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2020 North Dakota Governor Election Results

Election Date: Nov. 3, 2020 | Updated 12:09 PM EST Nov. 17, 2020
Incumbent Republican governor Doug Burgum, a former Microsoft executive, is being challenged by veterinarian Shelley Lenz in her first statewide campaign. North Dakota hasn’t elected a Democratic governor since 1988.

Governor

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *235,47969.2%
Shelley Lenz (D)90,78926.7%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)13,8534.1%

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County-by-County Results

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Adams County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,00083.1%
Shelley Lenz (D)16313.5%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)403.3%

Barnes County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *3,77571.0%
Shelley Lenz (D)1,36625.7%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)1733.3%

Benson County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,09858.8%
Shelley Lenz (D)70837.9%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)613.3%

Billings County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *44283.9%
Shelley Lenz (D)5710.8%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)285.3%

Bottineau County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *2,65379.6%
Shelley Lenz (D)58817.6%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)932.8%

Bowman County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,25484.8%
Shelley Lenz (D)17111.6%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)533.6%

Burke County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *86083.3%
Shelley Lenz (D)12912.5%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)434.2%

Burleigh County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *31,06768.3%
Shelley Lenz (D)12,06426.5%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)2,3855.2%

Cass County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *50,64960.0%
Shelley Lenz (D)31,05536.8%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)2,7373.2%

Cavalier County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,55179.6%
Shelley Lenz (D)34317.6%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)552.8%

Dickey County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,79176.5%
Shelley Lenz (D)47920.5%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)723.1%

Divide County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *91879.3%
Shelley Lenz (D)20017.3%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)403.5%

Dunn County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,71181.9%
Shelley Lenz (D)28013.4%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)994.7%

Eddy County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *84771.1%
Shelley Lenz (D)30725.8%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)373.1%

Emmons County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,37581.0%
Shelley Lenz (D)22513.3%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)985.8%

Foster County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,31779.1%
Shelley Lenz (D)29017.4%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)583.5%

Golden Valley County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *79284.0%
Shelley Lenz (D)10511.1%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)464.9%

Grand Forks County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *19,15063.6%
Shelley Lenz (D)10,00633.2%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)9553.2%

Grant County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *96479.9%
Shelley Lenz (D)17114.2%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)715.9%

Griggs County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *92476.7%
Shelley Lenz (D)24720.5%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)332.7%

Hettinger County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *92380.9%
Shelley Lenz (D)15313.4%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)655.7%

Kidder County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *92876.2%
Shelley Lenz (D)21517.7%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)756.2%

LaMoure County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,66678.4%
Shelley Lenz (D)39118.4%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)693.2%

Logan County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *73981.9%
Shelley Lenz (D)10912.1%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)546.0%

McHenry County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *2,21179.1%
Shelley Lenz (D)44716.0%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)1364.9%

McIntosh County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,10980.7%
Shelley Lenz (D)20114.6%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)644.7%

McKenzie County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *4,30583.5%
Shelley Lenz (D)65912.8%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)1923.7%

McLean County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *3,46671.2%
Shelley Lenz (D)1,09422.5%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)3056.3%

Mercer County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *3,35281.4%
Shelley Lenz (D)59114.4%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)1754.2%

Morton County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *10,25470.9%
Shelley Lenz (D)3,34123.1%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)8656.0%

Mountrail County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *2,69168.4%
Shelley Lenz (D)1,07227.3%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)1704.3%

Nelson County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,19268.7%
Shelley Lenz (D)50429.0%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)402.3%

Oliver County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *74181.6%
Shelley Lenz (D)12313.5%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)444.8%

Pembina County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *2,45177.4%
Shelley Lenz (D)62519.7%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)912.9%

Pierce County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,52277.8%
Shelley Lenz (D)37319.1%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)613.1%

Ramsey County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *3,76172.6%
Shelley Lenz (D)1,23923.9%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)1813.5%

Ransom County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,60367.0%
Shelley Lenz (D)69329.0%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)974.1%

Renville County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,06483.5%
Shelley Lenz (D)16813.2%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)433.4%

Richland County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *5,45871.3%
Shelley Lenz (D)1,96325.6%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)2363.1%

Rolette County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Shelley Lenz (D)2,15157.7%
Doug Burgum (R) *1,49640.1%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)802.1%

Sargent County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,41469.4%
Shelley Lenz (D)57128.0%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)532.6%

Sheridan County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *51678.2%
Shelley Lenz (D)10115.3%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)436.5%

Sioux County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Shelley Lenz (D)66761.5%
Doug Burgum (R) *34031.4%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)777.1%

Slope County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *32985.5%
Shelley Lenz (D)4010.4%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)164.2%

Stark County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *10,49979.4%
Shelley Lenz (D)1,97714.9%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)7545.7%

Steele County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *71466.7%
Shelley Lenz (D)33331.1%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)242.2%

Stutsman County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *7,07174.8%
Shelley Lenz (D)1,99221.1%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)3954.2%

Towner County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *86176.5%
Shelley Lenz (D)23420.8%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)302.7%

Traill County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *2,75568.0%
Shelley Lenz (D)1,20129.6%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)962.4%

Walsh County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *3,46176.0%
Shelley Lenz (D)97521.4%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)1202.6%

Ward County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *20,29574.8%
Shelley Lenz (D)5,58720.6%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)1,2624.6%

Wells County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *1,60678.0%
Shelley Lenz (D)35617.3%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)984.8%

Williams County

95% Est. Vote Counted
*Incumbent
CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R) *10,54881.8%
Shelley Lenz (D)1,68913.1%
DuWayne Hendrickson (LB)6655.2%