedFebruary 26, 2016 . ^a b Monk, Jim (March 3, 2016)."Sinner rules out gov. race; may not run for re-election to senate" .KFGO . Archived fromthe original on March 5, 2016. RetrievedMarch 4, 2016 . ^ Jacobson, Louis (January 23, 2015)."Democrats Have More Seats to Defend in 2015-2016 Governors Races" .Governing . RetrievedMarch 24, 2015 . ^ Nowatzki, Mike (August 25, 2015)."Heitkamp: Decision on ND governor's race coming 'sooner rather than later' " .The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . RetrievedSeptember 9, 2015 . ^ Nowatzki, Mike (November 3, 2015)."Former ND ag commissioner exploring run for governor" .The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . Archived fromthe original on November 25, 2015. RetrievedNovember 19, 2015 . ^ "Vogel bows out of North Dakota governor's race" .The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . January 28, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2016 .^ "Fargo businessman to run for governor as Libertarian" .The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead .Forum Communications . Forum News Service. April 5, 2016. RetrievedApril 5, 2016 .^ "2016 Governor Race ratings" .The Cook Political Report . RetrievedOctober 15, 2018 .^ "Elections 2015-16" .Daily Kos . RetrievedOctober 15, 2018 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Gubernatorial Ratings" . The Rothenberg Political Report. RetrievedOctober 15, 2018 .^ "Our Final 2016 picks" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . Archived fromthe original on October 15, 2018. RetrievedOctober 15, 2018 .^ "2016 Election Maps - 2016 Governor Races" . Real Clear Politics. RetrievedOctober 15, 2018 .^ "2016 Governors Races Ratings & News" . Governing Magazine. Archived fromthe original on October 27, 2016. 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