Political party strength in North Dakota

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

of North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
The Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota is a political office in North Dakota. The Lieutenant Governor's duty is to preside as President of the Senate, and is responsible for legislative relations, the state budget and agri-business development. Should the Governor's office become vacant, the...
Secretary of State
North Dakota Secretary of State
The North Dakota Secretary of State is an elected office in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The current Secretary of State is Alvin Jaeger. The general duties of the Secretary of State include being the custodian of the state's Great Seal and other official state documents, recording the official...
Attorney General
North Dakota Attorney General
The North Dakota Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the North Dakota state government. The current Attorney General is Wayne Stenehjem...
State Treasurer
North Dakota State Treasurer
The North Dakota State Treasurer is a political office in North Dakota. The treasurer's duty is to assure sound financial oversight and absolute safety of all public funds collected, managed, and disbursed. The Office of the State Treasurer is separated into five divisions: Administration,...
State Auditor
North Dakota State Auditor
The North Dakota State Auditor is a political office in North Dakota. The auditor's duty is to oversee the three divisions of the Office of the State Auditor: State Audit, which audits the state of North Dakota; Local Government Audit, which performs audits of counties, school districts, and other...
State Insurance Commissioner
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner
The North Dakota Insurance Commissioner regulates the insurance industry in North Dakota, licenses insurance professionals in the state, educates consumers about different types of insurance, and handles consumer complaints...
State Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
The North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor was an elected official who headed the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor. The office was established with the state's constitution in 1889, and was split into two separate offices—the North Dakota Commissioner of Labor and the...

/State Agriculture Commissioner
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
In the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Agriculture Commissioner, formerly known as the Commissioner of Agriculture, is an elected official who heads the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. The present commissioner is Doug Goehring....

/State Labor Commissioner
North Dakota Labor Commissioner
In the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Commissioner of Labor, commonly referred to as Labor Commissioner, is an appointed official who heads the North Dakota Department of Labor...

State Tax Commissioner
North Dakota State Tax Commissioner
The North Dakota State Tax Commissioner is a political office in North Dakota. The commissioner's duty is to exercise general supervision over all state-levied taxes, as well as related oversight, including over property assessors...
Superintendent of Public Instruction
North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction
The North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction oversees the operations of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The Superintendent enforces state and federal statutes and regulations regarding public schools and related programs within the U.S. state of North Dakota...

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

State Senate
State House of Representatives
North Dakota House of Representatives
The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Senate....
State Public Service Commission
North Dakota Public Service Commission
The North Dakota Public Service Commission is a constitutional agency that maintains various degrees of statutory authority over utilities, telecommunications, railroads, grain elevators, pipeline safety, and other functions in North Dakota....
State delegation to the United States Senate
State delegation to the United States House of Representatives

For years in which a United States presidential election

United States presidential election

Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...

was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

The parties are as follows: (D), , , (P), (NP), (R), , and .

Year	\|Executive offices	\|State Legislature	\|Pub. Ser. Com. North Dakota Public Service Commission The North Dakota Public Service Commission is a constitutional agency that maintains various degrees of statutory authority over utilities, telecommunications, railroads, grain elevators, pipeline safety, and other functions in North Dakota....	\|United States Congress United States congressional delegations from North Dakota -United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:...	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...	\|Year
Year	Governor	Lt. Governor Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota The Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota is a political office in North Dakota. The Lieutenant Governor's duty is to preside as President of the Senate, and is responsible for legislative relations, the state budget and agri-business development. Should the Governor's office become vacant, the...	Sec. of State North Dakota Secretary of State The North Dakota Secretary of State is an elected office in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The current Secretary of State is Alvin Jaeger. The general duties of the Secretary of State include being the custodian of the state's Great Seal and other official state documents, recording the official...	Attorney General North Dakota Attorney General The North Dakota Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the North Dakota state government. The current Attorney General is Wayne Stenehjem...		Treasurer North Dakota State Treasurer The North Dakota State Treasurer is a political office in North Dakota. The treasurer's duty is to assure sound financial oversight and absolute safety of all public funds collected, managed, and disbursed. The Office of the State Treasurer is separated into five divisions: Administration,...	Auditor North Dakota State Auditor The North Dakota State Auditor is a political office in North Dakota. The auditor's duty is to oversee the three divisions of the Office of the State Auditor: State Audit, which audits the state of North Dakota; Local Government Audit, which performs audits of counties, school districts, and other...	Ins. Comm. North Dakota Insurance Commissioner The North Dakota Insurance Commissioner regulates the insurance industry in North Dakota, licenses insurance professionals in the state, educates consumers about different types of insurance, and handles consumer complaints...	Ag. Comm. North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner In the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Agriculture Commissioner, formerly known as the Commissioner of Agriculture, is an elected official who heads the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. The present commissioner is Doug Goehring....	Labor Comm. North Dakota Labor Commissioner In the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Commissioner of Labor, commonly referred to as Labor Commissioner, is an appointed official who heads the North Dakota Department of Labor...	Tax Comm. North Dakota State Tax Commissioner The North Dakota State Tax Commissioner is a political office in North Dakota. The commissioner's duty is to exercise general supervision over all state-levied taxes, as well as related oversight, including over property assessors...	Supt. of Pub. Inst. North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction The North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction oversees the operations of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The Superintendent enforces state and federal statutes and regulations regarding public schools and related programs within the U.S. state of North Dakota...	State Senate North Dakota Senate The North Dakota Senate is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, smaller than the North Dakota House of Representatives.North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as determined by the decennial census...	State House North Dakota House of Representatives The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Senate....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	\|U.S. House
