North Dakota — 1976 governor election
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Akashic1976 · GovernorNorth Dakota · GovernorArthur A. LinkD+5.0
Candidates
North Dakota 1976 governor — certified statewide results.
- Arthur A. Link✓North Dakota Democratic-NPL153,30951.6%
- Richard ElkinRepublican138,32146.5%
- Other candidatesOther5,6191.9%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+5.9Governor 1976D+5.0vs. baselineD+10.9
North Dakota's 1976 governor race ran 10.9 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1976ND
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.