1996 North Dakota gubernatorial election

1996 North Dakota gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ed Schafer Lee Kaldor
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Popular vote 174,937 89,349
Percentage 66.2% 33.8%

County results

Schafer:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Kaldor:      50–60%

Governor before election

Ed Schafer
Republican

Elected Governor

Ed Schafer
Republican

The 1996 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican Ed Schafer won re-election to a second term as Governor of North Dakota, defeating Democratic-NPL nominee Lee Kaldor.

Schafer became the first Republican to win reelection as governor in the state since John E. Davis in 1958, and the first Republican to ever win more than four years in the office.

Results

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 1996[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ed Schafer (inc.) 174,937 66.19
Democratic–NPL Lee Kaldor 89,349 33.81
Total votes '264,286' '100'

References

  1. ^ "1996 Gubernatorial General Election Results - North Dakota". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 30, 2014.