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Election 1940 Results

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1940 North Dakota governor election

John Moses (Democrat) beat Jack A. Patterson (Republican) in North Dakota in 1940, 63.1% to 36.9%, a margin of 26.2 points and 71,991 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1938, when John Moses also won.

Democrats led in 40 of the 53 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 13. The largest, Cass, cast 24,193 votes and went to the Democrat by 62.7 points. The closest was Billings, where 4 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 173,278 63.1%
Jack A. Patterson Republican 101,287 36.9%
Total274,565

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 19,680 81.3% 4,513 18.7% 24,193 D+62.7
Grand Forks 11,605 77.3% 3,411 22.7% 15,016 D+54.6
Ward 9,214 64.4% 5,096 35.6% 14,310 D+28.8
Burleigh 7,135 69.2% 3,179 30.8% 10,314 D+38.4
Stutsman 5,696 60.7% 3,689 39.3% 9,385 D+21.4
Morton 4,827 58.0% 3,497 42.0% 8,324 D+16.0
Walsh 6,380 77.2% 1,881 22.8% 8,261 D+54.5
Richland 5,897 72.0% 2,295 28.0% 8,192 D+44.0
Barnes 5,772 72.2% 2,223 27.8% 7,995 D+44.4
Ramsey 4,889 69.4% 2,159 30.6% 7,048 D+38.7
Williams 4,916 70.2% 2,087 29.8% 7,003 D+40.4
McLean 3,319 48.9% 3,468 51.1% 6,787 R+2.2
Pembina 4,258 66.5% 2,144 33.5% 6,402 D+33.0
Stark 3,785 60.3% 2,495 39.7% 6,280 D+20.5
McHenry 3,470 57.6% 2,555 42.4% 6,025 D+15.2
Bottineau 3,156 56.6% 2,418 43.4% 5,574 D+13.2
Cavalier 3,398 62.1% 2,073 37.9% 5,471 D+24.2
Benson 3,412 63.8% 1,934 36.2% 5,346 D+27.6
Traill 3,971 75.7% 1,278 24.3% 5,249 D+51.3
Wells 2,818 54.6% 2,340 45.4% 5,158 D+9.3
La Moure 2,467 54.3% 2,075 45.7% 4,542 D+8.6
Emmons 1,985 43.8% 2,548 56.2% 4,533 R+12.4
Ransom 3,336 75.1% 1,106 24.9% 4,442 D+50.2
Mountrail 2,269 51.6% 2,130 48.4% 4,399 D+3.2
Dickey 2,418 55.3% 1,951 44.7% 4,369 D+10.7
Nelson 3,080 72.5% 1,166 27.5% 4,246 D+45.1
Rolette 2,740 65.3% 1,456 34.7% 4,196 D+30.6
McKenzie 2,199 55.9% 1,738 44.1% 3,937 D+11.7
Mercer 1,336 34.3% 2,560 65.7% 3,896 R+31.4
Pierce 2,107 55.5% 1,687 44.5% 3,794 D+11.1
McIntosh 1,115 29.7% 2,644 70.3% 3,759 R+40.7
Sargent 2,488 68.9% 1,125 31.1% 3,613 D+37.7
Dunn 1,913 55.4% 1,541 44.6% 3,454 D+10.8
Grant 1,285 37.7% 2,119 62.3% 3,404 R+24.5
Burke 1,591 48.1% 1,717 51.9% 3,308 R+3.8
Towner 1,972 61.9% 1,214 38.1% 3,186 D+23.8
Divide 1,621 51.5% 1,525 48.5% 3,146 D+3.1
Kidder 1,399 45.7% 1,662 54.3% 3,061 R+8.6
Hettinger 1,403 46.0% 1,644 54.0% 3,047 R+7.9
Logan 1,079 35.5% 1,957 64.5% 3,036 R+28.9
Sheridan 870 29.9% 2,042 70.1% 2,912 R+40.2
Steele 1,887 68.1% 882 31.9% 2,769 D+36.3
Eddy 1,718 63.1% 1,005 36.9% 2,723 D+26.2
Griggs 1,991 76.5% 613 23.5% 2,604 D+52.9
Foster 1,781 69.5% 781 30.5% 2,562 D+39.0
Renville 1,572 63.1% 919 36.9% 2,491 D+26.2
Adams 1,195 58.6% 844 41.4% 2,039 D+17.2
Bowman 1,141 64.6% 625 35.4% 1,766 D+29.2
Oliver 698 44.5% 872 55.5% 1,570 R+11.1
Sioux 632 41.9% 877 58.1% 1,509 R+16.2
Golden Valley 1,048 70.4% 440 29.6% 1,488 D+40.9
Slope 818 59.5% 557 40.5% 1,375 D+19.0
Billings 526 49.8% 530 50.2% 1,056 R+0.4

Counties as they stood in 1940; 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