North Dakota — 2020 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 gubernatorial electionNorth Dakota · GovernorSanfordR+42.5
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford ✓Republican | 69.2% | 235,479 |
|---|---|---|
| Shelley Lenz And Ben VigDemocratic-Npl | 26.7% | 90,789 |
| Duwayne Hendrickson And Joshua VoytekLibertarian | 4.1% | 13,853 |
2020gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, ND | Republican | R+69.6 |
| Barnes, ND | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Benson, ND | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Billings, ND | Republican | R+73.1 |
| Bottineau, ND | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Bowman, ND | Republican | R+73.3 |
| Burke, ND | Republican | R+70.8 |
| Burleigh, ND | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Cass, ND | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Cavalier, ND | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Dickey, ND | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Divide, ND | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Dunn, ND | Republican | R+68.5 |
| Eddy, ND | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Emmons, ND | Republican | R+67.7 |
| Foster, ND | Republican | R+61.7 |
| Golden Valley, ND | Republican | R+72.9 |
| Grand Forks, ND | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Grant, ND | Republican | R+65.8 |
| Griggs, ND | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Hettinger, ND | Republican | R+67.5 |
| Kidder, ND | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Lamoure, ND | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Logan, ND | Republican | R+69.8 |
| McHenry, ND | Republican | R+63.1 |
| McIntosh, ND | Republican | R+66.1 |
| McKenzie, ND | Republican | R+70.7 |
| McLean, ND | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Mercer, ND | Republican | R+67.0 |
| Morton, ND | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Mountrail, ND | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Nelson, ND | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Oliver, ND | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Pembina, ND | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Pierce, ND | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Ramsey, ND | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Ransom, ND | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Renville, ND | Republican | R+70.3 |
| Richland, ND | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Rolette, ND | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Sargent, ND | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Sheridan, ND | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Sioux, ND | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Slope, ND | Republican | R+75.1 |
| Stark, ND | Republican | R+64.4 |
| Steele, ND | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Stutsman, ND | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Towner, ND | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Traill, ND | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Walsh, ND | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Ward, ND | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Wells, ND | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Williams, ND | Republican | R+68.7 |
presidential baselinePresident 2020R+33.3Governor 2020R+42.5vs. baselineR+9.2
North Dakota's 2020 governor race ran 9.2 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
North Dakota results by county
53 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+837 | 1,00083.1% | 16313.5% | 403.3% | 1,203 |
| Barnes | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+2,409 | 3,77571.0% | 1,36625.7% | 1733.3% | 5,314 |
| Benson | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+390 | 1,09858.8% | 70837.9% | 613.3% | 1,867 |
| Billings | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+385 | 44283.9% | 5710.8% | 285.3% | 527 |
| Bottineau | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+2,065 | 2,65379.6% | 58817.6% | 932.8% | 3,334 |
| Bowman | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,083 | 1,25484.8% | 17111.6% | 533.6% | 1,478 |
| Burke | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+731 | 86083.3% | 12912.5% | 434.2% | 1,032 |
| Burleigh | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+19,003 | 31,06768.3% | 12,06426.5% | 2,3855.2% | 45,516 |
| Cass | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+19,594 | 50,64960.0% | 31,05536.8% | 2,7373.2% | 84,441 |
| Cavalier | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,208 | 1,55179.6% | 34317.6% | 552.8% | 1,949 |
| Dickey | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,312 | 1,79176.5% | 47920.5% | 723.1% | 2,342 |