1889	John Miller John Miller (Governor) John Miller served as the first Governor of North Dakota from 1889 to 1891. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:... (R)	Alfred Dickey (R)	John Flittie John Flittie John Flittie was a U.S. politician who served as North Dakota's first Secretary of State from 1889 to 1892. He was born in Lesja, Norway, but his family emigrated to North America in 1867, settling in Watonwan County, Minnesota... (R)	George F. Goodwin (R)	Lewis E. Booker (R)	John P. Bray (R)	A.L. Carey (R)	Henry T. Helgesen (R)			William Mitchell (R)	R majority	R majority		Lyman R. Casey Lyman R. Casey Lyman Rufus Casey was a United States Senator from North Dakota. Born in York, New York, he moved with his parents to Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1853. He received a classical education and engaged in the hardware business for many years; in 1882, he moved to Carrington, Foster County, Territory of... (R)	Gilbert A. Pierce Gilbert A. Pierce Gilbert Ashville Pierce was an author, journalist, playwright, and a member of the Indiana state legislature, the eighth Governor of Dakota Territory, and representative for North Dakota in the United States Senate.... (R)	Henry C. Hansbrough Henry C. Hansbrough Henry Clay Hansbrough was a United States politician who served as the first United States Representative from North Dakota, as well as a Senator from North Dakota.-Biography:... (R)							1889
1890		Alfred Dickey (R)		George F. Goodwin (R)							William J. Clapp (R)													1890
1891	Andrew H. Burke Andrew H. Burke Andrew Horce Burke was an American politician who was the second Governor of North Dakota from 1891 to 1892.-Early life and career:... (R)	Roger Allin Roger Allin Roger Allin was an American politician who was the fourth Governor of North Dakota from 1895 to 1897, and previously the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1891 to 1892... (R)		Clarence A.M. Spencer (R)							John Ogden (R)					Henry C. Hansbrough (R)	Martin N. Johnson Martin N. Johnson Martin Nelson Johnson was a North Dakota politician who served as a United States Representative and Senator from North Dakota.-Biography:... (R)							1891
1892				Clarence A.M. Spencer (R)		Archie Currie (R)					John Ogden (R)													1892
1893	Eli C. D. Shortridge Eli C. D. Shortridge Eli C. D. Shortridge was an American politician who was the third Governor of North Dakota from 1893 to 1895. Eli C. D...	Elmer D. Wallace	Christian M. Dahl Christian M. Dahl Christian M. Dahl was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 2nd Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1893 to 1896. He first won election to the Secretary of State position in 1892, and served until 1896 when he did not seek re-election. He died in Bismarck, North Dakota... (R)	William H. Standish	Knud J. Nomland	Arthur W. Porter	James Cudhie	Nelson Williams Nelson Williams Nelson "Cadillac" Williams was an American jazz trumpeter.Williams began playing piano at age 13 and settled on trumpet soon afterwards; he may have played with Cow Cow Davenport while still a teenager...			Laura J. Eisenhuth				William N. Roach William N. Roach William Nathaniel Roach was a United States Senator from North Dakota.-Biography:Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the public schools, Gonzaga College High School and Georgetown University. He was a clerk in the quartermaster's department during the Civil War... (D)						Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents... , Adlai E. Stevenson (D)	Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... , Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War.-Early life:... (R)	James B. Weaver, James Gaven Field (P)	1893
1894		Elmer D. Wallace		William H. Standish	Knud J. Nomland	Arthur W. Porter	James Cudhie				Laura J. Eisenhuth													1894
1895	Roger Allin (R)	John H. Worst John H. Worst John H. Worst was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 4th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Roger Allin. Worst also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1889 to 1894.-Notes:... (R)		John F. Cowan (R)	George E. Nichols (R)	Frank A. Briggs Frank A. Briggs Frank A. Briggs was an American Republican elected official who served as the fifth Governor of North Dakota from January 6, 1897 until his death nineteen months later.... (R)	Frederick B. Fancher Frederick B. Fancher Frederick Bartlett Fancher was an American politician who was the seventh Governor of North Dakota from 1899 to 1901.-External links:* from the .* at Findagrave.com... (R)	Andrew H. Laughlin (R)			Emma F. Bates (R)													1895
1896	Roger Allin (R)							Andrew H. Laughlin (R)			Emma F. Bates (R)													1896
1897	Frank A. Briggs (R)	Joseph M. Devine Joseph M. Devine Joseph McMurray Devine was an American politician who was the Republican Governor of North Dakota from 1898 to 1899. He served as governor for less than one year as he finished the term after Governor Frank A. Briggs died in office-External links:* from the .... (R)	Fred Falley Fred Falley Fred Falley was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 3rd Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1897 to 1900. He first won election to the Secretary of State position in 1896, and served until 1900 when he did not seek re-election.-Notes:... (R)			Nathan B. Hannum Nathan B. Hannum Nathan B. Hannum was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1897 to 1898. After serving just one term, he did not seek re-election to the office in 1898.-Notes:... (R)		Henry U. Thomas (R)			John G. Halland (R)										William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... , Garret Hobart Garret Hobart Garret Augustus Hobart was the 24th Vice President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897 until his death. He was the sixth American vice president to die in office.... (R)			1897
1898	Joseph M. Devine (R)	vacant																						1898
1899	Frederick B. Fancher (R)	Joseph M. Devine (R)			Dennis W. Driscoll (R)	Albert N. Carlblom Albert N. Carlblom Albert N. Carlblom was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1899 to 1902. After serving two terms, he did not seek re-election to the office in 1902.... (R)	George W. Harrison (R)								Porter J. McCumber Porter J. McCumber Porter James McCumber was a United States Senator from North Dakota. Born in Crete, Illinois, he moved with his parents to Rochester, Minnesota the same year. He attended the common schools and taught school for a few years, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at... (R)		Burleigh F. Spalding Burleigh F. Spalding Burleigh Folsom Spalding was a United States Representative from North Dakota. He was born on a farm near Craftsbury, Vermont. He attended the Lyndon Literary Institute in Lyndon, Vermont and was graduated from Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont in 1877... (R)							1899
