United States Presidential election7 Nov 2028in 729 days Senate D 97% House D 58% Calendar Track record Research
PollingForecast.com United States
Closest results
United States · Election results history · 1950 governors · North Dakota
Election 1950 Results

Each election opens in its own mode: the forecast before the votes are counted, the live count while races are still too close to call, and the results once every race is decided.

1950 North Dakota governor election

Norman Brunsdale (Republican) beat Clyde G. Byerly (Democrat) in North Dakota in 1950, 66.3% to 33.7%, a margin of 32.6 points and 59,872 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1948, when Fred G. Aandahl won.

Republicans led in 53 of the 53 counties as they stood then. The largest, Cass, cast 16,271 votes and went to the Republican by 34.1 points. The closest was Walsh, where 120 votes separated the two parties.

United States
Results
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891 1890 1889 1888 1887 1886 1885 1884 1883 1882 1881 1880 1879 1878 1877 1876 1875 1874 1873 1872 1871 1870 1869 1868 1867 1866 1865
If only voted How this works
If the polls miss like

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
Norman Brunsdale won Republican 121,822 66.3%
Clyde G. Byerly Democratic 61,950 33.7%
Total183,772

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 5,360 32.9% 10,911 67.1% 16,271 R+34.1
Ward 3,692 41.0% 5,305 59.0% 8,997 R+17.9
Grand Forks 2,817 33.4% 5,622 66.6% 8,439 R+33.2
Burleigh 2,272 27.0% 6,152 73.0% 8,424 R+46.1
Stutsman 2,430 36.1% 4,304 63.9% 6,734 R+27.8
Morton 2,613 40.8% 3,789 59.2% 6,402 R+18.4
Richland 2,030 33.8% 3,968 66.2% 5,998 R+32.3
Barnes 1,965 33.5% 3,902 66.5% 5,867 R+33.0
Williams 2,300 46.2% 2,673 53.8% 4,973 R+7.5
Walsh 2,334 48.7% 2,454 51.3% 4,788 R+2.5
Ramsey 1,640 34.6% 3,104 65.4% 4,744 R+30.9
McLean 1,665 36.6% 2,890 63.4% 4,555 R+26.9
Stark 1,407 35.0% 2,610 65.0% 4,017 R+29.9
McHenry 1,266 31.6% 2,744 68.4% 4,010 R+36.9
Pembina 1,414 37.1% 2,394 62.9% 3,808 R+25.7
Traill 690 18.4% 3,059 81.6% 3,749 R+63.2
Benson 1,230 34.3% 2,359 65.7% 3,589 R+31.5
Wells 1,061 30.4% 2,433 69.6% 3,494 R+39.3
Cavalier 1,104 33.3% 2,213 66.7% 3,317 R+33.4
Ransom 969 30.3% 2,231 69.7% 3,200 R+39.4
Bottineau 1,005 31.9% 2,148 68.1% 3,153 R+36.3
Mercer 689 22.9% 2,317 77.1% 3,006 R+54.2
La Moure 998 33.4% 1,986 66.6% 2,984 R+33.1
Dickey 996 34.1% 1,921 65.9% 2,917 R+31.7
McIntosh 389 13.3% 2,527 86.7% 2,916 R+73.3
Emmons 726 24.9% 2,189 75.1% 2,915 R+50.2
Nelson 999 37.4% 1,670 62.6% 2,669 R+25.1
Mountrail 1,165 44.0% 1,485 56.0% 2,650 R+12.1
Sargent 879 35.2% 1,620 64.8% 2,499 R+29.7
Pierce 626 25.3% 1,850 74.7% 2,476 R+49.4
McKenzie 878 35.7% 1,582 64.3% 2,460 R+28.6
Grant 555 23.2% 1,835 76.8% 2,390 R+53.6
Hettinger 697 29.6% 1,654 70.4% 2,351 R+40.7
Dunn 768 33.7% 1,512 66.3% 2,280 R+32.6
Rolette 762 34.0% 1,478 66.0% 2,240 R+32.0
Burke 841 38.2% 1,358 61.8% 2,199 R+23.5
Griggs 756 35.4% 1,377 64.6% 2,133 R+29.1
Logan 569 27.2% 1,524 72.8% 2,093 R+45.6
Divide 616 29.9% 1,447 70.1% 2,063 R+40.3
Towner 605 30.8% 1,358 69.2% 1,963 R+38.4
Steele 555 29.6% 1,321 70.4% 1,876 R+40.8
Eddy 721 39.9% 1,087 60.1% 1,808 R+20.2
Sheridan 363 20.6% 1,398 79.4% 1,761 R+58.8
Foster 670 39.1% 1,042 60.9% 1,712 R+21.7
Kidder 508 29.9% 1,190 70.1% 1,698 R+40.2
Renville 683 43.0% 907 57.0% 1,590 R+14.1
Adams 553 39.7% 840 60.3% 1,393 R+20.6
Golden Valley 435 32.9% 889 67.1% 1,324 R+34.3
Bowman 496 39.0% 775 61.0% 1,271 R+22.0
Sioux 507 40.9% 732 59.1% 1,239 R+18.2
Oliver 232 22.3% 807 77.7% 1,039 R+55.3
Slope 256 34.6% 483 65.4% 739 R+30.7
Billings 193 32.8% 396 67.2% 589 R+34.5

Counties as they stood in 1950; 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