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Election 1938 Results

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1938 North Dakota governor election

John Moses (Democrat) beat John N. Hagan (Republican) in North Dakota in 1938, 52.5% to 47.5%, a margin of 4.9 points and 13,024 votes.

North Dakota changed party: in 1936 it went third-party, for William Langer.

Republicans led in 30 of the 53 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 23. The largest, Cass, cast 19,899 votes and went to the Democrat by 41.5 points. The closest was Slope, where 44 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John Moses won Democratic 138,270 52.5%
John N. Hagan Republican 125,246 47.5%
Total263,516

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 14,080 70.8% 5,819 29.2% 19,899 D+41.5
Grand Forks 7,533 56.5% 5,797 43.5% 13,330 D+13.0
Ward 7,744 59.2% 5,328 40.8% 13,072 D+18.5
Burleigh 6,037 60.9% 3,871 39.1% 9,908 D+21.9
Stutsman 4,715 52.0% 4,358 48.0% 9,073 D+3.9
Richland 4,445 55.4% 3,580 44.6% 8,025 D+10.8
Barnes 5,136 65.0% 2,770 35.0% 7,906 D+29.9
Walsh 4,193 54.6% 3,492 45.4% 7,685 D+9.1
Morton 3,509 45.9% 4,130 54.1% 7,639 R+8.1
Ramsey 3,938 57.7% 2,882 42.3% 6,820 D+15.5
McLean 2,861 42.1% 3,927 57.9% 6,788 R+15.7
Williams 4,116 62.2% 2,498 37.8% 6,614 D+24.5
Pembina 2,741 45.8% 3,240 54.2% 5,981 R+8.3
McHenry 2,749 46.3% 3,189 53.7% 5,938 R+7.4
Stark 3,069 52.9% 2,731 47.1% 5,800 D+5.8
Cavalier 2,640 46.9% 2,989 53.1% 5,629 R+6.2
Bottineau 2,229 40.1% 3,332 59.9% 5,561 R+19.8
Benson 2,564 49.4% 2,629 50.6% 5,193 R+1.3
Wells 2,369 46.6% 2,718 53.4% 5,087 R+6.9
Traill 2,860 56.8% 2,178 43.2% 5,038 D+13.5
La Moure 2,416 52.1% 2,219 47.9% 4,635 D+4.3
Mountrail 2,136 46.5% 2,455 53.5% 4,591 R+6.9
Rolette 1,801 40.3% 2,663 59.7% 4,464 R+19.3
Emmons 1,999 44.9% 2,454 55.1% 4,453 R+10.2
Nelson 2,600 60.9% 1,670 39.1% 4,270 D+21.8
Dickey 2,021 48.2% 2,168 51.8% 4,189 R+3.5
Ransom 2,730 65.3% 1,450 34.7% 4,180 D+30.6
Pierce 1,636 42.6% 2,206 57.4% 3,842 R+14.8
Mercer 1,564 40.8% 2,271 59.2% 3,835 R+18.4
McIntosh 1,445 39.1% 2,250 60.9% 3,695 R+21.8
McKenzie 1,870 51.3% 1,777 48.7% 3,647 D+2.6
Sargent 1,787 50.8% 1,734 49.2% 3,521 D+1.5
Burke 1,581 45.9% 1,863 54.1% 3,444 R+8.2
Grant 1,120 33.5% 2,223 66.5% 3,343 R+33.0
Dunn 1,517 46.3% 1,763 53.8% 3,280 R+7.5
Divide 1,461 45.6% 1,740 54.4% 3,201 R+8.7
Hettinger 1,323 41.7% 1,847 58.3% 3,170 R+16.5
Logan 1,343 43.3% 1,756 56.7% 3,099 R+13.3
Towner 1,415 46.2% 1,650 53.8% 3,065 R+7.7
Kidder 1,146 37.8% 1,883 62.2% 3,029 R+24.3
Steele 1,612 55.7% 1,283 44.3% 2,895 D+11.4
Sheridan 922 32.2% 1,938 67.8% 2,860 R+35.5
Griggs 1,751 64.1% 982 35.9% 2,733 D+28.1
Eddy 1,540 56.6% 1,180 43.4% 2,720 D+13.2
Foster 1,587 59.5% 1,080 40.5% 2,667 D+19.0
Renville 1,193 46.7% 1,362 53.3% 2,555 R+6.6
Adams 981 47.5% 1,085 52.5% 2,066 R+5.0
Bowman 997 53.4% 869 46.6% 1,866 D+6.9
Sioux 611 37.1% 1,034 62.9% 1,645 R+25.7
Oliver 474 30.8% 1,066 69.2% 1,540 R+38.4
Golden Valley 952 63.4% 549 36.6% 1,501 D+26.8
Slope 669 48.4% 713 51.6% 1,382 R+3.2
Billings 542 47.3% 605 52.7% 1,147 R+5.5

Counties as they stood in 1938; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

North Dakota governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kelly Armstrong (R) R+42.3
2020 Doug Burgum (R) R+40.5
2016 Doug Burgum (R) R+57.1
2012 Jack Dalrymple (R) R+28.8
2008 John Hoeven (R) R+50.9
2004 John Hoeven (R) R+43.9
2000 John Hoeven (R) R+10.1
1996 Edward T. Schafer (R) R+32.4
1992 Edward T. Schafer (R) R+17.2
1988 George A. Sinner (D) D+19.8
1984 George A. Sinner (D) D+10.6
1980 Allen I. Olson (R) R+7.2
1976 Arthur A. Link (D) D+5.0
1972 Arthur A. Link (D) D+2.1
1968 William L. Guy (D) D+11.1
1964 William L. Guy (D) D+11.5
1962 William L. Guy (D) D+0.9
1960 William L. Guy (D) D+5.0
1958 John E. Davis (R) R+6.2
1956 John E. Davis (R) R+16.9
1954 Norman Brunsdale (R) R+28.4
1952 Norman Brunsdale (R) R+57.5
1950 Norman Brunsdale (R) R+32.6
1948 Fred G. Aandahl (R) R+23.8
1946 Fred G. Aandahl (R) R+37.8
1944 Fred G. Aandahl (R) R+23.1
1942 John Moses (D) D+15.2
1940 John Moses (D) D+26.2
1938 John Moses (D) D+4.9
1936 William Langer (other)
1934 Thomas H. Moodie (D) D+6.4
1932 William Langer (R) R+9.8
1930 George F. Shafer (R) R+50.4
1928 George F. Shafer (R) R+13.3
1926 Arthur G. Sorlie (R) R+66.6
1924 Arthur G. Sorlie (R) R+7.9
1922 Ragnvald Nestos (R) R+57.6
1921 Ragnvald A. Nestos (R) R+50.9
1920 Lynn J. Frazier (R) R+2.0
1918 Lynn J. Frazier (R) R+19.5
1916 Lynn J. Frazier (R) R+60.8
1914 L. B. Hanna (R) R+10.7
1912 L. B. Hanna (R) R+9.4
1910 John Burke (D) D+2.6
1908 John Burke (D) D+2.6
1906 John Burke (D) D+7.9
1904 Elmore Y. Sarles (R) R+46.1
1902 Frank White (R) R+27.8
1900 Frank White (R) R+20.5
1898 Frederick B. Fancher (R) R+18.4
1896 Frank A. Briggs (R) R+55.6
1894 Roger Allin (R) R+36.5
1892 Eli C. D. Shortridge (other)
1890 Andrew H. Burke (R) R+17.7
1889 John Miller (R) R+33.2