1900	Frederick B. Fancher (R)	Joseph M. Devine (R)			Dennis W. Driscoll (R)		George W. Harrison (R)																	1900
1901	Frank White Frank White (Governor) Frank White was the eighth Governor of North Dakota. A Republican, White also served as Treasurer of the United States from 1921 to 1928.-Early life:... (R)	David Bartlett (R)	Edward F. Porter Edward F. Porter Edward F. Porter was an American politician who, as a member of the North Dakota Republican Party, served as North Dakota's 4th Secretary of State from 1901 to 1906.... (R)	Oliver D. Comstock (R)	Donald H. McMillan (R)		Ferdinand Leutz (R)	Rollin J. Turner (R)			Joseph M. Devine Joseph M. Devine Joseph McMurray Devine was an American politician who was the Republican Governor of North Dakota from 1898 to 1899. He served as governor for less than one year as he finished the term after Governor Frank A. Briggs died in office-External links:* from the .... (R)						Thomas Frank Marshall Thomas Frank Marshall Thomas Frank Marshall was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota.-Biography:Born in Hannibal, Missouri, Marshall attended the common schools and the State normal school at Platteville, Wisconsin.... (R)				William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... (R)			1901
1902				Oliver D. Comstock (R)																				1902
1903				Carl N. Frich (R)		Herbert L. Holmes Herbert L. Holmes Herbert L. Holmes was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1903 to 1908. After serving three terms, he did not seek re-election to the office in 1908.-Notes:... (R)					Walter L. Stockwell (R)								Burleigh F. Spalding (R)					1903
1904																			Burleigh F. Spalding (R)					1904
1905	Elmore Y. Sarles Elmore Y. Sarles Elmore Yocum Sarles was an American politician who was the ninth Governor of North Dakota from 1905 to 1907. Born in Wonewoc, Wisconsin, Sarles arrived in Hillsboro, North Dakota in 1881 where he founded a bank and a lumberyard and became the mayor of Hillsboro. Sarles served one term as mayor and... (R)				Albert Peterson (R)		Ernest C. Cooper (R)	William C. Gilbreath William C. Gilbreath William C. Gilbreath , a.k.a. W.C. Gilbreath, was a North Dakota politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1905 to 1914. He was born in McMinn County, Tennessee, but his family relocated to Illinois, where he was educated in the public schools and in... (R)											Asle Gronna Asle Gronna Asle Jorgenson Gronna was an American Senator from North Dakota, and one of the six to vote against the United States declaration of war leading to the First World War. Gronna was a Republican who reflected the attitudes of his region - progressive and isolationist... (R)		Theodore Roosevelt, Charles W. Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States .... (R)			1905
1906																								1906
1907	John Burke (D)	Robert S. Lewis Robert S. Lewis Robert S. Lewis was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 7th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under John Burke. Lewis also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1901 to 1904... (R)	Alfred Blaisdell Alfred Blaisdell Alfred Blaisdell was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1907 to 1910. He was first elected to the position in 1906, was re-elected in 1908, but did not seek re-election in 1910. His nephew, Josiah Blaisdell, Jr., served in the North... (R)	Thomas F. McCue (R)																				1907
1908				Thomas F. McCue (R)																				1908
1909				Andrew Miller Andrew Miller (North Dakota) Andrew Miller , was an attorney and politician in Iowa and North Dakota who served as the North Dakota Attorney General from 1909 to 1914, and thereafter as a United States federal judge.-Early life and Iowa activities:Miller was born in Denmark, emigrating to the United States with his parents... (R)	George L. Bickford (R)	David K. Brightbill David K. Brightbill David K. Brightbill was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1909 to 1912. After serving two terms, he did not seek re-election to the office in 1912.-Biography:David K... (R)										Martin N. Johnson (R)	Louis B. Hanna (R)				William Howard Taft William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States... , James S. Sherman James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:... (R)			1909
1909																Fountain L. Thompson Fountain L. Thompson Fountain Land Thompson was a North Dakota politician who served as a United States Senator from his state.-Biography:... (D)								1909
1910																William E. Purcell William E. Purcell William Edward Purcell was a United States Senator from North Dakota. Born in Flemington, New Jersey, he attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar of New Jersey in 1880, commencing practice in Flemington... (D)								1910
1911		Usher L. Burdick Usher L. Burdick Usher Lloyd Burdick was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota. He was the father of Quentin N. Burdick.-Early life and career:... (R)	Patrick D. Norton (R)		Gunder Olson Gunder Olson Gunder Olson was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party.-Biography:Gunder Olson was born in the county of Telemark, Norway. He came to America with his parents when he was only one year old, and his family located in Winneshiek County, Iowa. He came to North Dakota... (R)		Walter C. Taylor Walter C. Taylor Walter C. Taylor , a.k.a. W.C. Taylor, was a North Dakota politician who served as the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner from 1911 to 1916.-Biography:... (R)				Edwin J. Taylor Edwin J. Taylor Edwin J. Taylor was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1911 to 1916. After serving two terms, he did not seek re-election to the office in 1912.-Biography:Edwin J... (R)					Asle Gronna (R)			Henry Thomas Helgesen Henry Thomas Helgesen Henry Thomas Helgesen was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota.Born near Decorah, Iowa, Helgesen attended the public schools, the John Breckenridge Normal Institute, and the J.R. Slack Business College at Decorah... (R)					1911
1912			Patrick D. Norton (R)																					1912
1913	L. B. Hanna L. B. Hanna Louis Benjamin Hanna was the eleventh Governor of the state of North Dakota.-Background:Louis Benjamin Hanna was born in New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. His parents, Jason R. and Margaret Hanna died when he was a small boy, leaving him to be raised by his aunts. Louis Hanna grew up and... (R)	Anton T. Kraabel (R)	Thomas Hall Thomas Hall (North Dakota) Thomas Hall was a United States Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives. He also served as the North Dakota Secretary of State for two different periods, each lasting 12 years.... (R)			Carl O. Jorgenson Carl O. Jorgenson Carl O. Jorgenson was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1913 to 1916... (R)											Henry Thomas Helgesen (R)	George M. Young George M. Young George Morley Young was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota.Born in Lakelet, Huron County, Ontario, Canada, YoungWhen a boy moved to the United States and settled in St... (R)		Patrick Daniel Norton Patrick Daniel Norton Patrick Daniel Norton was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota with the Republican Party.Born in Ishpeming, Michigan, Norton moved with his parents to Ramsey County, North Dakota in 1883 where he attended public schools. He graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1897, and studied law... (R)	Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913... , Thomas R. Marshall Thomas R. Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall was an American Democratic politician who served as the 28th Vice President of the United States under Woodrow Wilson... (D)			1913
1914		Anton T. Kraabel (R)																						1914
