List of governors of North Dakota
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The Governor of North Dakota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The current Governor is Doug Burgum.
Governors of North Dakota[change | change source]
- Parties
Republican (16) Democratic-Independent (1) Democratic (3) Republican/NPL (7) Republican/IVA (2) Democratic-NPL (3)
# | Picture | Governor (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | Lt. Governor | Notes | ||
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John Miller (1843–1908) |
November 20, 1889 | January 7, 1891 | Republican | Alfred Dickey | |||
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Andrew H. Burke (1850–1918) |
January 7, 1891 | January 3, 1893 | Republican | Roger Allin | |||
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Eli C. D. Shortridge (1830–1908) |
January 3, 1893 | January 10, 1895 | Democratic-Independent | Elmer D. Wallace | |||
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Roger Allin (1848–1936) |
January 10, 1895 | January 6, 1897 | Republican | John H. Worst | [note 1] | ||
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Frank A. Briggs (1858–1898) |
January 6, 1897 | August 9, 1898 | Republican | Joseph M. Devine | |||
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Joseph M. Devine (1861–1938) |
August 9, 1898 | January 3, 1899 | Republican | no lieutenant governor | [note 1] | ||
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Frederick B. Fancher (1852–1944) |
January 3, 1899 | January 10, 1901 | Republican | no lieutenant governor | |||
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Frank White (1856–1940) |
January 10, 1901 | January 4, 1905 | Republican | David Bartlett | [note 2] | ||
9 | Elmore Y. Sarles (1859–1929) |
January 4, 1905 | January 9, 1907 | Republican | David Bartlett | ||||
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John Burke (1859–1937) |
January 9, 1907 | January 8, 1913 | Democratic | Robert S. Lewis Usher L. Burdick |
[note 2][note 3] | ||
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L. B. Hanna (1861–1948) |
January 8, 1913 | January 3, 1917 | Republican | Anton Kraabel John H. Fraine |
[note 4] | ||
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Lynn Frazier (1874–1947) |
January 3, 1917 | November 23, 1921 | Republican/NPL | Anton Kraabel Howard R. Wood |
[note 5] | ||
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Ragnvald A. Nestos (1877–1942) |
November 23, 1921 | January 7, 1925 | Republican/IVA | Howard R. Wood Frank H. Hyland |
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Arthur G. Sorlie (1874–1928) |
January 7, 1925 | August 28, 1928 | Republican/NPL | Walter Maddock | |||
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Walter Maddock (1880–1951) |
August 28, 1928 | January 9, 1929 | Republican/NPL | no lieutenant governor | [note 1] | ||
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George F. Shafer (1888–1948) |
January 9, 1929 | December 31, 1932 | Republican/IVA | John W. Carr | [note 1] | ||
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William Langer (1886–1959) |
December 31, 1932 | June 21, 1934 | Republican/NPL | John W. Carr Ole H. Olson |
[note 6] | ||
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Ole H. Olson (1872–1954) |
June 21, 1934 | January 7, 1935 | Republican/NPL | no lieutenant governor | [note 1] | ||
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Thomas H. Moodie (1878–1948) |
January 7, 1935 | February 2, 1935 | Democratic | Walter Welford | |||
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Walter Welford (1868–1952) |
February 2, 1935 | January 6, 1937 | Republican/NPL | no lieutenant governor | [note 1] | ||
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William Langer (1886–1959) |
January 6, 1937 | January 5, 1939 | Republican/NPL | Thorstein H. H. Thoresen | [note 5][note 6] | ||
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John Moses (1885–1945) |
January 5, 1939 | January 4, 1945 | Democratic | Jack A. Patterson (Republican) Oscar W. Hagen (Republican) Henry Holt (Democratic) |
[note 5] | ||
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Fred G. Aandahl (1897–1966) |
January 4, 1945 | January 3, 1951 | Republican | Clarence P. Dahl | [note 4] | ||
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Norman Brunsdale (1891–1978) |
January 3, 1951 | January 9, 1957 | Republican | Ray Schnell Clarence P. Dahl |
[note 5] | ||
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John E. Davis (1913–1990) |
January 9, 1957 | January 4, 1961 | Republican | Francis Clyde Duffy Clarence P. Dahl |
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William L. Guy (1919–2013) |
January 4, 1961 | January 2, 1973 | Democratic-NPL | Orville W. Hagen (Republican) Frank A. Wenstrom (Republican) Charles Tighe (Democratic) Richard F. Larsen (Republican) |
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Arthur A. Link (1914–2010) |
January 2, 1973 | January 6, 1981 | Democratic-NPL | Wayne Sanstead | [note 4] | ||
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Allen I. Olson (b. 1938) |
January 6, 1981 | January 1, 1985 | Republican | Ernest Sands | |||
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George A. Sinner (1928–2018) |
January 1, 1985 | December 15, 1992 | Democratic-NPL | Ruth Meiers Lloyd Omdahl |
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Ed Schafer (b. 1946) |
December 15, 1992 | December 15, 2000 | Republican | Rosemarie Myrdal | [note 7] | ||
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John Hoeven (b. 1957) |
December 15, 2000 | December 7, 2010 | Republican | Jack Dalrymple | [note 5] | ||
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Jack Dalrymple (b. 1948) |
December 7, 2010 | December 15, 2016 | Republican | Drew Wrigley | [note 1] | ||
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Doug Burgum (b. 1956) |
December 15, 2016 | Incumbent | Republican | Brent Sanford |
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Served as Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota prior to term as Governor
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Served as Treasurer of the United States after term as Governor
- ↑ Served as Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court after term as Governor
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Served in the United States House of Representatives after term as Governor
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Served in the United States Senate after term as Governor
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Served two nonconsecutive terms as Governor
- ↑ Served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture after term as Governor