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Election 1972 Results

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1972 North Dakota governor election

Arthur A. Link (Democrat) beat Richard F. Larsen (Republican) in North Dakota in 1972, 51.0% to 49.0%, a margin of 2.1 points and 5,867 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1968, when William L. Guy won.

Democrats led in 31 of the 53 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 22. The largest, Cass, cast 35,946 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.5 points. The closest was Hettinger, where 10 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
Arthur A. Link won Democratic 143,899 51.0%
Richard F. Larsen Republican 138,032 49.0%
Total281,931

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cass 18,247 50.8% 17,699 49.2% 35,946 D+1.5
Grand Forks 11,249 48.7% 11,872 51.3% 23,121 R+2.7
Ward 10,977 52.8% 9,805 47.2% 20,782 D+5.6
Burleigh 9,120 44.1% 11,563 55.9% 20,683 R+11.8
Stutsman 4,748 47.6% 5,227 52.4% 9,975 R+4.8
Morton 4,937 52.4% 4,487 47.6% 9,424 D+4.8
Richland 4,585 52.5% 4,147 47.5% 8,732 D+5.0
Williams 4,894 60.0% 3,265 40.0% 8,159 D+20.0
Stark 4,555 56.2% 3,543 43.8% 8,098 D+12.5
Barnes 3,912 52.7% 3,515 47.3% 7,427 D+5.3
Walsh 4,014 55.9% 3,173 44.1% 7,187 D+11.7
Ramsey 3,343 51.5% 3,147 48.5% 6,490 D+3.0
McLean 2,740 49.8% 2,766 50.2% 5,506 R+0.5
Pembina 2,449 47.1% 2,746 52.9% 5,195 R+5.7
Traill 2,376 46.3% 2,751 53.7% 5,127 R+7.3
Cavalier 2,609 53.8% 2,237 46.2% 4,846 D+7.7
Bottineau 2,294 48.1% 2,478 51.9% 4,772 R+3.9
McHenry 2,373 53.8% 2,034 46.2% 4,407 D+7.7
Wells 1,966 49.5% 2,002 50.5% 3,968 R+0.9
Benson 2,131 56.5% 1,644 43.5% 3,775 D+12.9
Mountrail 2,176 60.3% 1,432 39.7% 3,608 D+20.6
La Moure 1,820 50.5% 1,782 49.5% 3,602 D+1.1
Dickey 1,564 43.7% 2,016 56.3% 3,580 R+12.6
Rolette 2,311 64.6% 1,264 35.4% 3,575 D+29.3
Mercer 1,590 44.9% 1,950 55.1% 3,540 R+10.2
Ransom 1,674 48.2% 1,800 51.8% 3,474 R+3.6
Emmons 1,606 46.7% 1,830 53.3% 3,436 R+6.5
Nelson 1,734 56.8% 1,318 43.2% 3,052 D+13.6
Pierce 1,458 47.9% 1,586 52.1% 3,044 R+4.2
McIntosh 963 32.2% 2,028 67.8% 2,991 R+35.6
McKenzie 1,794 60.0% 1,197 40.0% 2,991 D+20.0
Sargent 1,635 54.7% 1,355 45.3% 2,990 D+9.4
Towner 1,365 57.7% 1,000 42.3% 2,365 D+15.4
Hettinger 1,158 49.8% 1,168 50.2% 2,326 R+0.4
Griggs 1,286 55.4% 1,035 44.6% 2,321 D+10.8
Foster 1,170 50.9% 1,130 49.1% 2,300 D+1.7
Grant 1,020 45.2% 1,238 54.8% 2,258 R+9.7
Dunn 1,268 56.4% 979 43.6% 2,247 D+12.9
Burke 1,032 47.1% 1,157 52.9% 2,189 R+5.7
Logan 894 42.9% 1,191 57.1% 2,085 R+14.2
Divide 1,215 59.4% 829 40.6% 2,044 D+18.9
Eddy 1,150 57.6% 846 42.4% 1,996 D+15.2
Steele 1,186 59.8% 796 40.2% 1,982 D+19.7
Kidder 939 47.5% 1,038 52.5% 1,977 R+5.0
Adams 939 49.6% 955 50.4% 1,894 R+0.8
Renville 1,137 60.7% 735 39.3% 1,872 D+21.5
Sheridan 622 33.6% 1,229 66.4% 1,851 R+32.8
Bowman 967 53.4% 843 46.6% 1,810 D+6.9
Golden Valley 620 48.6% 655 51.4% 1,275 R+2.7
Sioux 744 66.3% 379 33.7% 1,123 D+32.5
Oliver 576 52.8% 514 47.2% 1,090 D+5.7
Billings 392 53.8% 337 46.2% 729 D+7.5
Slope 375 54.0% 319 46.0% 694 D+8.1

Counties as they stood in 1972; 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