1915		John H. Fraine John H. Fraine John H. Fraine was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 10th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under L. B. Hanna. Fraine also served in the North Dakota House from 1909 to 1914.-Notes:... (R)		Henry Linde Henry Linde Henry J. Linde was a North Dakota politician who served as the 9th North Dakota Attorney General for one term from 1915 to 1916. He was born in Ridgeway, Iowa, and he was educated at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and he graduated in the spring of 1901. He studied at the University of Minnesota... (R)	John Steen John Steen John Steen was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party. He served as the North Dakota State Treasurer from 1915 to 1918 and again from 1921 to 1924. He then served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1925 to 1934... (R)			Robert F. Flint (R)																1915
1916								Robert F. Flint (R)																1916
1917	Lynn Frazier Lynn Frazier Lynn Joseph Frazier was a politician from North Dakota, serving as a U.S. Senator from 1923 to 1941 and the 12th Governor of North Dakota of that state from 1917 until being recalled in 1921. He was the first American governor ever successfully recalled from office...	Anton T. Kraabel (R)		William Langer William Langer William "Wild Bill" Langer was a prominent US politician from North Dakota. Langer is one of the most colorful characters in North Dakota history, most famously bouncing back from a scandal that forced him out of the governor's office and into prison. He served as the 17th and 21st Governor of...		Carl R. Kositzky Carl R. Kositzky Carl R. Kositzky was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1917 to 1920. He was defeated in the 1920 Republican Primary and therefore did not run again for the office. He died at the age of 63 in Bismarck, North... (R)	Sveinung A. Olsness (R)	John N. Hagan John N. Hagan John N. Hagan was a North Dakota Republican/NPL politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1917 to 1921 and from 1937 to 1938. He is one of three politicians in the state ever to be recalled; he was recalled during his first time in the office along with...			Neil C. MacDonald (NP)						John Miller Baer John Miller Baer John Miller Baer was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota.Born at Black Creek, Wisconsin, Baer attended the public schools.He was graduated from Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1909.... (R)							1917
1918		Anton T. Kraabel (R)									Neil C. MacDonald (NP)													1918
1919		Howard R. Wood Howard R. Wood Howard R. Wood was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Lynn Frazier and Ragnvald A. Nestos. Wood also served in the North Dakota House from 1917 to 1918.-Notes:... (R)			Obert A. Olson Obert A. Olson Obert A. Olson was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party. He served as the North Dakota State Treasurer from 1919 to 1920, and did not seek re-election to a second term. Prior to serving as and Treasurer, he was in the North Dakota House of Representatives from... (R)					George E. Wallace (R)	Minnie J. Nelson (NP)									James H. Sinclair James H. Sinclair James Herbert Sinclair was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born near St. Marys, Ontario, Canada and moved to North Dakota in 1883... (R)				1919
1920																								1920
1921	Ragnvald A. Nestos Ragnvald A. Nestos Ragnvald Anderson Nestos was the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of North Dakota from 1921 through 1925.-Biography:...			William Lemke William Lemke William Frederick Lemke was a United States politician.-Life and career:He was born in Albany, Minnesota, and raised in Towner County, North Dakota, the son of Fred Lemke and Julia Anna Klier, pioneer farmers who had accumulated some of land...	John Steen (R)	David C. Poindexter David C. Poindexter David C. Poindexter was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1921 to 1924. He was defeated in the 1924 Republican Primary and therefore did not run again for the office. He died at the age of 35 in Bismarck, North... (R)		Joseph A. Kitchen (R)								Edwin F. Ladd Edwin F. Ladd Edwin Fremont Ladd was a United States Senator from North Dakota. Born in Starks, Maine, he attended the public schools and Somerset Academy and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono in 1884... (R)	Olger B. Burtness Olger B. Burtness Olger Burton Burtness was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota and a North Dakota District Court Judge.-Background:... (R)				Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator... , Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... (R)			1921
1921				Sveinbjorn Johnson Sveinbjorn Johnson Sveinbjörn Johnson was a justice on the supreme court of North Dakota for just under four years, from 1922 to 1926. Later on he became legal counsel and Professor of Law at the University of Illinois. He also ran unsuccessfully for the position of Illinois Attorney general.-External links:*... (R)																				1921
1922										C.C. Converse (R)														1922
1923		Frank H. Hyland Frank H. Hyland Frank H. Hyland was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Ragnvald A. Nestos. Hyland also served in the North Dakota House from 1911 to 1912, and in the North Dakota Senate from 1913 to 1920 and 1929 to 1932.-Notes:... (R)		George F. Shafer George F. Shafer George F. Shafer was born in Mandan, Dakota Territory. Shafer pursued a career in politics and became the State's Attorney for Mckenzie County from 1915 to 1919. He took on a more prominent role in 1922 when he became the North Dakota Attorney General prior to serving as the Assistant Attorney... (R)											Lynn Frazier			Thomas Hall (R)						1923
1924																								1924
1925	Arthur G. Sorlie Arthur G. Sorlie Arthur Gustave Sorlie served as the 14th Governor of North Dakota from 1925 until his unexpected death in 1928 at the age of 54.-Background:...	Walter Maddock Walter Maddock Walter Jeremiah Maddock was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1914 to 1924, and became the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 1924. Maddock became the 15th Governor of North Dakota in 1928 when Arthur G. Sorlie died in office, and...	Robert Byrne Robert Byrne (North Dakota) Robert Byrne was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1925 to 1934. Byrne served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1917 to 1920, and in the North Dakota Senate from 1921 to 1924... (R)		Chessmur A. Fischer (R)	John Steen (R)				Thorstein H. Thoresen (R)						Gerald Nye Gerald Nye Gerald Prentice Nye was a United States politician, representing North Dakota in the U.S. Senate from 1925-45... (R)					Calvin Coolidge, Charles G. Dawes Charles G. Dawes Charles Gates Dawes was an American banker and politician who was the 30th Vice President of the United States . For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served in the First World War, was U.S... (R)			1925
1926																								1926
1927											Bertha R. Palmer (NP)													1927
1928	Walter Maddock	vacant																						1928
1929	George F. Shafer	John W. Carr John W. Carr John W. Carr was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under George F. Shafer. Carr also served in the North Dakota House from 1923 to 1928.... (R)		James Morris (R)	Berta E. Baker Berta E. Baker Berta E. Baker was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who became known for being the first woman to serve in two of the state's statewide offices... (R)					Iver A. Acker (R)											Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business... , Charles Curtis Charles Curtis Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States... (R)			1929
1930																								1930
