Elections / 1980 · Governor · ND
North Dakota — 1980 governor election
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Akashic1980 · GovernorNorth Dakota · GovernorAllen I. OlsonR+7.2
Candidates
North Dakota 1980 governor — certified statewide results.
- Allen I. Olson✓Republican162,23053.6%
- Arthur A. LinkNorth Dakota Democratic-NPL140,39146.4%
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.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+38.0Governor 1980R+7.2vs. baselineD+30.8
North Dakota's 1980 governor race ran 30.8 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1980ND
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.