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2016 North Dakota Governor Election Results

Election Date: Nov. 8, 2016 | Updated 11:49 AM EST Feb. 17, 2017

Governor

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)259,86376.7%
Marvin Nelson (D)65,85519.4%
Marty Riske (LB)13,2303.9%

County-By-County Results Map

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County-by-County Results

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Adams County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,04986.2%
Marvin Nelson (D)13511.1%
Marty Riske (LB)332.7%

Barnes County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)4,21779.2%
Marvin Nelson (D)91717.2%
Marty Riske (LB)1883.5%

Benson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,10955.3%
Marvin Nelson (D)81740.8%
Marty Riske (LB)783.9%

Billings County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)53788.5%
Marvin Nelson (D)487.9%
Marty Riske (LB)223.6%

Bottineau County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)2,76879.9%
Marvin Nelson (D)59517.2%
Marty Riske (LB)1012.9%

Bowman County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,57788.1%
Marvin Nelson (D)1789.9%
Marty Riske (LB)362.0%

Burke County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)90586.9%
Marvin Nelson (D)12211.7%
Marty Riske (LB)151.4%

Burleigh County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)37,79080.0%
Marvin Nelson (D)7,82116.6%
Marty Riske (LB)1,6323.5%

Cass County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)57,02471.9%
Marvin Nelson (D)18,55923.4%
Marty Riske (LB)3,7214.7%

Cavalier County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,59879.5%
Marvin Nelson (D)37418.6%
Marty Riske (LB)371.8%

Dickey County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,94580.9%
Marvin Nelson (D)40416.8%
Marty Riske (LB)552.3%

Divide County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)93977.7%
Marvin Nelson (D)23219.2%
Marty Riske (LB)383.1%

Dunn County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,86084.0%
Marvin Nelson (D)30213.6%
Marty Riske (LB)522.3%

Eddy County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)71658.1%
Marvin Nelson (D)48939.7%
Marty Riske (LB)282.3%

Emmons County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,73888.1%
Marvin Nelson (D)1859.4%
Marty Riske (LB)492.5%

Foster County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,39780.5%
Marvin Nelson (D)28616.5%
Marty Riske (LB)533.1%

Golden Valley County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)79583.8%
Marvin Nelson (D)12813.5%
Marty Riske (LB)262.7%

Grand Forks County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)20,45870.1%
Marvin Nelson (D)7,39225.3%
Marty Riske (LB)1,3374.6%

Grant County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,20986.9%
Marvin Nelson (D)15210.9%
Marty Riske (LB)312.2%

Griggs County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)96175.6%
Marvin Nelson (D)27821.9%
Marty Riske (LB)332.6%

Hettinger County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,10485.8%
Marvin Nelson (D)14311.1%
Marty Riske (LB)393.0%

Kidder County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,16784.3%
Marvin Nelson (D)17812.9%
Marty Riske (LB)402.9%

LaMoure County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,74880.7%
Marvin Nelson (D)36817.0%
Marty Riske (LB)492.3%

Logan County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)96488.6%
Marvin Nelson (D)968.8%
Marty Riske (LB)282.6%

McHenry County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)2,33582.1%
Marvin Nelson (D)42715.0%
Marty Riske (LB)822.9%

McIntosh County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,25386.1%
Marvin Nelson (D)17412.0%
Marty Riske (LB)281.9%

McKenzie County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)3,88984.8%
Marvin Nelson (D)56312.3%
Marty Riske (LB)1352.9%

McLean County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)4,23980.0%
Marvin Nelson (D)91817.3%
Marty Riske (LB)1412.7%

Mercer County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)3,95485.6%
Marvin Nelson (D)55212.0%
Marty Riske (LB)1112.4%

Morton County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)12,58980.8%
Marvin Nelson (D)2,41115.5%
Marty Riske (LB)5863.8%

Mountrail County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)2,75968.0%
Marvin Nelson (D)1,12527.7%
Marty Riske (LB)1714.2%

Nelson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,18568.1%
Marvin Nelson (D)50028.8%
Marty Riske (LB)543.1%

Oliver County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)89087.3%
Marvin Nelson (D)10510.3%
Marty Riske (LB)252.5%

Pembina County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)2,55680.6%
Marvin Nelson (D)51316.2%
Marty Riske (LB)1023.2%

Pierce County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,64179.0%
Marvin Nelson (D)39419.0%
Marty Riske (LB)422.0%

Ramsey County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)4,00475.2%
Marvin Nelson (D)1,11120.9%
Marty Riske (LB)2063.9%

Ransom County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,72273.2%
Marvin Nelson (D)54623.2%
Marty Riske (LB)863.7%

Renville County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,07684.5%
Marvin Nelson (D)16112.6%
Marty Riske (LB)362.8%

Richland County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)5,86778.3%
Marvin Nelson (D)1,33217.8%
Marty Riske (LB)2923.9%

Rolette County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Marvin Nelson (D)2,38363.7%
Doug Burgum (R)1,24033.1%
Marty Riske (LB)1203.2%

Sargent County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,46472.8%
Marvin Nelson (D)49324.5%
Marty Riske (LB)532.6%

Sheridan County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)67886.5%
Marvin Nelson (D)8611.0%
Marty Riske (LB)202.6%

Sioux County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Marvin Nelson (D)68457.2%
Doug Burgum (R)43836.7%
Marty Riske (LB)736.1%

Slope County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)37688.1%
Marvin Nelson (D)419.6%
Marty Riske (LB)102.3%

Stark County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)10,35486.0%
Marvin Nelson (D)1,30710.9%
Marty Riske (LB)3723.1%

Steele County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)76674.8%
Marvin Nelson (D)23122.6%
Marty Riske (LB)272.6%

Stutsman County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)7,95380.6%
Marvin Nelson (D)1,57416.0%
Marty Riske (LB)3373.4%

Towner County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)84171.9%
Marvin Nelson (D)30325.9%
Marty Riske (LB)252.1%

Traill County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)2,99476.2%
Marvin Nelson (D)79320.2%
Marty Riske (LB)1443.7%

Walsh County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)3,61377.3%
Marvin Nelson (D)78716.8%
Marty Riske (LB)2745.9%

Ward County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)21,22378.9%
Marvin Nelson (D)4,33516.1%
Marty Riske (LB)1,3304.9%

Wells County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)1,97082.9%
Marvin Nelson (D)35514.9%
Marty Riske (LB)512.1%

Williams County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Burgum (R)10,41983.7%
Marvin Nelson (D)1,45211.7%
Marty Riske (LB)5764.6%

Election results provided by the Associated Press. Estimated vote counts are provided by the Associated Press and informed by past turnout, advance votes cast and early returns.