1931													R-IVA or R majority											1931
1932													R-IVA or R majority											1932
1933	William Langer	Ole H. Olson Ole H. Olson Ole H. Olson was born in Mondovi, Wisconsin. After graduating from Concordia College, in Moorhead, Minnesota, he moved to North Dakota and eventually was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives and later was elected to the North Dakota State Senate. Olson was elected the Lieutenant...		Arthur J. Gronna (R)	Alfred S. Dale (R)			John Husby (R)		F.A. Vogel (R)	Arthur E. Thompson Arthur E. Thompson Arthur E. Thompson was a North Dakota politician and teacher who served as the North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1933 to 1946.-Biography:... (NP)		R-NPL majority				William Lemke				Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... , John Nance Garner John Nance Garner John Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :... (D)			1933
1933	William Langer			Peter O. Sathre Peter O. Sathre Peter O. Sathre was Justice of the Supreme Court of the state of North Dakota, USA, from 1937 to 1938 and from 1951 to 1962. He also served as North Dakota Attorney General from 1933 to 1937 and in 1948.... (R)						J.J. Weeks (R)														1933
1934	Ole H. Olson	vacant																						1934
1935	Thomas H. Moodie Thomas H. Moodie Thomas H. Moodie was born in Winona, Minnesota. He served a brief term of less than a month as the 19th Governor of North Dakota in 1935... (D)	Walter Welford Walter Welford Walter Welford was born in Bellerby, Yorkshire, England. He was inaugurated as the 20th Governor of North Dakota on February 2, 1935 after Thomas H. Moodie was removed from office after it was determined he was ineligible to hold the office...	James D. Gronna (R)		John Gray John Gray (North Dakota) John A. Gray was a North Dakota public servant and politician who served in two of the state's constitutional offices. He served as the North Dakota State Treasurer from 1935 to 1938, and as the North Dakota Tax Commissioner from 1939 to 1952.-Biography:John Gray was born on a farm in Hennepin... (R)	Berta E. Baker (R)	Harold Hopton (R)	Theodore Martell											Usher L. Burdick					1935
1935	Walter Welford	vacant								Lee Nichols (R)														1935
1936	Walter Welford	vacant								Lee Nichols (R)														1936
1937	William Langer	Thorstein H. Thoresen (R)		Alvin C. Strutz Alvin C. Strutz Alvin C. Strutz was the Chief Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court in 1967 and from 1971 to 1973. He died while serving on the court at the age of 70 in 1973, after serving for 14 years... (R)			Oscar E. Erickson Oscar E. Erickson Oscar E. Erickson was a North Dakota politician who served as the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner from 1937 to his death in 1945.-Biography:... (R)	John N. Hagan		John Kenneth Murray (R)														1937
1937										Owen T. Owen (R)														1937
1938										Claude P. Stone (R)														1938
1939	John Moses John Moses John Moses was the 22nd Governor of North Dakota from 1939 to 1945, and served in the United States Senate in 1945 until his death that year.-Biography:... (D)	Jack A. Patterson Jack A. Patterson Jack A. Patterson was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under John Moses. Patterson also served in the North Dakota House from 1933 to 1934.-Notes:... (R)			John R. Omland (R)			Math Dahl Math Dahl Math Dahl was a North Dakota politician who was well known for his tenure as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1939 to 1964. His long tenure in the office ended a period of instability in the department when the three previous commissioners only served one two year term...		William T. DePuy (D)														1939
										Lee Nichols (R)
										John Gray (D)
1940										John Gray (D)														1940
1941		Oscar W. Hagen Oscar W. Hagen Oscar W. Hagen was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under John Moses. Hagen also served in the North Dakota House from 1937 to 1940.-Notes:...	Herman Thorson Herman Thorson Herman Thorson was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1941 to 1942. He first won election in 1940, but was defeated in 1942 by Thomas Hall, also a Republican... (R)		Carl Anderson Carl Anderson (North Dakota) Carl Anderson was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party. He served as the North Dakota State Treasurer from 1941 to 1944. He did not seek re-election to another term since Treasurers were not permitted to serve more than two consecutive terms.-Biography:Carl... (R)					John Gray (NP)		R-IVA majority	R-IVA or R majority	3R	William Langer		Charles R. Robertson Charles R. Robertson Charles Raymond Robertson was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born on a farm near Madison, Wisconsin. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota and served from January 3, 1941 to January 3, 1943. He failed to be renominated to the House in... (R)				Wendell Willkie Wendell Willkie Wendell Lewis Willkie was a corporate lawyer in the United States and a dark horse who became the Republican Party nominee for the president in 1940. A member of the liberal wing of the GOP, he crusaded against those domestic policies of the New Deal that he thought were inefficient and... , Charles L. McNary Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary was a United States Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the Senate from 1917 to 1944, and was Senate Minority Leader from 1933 to 1944. In the Senate, McNary helped to pass legislation that led to the construction of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, and worked... (R)			1941
1942																								1942
1943		Henry Holt Henry Holt (North Dakota politician) Henry Holt was a politician from the U. S. state of North Dakota. Holt was from Grand Forks, North Dakota. In 1934, he was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota against incumbent Lynn Frazier. In 1940, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention which nominated... (D)	Thomas Hall (R)														William Lemke							1943
1944																								1944
1945	Fred George Aandahl (R)	Clarence P. Dahl Clarence P. Dahl Clarence P. Dahl was a North Dakota politician with the Republican Party who served as the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1945 to 1950, 1953 to 1956, and from 1959 to 1960. He also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1938 to 1944 and from 1950 to 1952.-Biography:Clarence Dahl was born... (R)		Nels G. Johnson (R)	Otto Krueger Otto Krueger Otto G. Krueger was a North Dakota politician who served as the North Dakota State Treasurer and the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner at different periods during the 1940s. He later served as a U.S. Representative from his state in the 1950s.-Biography:Krueger was born of German parents in the... (R)		Otto Krueger (R)					R majority	R majority			John Moses (D)			Charles R. Robertson (R)		Thomas E. Dewey, John W. Bricker John W. Bricker John William Bricker was a United States Senator and the 54th Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Republican nominee for Vice President in 1944.-Early life:... (R)			1945
1945					Hjalmer W. Swenson (R)											Milton Young Milton Young Milton Ruben Young was a United States politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in the Senate.... (R)								1945
1946											Garfield B. Nordrum (NP)													1946
1947																								1947
1948				Peter O. Sathre (R)																				1948
1949					Albert Jacobson (R)														Usher L. Burdick		Thomas E. Dewey, Earl Warren Earl Warren Earl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.He is known for the sweeping decisions of the Warren Court, which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public-school-sponsored prayer, and requiring... (R)			1949