| Divide | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+718 | 91879.3% | 20017.3% | 403.5% | 1,158 |
| Dunn | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,431 | 1,71181.9% | 28013.4% | 994.7% | 2,090 |
| Eddy | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+540 | 84771.1% | 30725.8% | 373.1% | 1,191 |
| Emmons | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,150 | 1,37581.0% | 22513.3% | 985.8% | 1,698 |
| Foster | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,027 | 1,31779.1% | 29017.4% | 583.5% | 1,665 |
| Golden Valley | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+687 | 79284.0% | 10511.1% | 464.9% | 943 |
| Grand Forks | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+9,144 | 19,15063.6% | 10,00633.2% | 9553.2% | 30,111 |
| Grant | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+793 | 96479.9% | 17114.2% | 715.9% | 1,206 |
| Griggs | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+677 | 92476.7% | 24720.5% | 332.7% | 1,204 |
| Hettinger | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+770 | 92380.9% | 15313.4% | 655.7% | 1,141 |
| Kidder | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+713 | 92876.2% | 21517.7% | 756.2% | 1,218 |
| Lamoure | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,275 | 1,66678.4% | 39118.4% | 693.2% | 2,126 |
| Logan | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+630 | 73981.9% | 10912.1% | 546.0% | 902 |
| McHenry | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,764 | 2,21179.1% | 44716.0% | 1364.9% | 2,794 |
| McIntosh | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+908 | 1,10980.7% | 20114.6% | 644.7% | 1,374 |
| McKenzie | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+3,646 | 4,30583.5% | 65912.8% | 1923.7% | 5,156 |
| McLean | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+2,372 | 3,46671.2% | 1,09422.5% | 3056.3% | 4,865 |
| Mercer | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+2,761 | 3,35281.4% | 59114.4% | 1754.2% | 4,118 |
| Morton | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+6,913 | 10,25470.9% | 3,34123.1% | 8656.0% | 14,460 |
| Mountrail | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,619 | 2,69168.4% | 1,07227.3% | 1704.3% | 3,933 |
| Nelson | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+688 | 1,19268.7% | 50429.0% | 402.3% | 1,736 |
| Oliver | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+618 | 74181.6% | 12313.5% | 444.8% | 908 |
| Pembina | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,826 | 2,45177.4% | 62519.7% | 912.9% | 3,167 |
| Pierce | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,149 | 1,52277.8% | 37319.1% | 613.1% | 1,956 |
| Ramsey | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+2,522 | 3,76172.6% | 1,23923.9% | 1813.5% | 5,181 |
| Ransom | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+910 | 1,60367.0% | 69329.0% | 974.1% | 2,393 |
| Renville | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+896 | 1,06483.5% | 16813.2% | 433.4% | 1,275 |
| Richland | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+3,495 | 5,45871.3% | 1,96325.6% | 2363.1% | 7,657 |
| Rolette | Shelley Lenz And Ben Vig+655 | 1,49640.1% | 2,15157.7% | 802.1% | 3,727 |
| Sargent | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+843 | 1,41469.4% | 57128.0% | 532.6% | 2,038 |
| Sheridan | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+415 | 51678.2% | 10115.3% | 436.5% | 660 |
| Sioux | Shelley Lenz And Ben Vig+327 | 34031.4% | 66761.5% | 777.1% | 1,084 |
| Slope | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+289 | 32985.5% | 4010.4% | 164.2% | 385 |
| Stark | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+8,522 | 10,49979.4% | 1,97714.9% | 7545.7% | 13,230 |
| Steele | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+381 | 71466.7% | 33331.1% | 242.2% | 1,071 |
| Stutsman | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+5,079 | 7,07174.8% | 1,99221.1% | 3954.2% | 9,458 |
| Towner | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+627 | 86176.5% | 23420.8% | 302.7% | 1,125 |
| Traill | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,554 | 2,75568.0% | 1,20129.6% | 962.4% | 4,052 |
| Walsh | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+2,486 | 3,46176.0% | 97521.4% | 1202.6% | 4,556 |
| Ward | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+14,708 | 20,29574.8% | 5,58720.6% | 1,2624.6% | 27,144 |
| Wells | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+1,250 | 1,60678.0% | 35617.3% | 984.8% | 2,060 |
| Williams | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford+8,859 | 10,54881.8% | 1,68913.1% | 6655.2% | 12,902 |
Same ballot, 2020ND
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.