1950																								1950
1951	Clarence Norman Brunsdale Clarence Norman Brunsdale Clarence Norman Brunsdale was the 24th Governor of North Dakota and United States Senator of the state of North Dakota.-Biography:... (R)	Ray Schnell Ray Schnell Raphael "Ray" Schnell was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Clarence Norman Brunsdale. Schnell also served in the North Dakota House from 1939 to 1940, 1943–1946, and 1963-1964. Schnell died in 1970 of cancer at age 77.-Notes:... (R)		Elmo T. Christianson (R)			Alfred J. Jensen (R)				Marvell F. Peterson (NP)						Fred G. Aandahl Fred G. Aandahl Fred George Aandahl was an Republican politician from North Dakota. He served as the 23rd Governor of North Dakota from 1945 to 1951 and as a U.S. Representative from 1951 to 1953.-Biography:... (R)							1951
1952										Burtis B. Conyne (NP)														1952
1953		Clarence P. Dahl (R)			Ray Thompson (R)					J. Arthur Engen (NP)		R-NPL majority					Otto Krueger (R)				Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... , Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... (R)			1953
1954				Paul Benson (R)	Ray Thompson (R)																			1954
1955			Ben Meier Ben Meier Ben Meier was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the Secretary of State of North Dakota for a record tenure of 34 years from January 1, 1955 to December 31, 1988. This tenure makes him the longest serving state level Secretary of State in United States history... (R)	Leslie R. Burgum (R)	Albert Jacobson (R)																			1955
1956																								1956
1957	John E. Davis John E. Davis (North Dakota politician) John Edward Davis was a North Dakota politician who served as the 25th Governor of North Dakota. He was elected in 1956, and served one term before losing the election to William L. Guy in 1960. Davis died in 1990 at the age of 77.-Early life:John E. Davis was born in Goodrich, North Dakota... (R)	Francis Clyde Duffy Francis Clyde Duffy Francis Clyde Duffy was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 25th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under John E. Davis. Duffy also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1949 to 1956.-Notes:... (R)				Curtis G. Olson Curtis G. Olson Curtis George Norval Olson , a.k.a. Curtis G. Olson, was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1957 to 1972. Prior to serving as Auditor, he was in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1941 to 1946... (R)						R majority												1957
1958					Mike J. Baumgartner (R)																			1958
1959		Clarence P. Dahl (R)			John R. Erickson (R)										Clarence Norman Brunsdale (R)		Don L. Short Don L. Short Don Levingston Short was a cattle rancher and politician from Billings County, North Dakota. His career in politics reached its pinnacle when he was elected as a U.S. Representative in 1958, and was a member of the United States Congress from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1965.-Biography:Don L... (R)		Quentin N. Burdick Quentin N. Burdick Quentin Northrup Burdick was a United States Senator from North Dakota from August 8, 1960 until his death in 1992. Prior to that he had served in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1959 to August 8, 1960. He was the son of NPL North Dakota Congressman Usher L...					1959
1960		Clarence P. Dahl (R)													Quentin N. Burdick									1960
1961	William L. Guy William L. Guy William Lewis Guy was the governor of the U.S. state of North Dakota from 1961 to 1973. At , he is the oldest of the six living current or past governors of North Dakota.-Biography:...	Orville W. Hagen Orville W. Hagen Orville "Ike" W. Hagen was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under William Guy, and as the state's first North Dakota Commissioner of Labor from 1966 to 1986 when he lost his bid for re-election to Byron Knutson... (R)												2R, 1D-NPL					Hjalmar Carl Nygaard Hjalmar Carl Nygaard Hjalmar Carl Nygaard was a United States Representative from North Dakota, elected as a Republican to the 87th and 88th Congresses and served from January 3, 1961, until his death.-Background:... (R)		Richard Nixon, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and the Holy See . He was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 Presidential election.-Early life:Lodge was born in Nahant,... (R)			1961
1962																								1962
1963		Frank A. Wenstrom Frank A. Wenstrom Frank A. Wenstrom was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under William L. Guy. Wenstrom also served in the North Dakota Senate for District 1 from 1957 to 1960 and 1967 to 1986, and was the President of the state's second... (R)		Helgi Johanneson (R)	Phil Hoghaug (R)		Frank Albers (R)			Lloyd Omdahl Lloyd Omdahl Lloyd Omdahl was the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, taking office after Ruth Meiers died in 1987. Previously he was a professor of political science at the University of North Dakota.-References:...							Hjalmar Carl Nygaard (R)		Don L. Short (R)					1963
1963																	Mark Andrews Mark Andrews Mark Andrews is an American politician from the state of North Dakota. He is a member of the United States Republican Party.... (R)							1963
1964																								1964
1965		Charles Tighe			Walter Christensen		Karsten O. Nygaard (R)	Arne Dahl (R)					D-NPL majority						Rolland W. Redlin Rolland W. Redlin Rolland W. "Rollie" Redlin was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota, who served between 1965 and 1967. He also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1959 to 1963 and later returned to serve again from 1973 until his retirement in 2000, as Senate President Pro Tempore 1987-9, and Minority...		Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... , Hubert Humphrey Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and... (D)			1965
1966								Arne Dahl (R)		Edwin O. Sjaasstad (NP)			D-NPL majority											1966
1967								Arne Dahl (R)	Orville W. Hagen (NP/R)				R majority						Thomas S. Kleppe (R)					1967
1968																								1968
1969		Richard F. Larsen Richard F. Larsen Richard F. Larsen is a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under William L. Guy. Larsen also served in the North Dakota House from 1965 to 1966 and the North Dakota Senate from 1967 to 1968.-Notes:... (R)			Bernice Asbridge (R)		Jorris O. Wigen (R)			Byron Dorgan Byron Dorgan Byron Leslie Dorgan is a former United States Senator from North Dakota and is now a senior policy advisor for a Washington, DC law firm. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. In the Senate, he was Chairman of the Democratic...											Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew Spiro Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland... (R)			1969
1970																								1970
1971																			Arthur A. Link Arthur A. Link Arthur Albert Link was an American politician for the North Dakota Democratic Party, and later the Democratic-NPL. He was elected as a one-term congressman in 1970 and as the 27th Governor of North Dakota in 1972, and served two terms until 1981.-Life and career:Link was born in Alexander, North...					1971
1972																								1972
1973	Arthur A. Link	Wayne Sanstead		Allen I. Olson Allen I. Olson Allen Ingvar Olson is a Republican politician and attorney who served as the 28th Governor of North Dakota from 1981 to 1985. He defeated incumbent Arthur A. Link in the 1980 race for governor and served one term.... (R)	Walter Christensen	Robert W. Peterson Robert W. Peterson (North Dakota) Robert W. Peterson is a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1973 to 1996. Prior to his tenure as Auditor, he served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972. His son, Robert R... (R)																		1973
1974								Myron Just Myron Just Myron Just is a North Dakota politician and farmer who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture from 1974 to 1980, and in the North Dakota Senate from 1971 to 1973. He farms near Berlin, North Dakota.-Notes:...																1974
1975																								1975
1976																								1976
1977							Byron Knutson Byron Knutson Byron Knutson is a North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party politician who served as the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner from 1977 to 1980 and as the North Dakota Labor Commissioner from 1987 to 1990...				Howard Snortland (NP)										Gerald Ford Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974... , Bob Dole Bob Dole Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996... (R)			1977
1978																								1978
1979					Robert E. Hanson Robert E. Hanson Robert E. Hanson is a North Dakota politician who served as the North Dakota State Treasurer from 1979 to 1980 and from 1985 to 1992 and as North Dakota Tax Commissioner from 1993 to 1996.-References:...																			1979
1980																								1980
1981	Allen I. Olson (R)	Ernest Sands Ernest Sands Ernest M. Sands is a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Allen I. Olson. Sands also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1967 to 1970 and from 1973 to 1980.... (R)		Robert Wefald Robert Wefald Robert O. Wefald is a District Court Judge in the South Central Judicial District in North Dakota. He was elected in 1998 and 2004. He is the husband of North Dakota's public service commissioner Susan Wefald.... (R)	John S. Lesmeister John S. Lesmeister John Steven Lesmeister was a North Dakota politician who served as the 30th North Dakota State Treasurer from 1981 to 1984.-Biography:... (R)		Jorris O. Wigen (R)	H. Kent Jones H. Kent Jones H. Kent Jones was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture from 1981 to 1988... (R)		Kent Conrad Kent Conrad Kent Conrad is the senior United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party...	Joseph Crawford (NP)					Mark Andrews (R)	Byron Dorgan				Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... , George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to... (R)			1981
1982																								1982
1983													D-NPL majority											1983
1984													D-NPL majority											1984
1985	George A. Sinner	Ruth Meiers Ruth Meiers Ruth Meiers was the first female Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota. She became Lieutenant Governor in 1984. Meiers was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer in 1986 and died in office six months later in March 1987. The Ruth Meiers Hospitality House is named in her honor.-External links:**...		Nicholas Spaeth Nicholas Spaeth Nicholas J. Spaeth was the 27th Attorney General of North Dakota, serving from 1985 to 1992. He lost the 1992 North Dakota governor's race to Republican Ed Schafer 58% to 41%. He is the only statewide, elected official not to be endorsed by the National Rifle Association in the history of the state...	Robert E. Hanson		Earl Pomeroy Earl Pomeroy Earl Pomeroy is a lobbyist and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 until 2011. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party.- Early life, education and career :...				Wayne Sanstead		R majority											1985
1986										Heidi Heitkamp Heidi Heitkamp Heidi Heitkamp is a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of North Dakota. She served as the 28th attorney general of the state from 1993 to 2001. She ran on the Democratic-NPL ticket for governor in 2000, losing to John Hoeven. She was considering a bid for the Democratic nomination for the...														1986
1987		Lloyd Omdahl							Byron Knutson			D-NPL majority				Kent Conrad								1987
1988																								1988
1989			Jim Kusler Jim Kusler Jim Kusler was the Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1989 to 1992. He currently farms near Beulah, North Dakota.Kusler is also co-host of the popular radio show "Fox Friday Night Live", which airs Friday nights on KDKT-AM radio in West-Central North Dakota...					Sarah Vogel Sarah Vogel Sarah Vogel is a North Dakota politician and lawyer who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture from 1989 to 1997. She is also a lawyer, specializing in agricultural law. Prior to her service as North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture, Sarah Vogel was a champion of family farmers...													George H. W. Bush, Dan Quayle Dan Quayle James Danforth "Dan" Quayle served as the 44th Vice President of the United States, serving with President George H. W. Bush . He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Indiana.... (R)			1989
1990																								1990
1991									Craig Hagen (NP)															1991
1992															Jocelyn Burdick Jocelyn Burdick Jocelyn Birch Burdick was a Democratic United States Senator briefly during 1992.Upon the death of her husband, Senator Quentin N. Burdick, Governor George Sinner appointed her to fill the vacancy until a special election was held...									1992
1992															Kent Conrad	Byron Dorgan								1992
1993	Ed Schafer (R)	Rosemarie Myrdal Rosemarie Myrdal Rosemarie Myrdal is a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the second female, and 35th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1993 to 2001 under Governor of North Dakota Ed Schafer in 1992. She also served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992... (R)	Alvin Jaeger (R)	Heidi Heitkamp	Kathi Gilmore		Glenn Pomeroy			Robert E. Hanson							Earl Pomeroy							1993
1994																								1994
1995																								1995
1996																								1996
1997						Bob Peterson Bob Peterson (North Dakota) Robert Randall "Bob" Peterson is a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who is currently serving as the North Dakota State Auditor since 1997. He was also a Presidential Elector for the state in 1996. His father, Robert W... (R)		Roger Johnson Roger Johnson (North Dakota) Roger Johnson is the immediate past North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. He was first elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2000, 2004, and 2006. Johnson served as the president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture ...		Rick Clayburgh Rick Clayburgh Richard S. "Rick" Clayburgh is a North Dakota Republican politician and current director of the North Dakota Bankers Association. Clayburgh was elected as the state's Tax Commissioner in 1996, and re-elected in 2000 and 2004. He resigned effective from May 2005 and Cory Fong was appointed to serve... (R)		R majority									Bob Dole, Jack Kemp Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st... (R)			1997
1998																								1998
1999									Tony Clark Tony Clark (North Dakota) Tony Clark is a North Dakota politician who is serving as a Public Service Commissioner since 2001.-Biography:He is a graduate of Fargo North High School, and an alumnus of both NDSU and UND He was elected to the Public Service Commission of the U.S. state of North Dakota in 2000, and was... (NP/R)															1999
2000																								2000
2001	John Hoeven John Hoeven John Henry Hoeven III is the junior United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Republican Party. He is expected to become the state's senior senator when Kent Conrad retires from the Senate in January 2013.Hoeven served as the 31st Governor of North Dakota,... (R)	Jack Dalrymple Jack Dalrymple John "Jack" Dalrymple is a North Dakota politician and businessman who is the current Governor of North Dakota, and a one-time candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1992. Dalrymple became governor after the resignation of John Hoeven, who was elected to the U.S... (R)		Wayne Stenehjem Wayne Stenehjem Wayne Stenehjem is a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of North Dakota. He is the current Attorney General of the state, serving since 2000.-Biography:... (R)			Jim Poolman Jim Poolman Jim Poolman is a banker and politician from the U.S. state of North Dakota. He served as Insurance Commissioner of North Dakota from 2001 until his resignation on August 31, 2007.-Biography:... (R)		Mark D. Bachmeier (NP)					3R							George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... , Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush.... (R)			2001
2002																								2002
2003																								2003
2004									LeAnn K. Bertsch (NP)															2004
2005					Kelly Schmidt Kelly Schmidt Kelly Schmidt is a North Dakota Republican Party politician and public servant who is the current North Dakota State Treasurer, serving since 2004.-North Dakota State Treasurer:... (R)				LeAnn K. Bertsch (NP)			32R, 15D	67R, 27D											2005
2005									Lisa K. Fair McEvers Lisa K. Fair McEvers Lisa K. Fair McEvers is a North Dakota politician who has served as a Department of Labor Commissioner since 2005.-Biography:She is an alumnus of University of North Dakota School of Law. McEvers is married to Jim.- References :... (NP/R)	Cory Fong Cory Fong Cory Fong is a North Dakota public servant. He is a Republican, and the current state State Tax Commissioner.... (R)														2005
2006																								2006
2007												26R, 21D	61R, 33D											2007
2007							Adam Hamm Adam Hamm Adam Hamm, born July 24, 1971, is the current North Dakota Insurance Commissioner, taking office following Jim Poolman's departure in August. He was appointed to the position and he began his work on October 22, 2007. Hamm is a former prosecutor in the Cass County State's Attorney's office and is a... (R)																	2007
2008																								2008
2009								Doug Goehring Doug Goehring Doug Goehring is the current North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. A Republican, he was appointed to the office by Governor John Hoeven on April 6, 2009 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Democratic-NPL incumbent Roger Johnson to become president of the National Farmers...					58R, 36D								John McCain John McCain John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election.... , Sarah Palin Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was... (R)			2009
2010													58R, 36D											2010
2011	Jack Dalrymple Jack Dalrymple John "Jack" Dalrymple is a North Dakota politician and businessman who is the current Governor of North Dakota, and a one-time candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1992. Dalrymple became governor after the resignation of John Hoeven, who was elected to the U.S... (R)	Drew Wrigley Drew Wrigley Drew Wrigley is the 37th and current Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota. He was appointed by Governor Jack Dalrymple on December 7, 2010. Wrigley previously served as U.S... (R)										35R, 12D	69R, 25D			John Hoeven John Hoeven John Henry Hoeven III is the junior United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Republican Party. He is expected to become the state's senior senator when Kent Conrad retires from the Senate in January 2013.Hoeven served as the 31st Governor of North Dakota,... (R)	Rick Berg Rick Berg Richard Alan Berg is the U.S. Representative for . Berg serves on the House Ways and Means Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served in the state House of Representatives. He served as Majority Leader and Speaker.-Early life, education, and pre-political career:Berg... (R)							2011
2012												35R, 12D	69R, 25D											2012
Year	Governor	Lt. Governor Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota The Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota is a political office in North Dakota. The Lieutenant Governor's duty is to preside as President of the Senate, and is responsible for legislative relations, the state budget and agri-business development. Should the Governor's office become vacant, the...	Sec. of State North Dakota Secretary of State The North Dakota Secretary of State is an elected office in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The current Secretary of State is Alvin Jaeger. The general duties of the Secretary of State include being the custodian of the state's Great Seal and other official state documents, recording the official...	Attorney General North Dakota Attorney General The North Dakota Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the North Dakota state government. The current Attorney General is Wayne Stenehjem...	Treasurer North Dakota State Treasurer The North Dakota State Treasurer is a political office in North Dakota. The treasurer's duty is to assure sound financial oversight and absolute safety of all public funds collected, managed, and disbursed. The Office of the State Treasurer is separated into five divisions: Administration,...	Auditor North Dakota State Auditor The North Dakota State Auditor is a political office in North Dakota. The auditor's duty is to oversee the three divisions of the Office of the State Auditor: State Audit, which audits the state of North Dakota; Local Government Audit, which performs audits of counties, school districts, and other...	Ins. Comm. North Dakota Insurance Commissioner The North Dakota Insurance Commissioner regulates the insurance industry in North Dakota, licenses insurance professionals in the state, educates consumers about different types of insurance, and handles consumer complaints...	Ag. Comm. North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner In the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Agriculture Commissioner, formerly known as the Commissioner of Agriculture, is an elected official who heads the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. The present commissioner is Doug Goehring....	Labor Comm. North Dakota Labor Commissioner In the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Commissioner of Labor, commonly referred to as Labor Commissioner, is an appointed official who heads the North Dakota Department of Labor...	Tax Comm. North Dakota State Tax Commissioner The North Dakota State Tax Commissioner is a political office in North Dakota. The commissioner's duty is to exercise general supervision over all state-levied taxes, as well as related oversight, including over property assessors...	Supt. of Pub. Inst. North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction The North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction oversees the operations of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The Superintendent enforces state and federal statutes and regulations regarding public schools and related programs within the U.S. state of North Dakota...	State Senate North Dakota Senate The North Dakota Senate is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, smaller than the North Dakota House of Representatives.North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as determined by the decennial census...	State House North Dakota House of Representatives The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Senate....	\|Pub. Ser. Com. North Dakota Public Service Commission The North Dakota Public Service Commission is a constitutional agency that maintains various degrees of statutory authority over utilities, telecommunications, railroads, grain elevators, pipeline safety, and other functions in North Dakota....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	\|U.S. House	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...	\|Year
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