Election Name: | 1984 North Dakota gubernatorial election |
Country: | North Dakota |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1980 North Dakota gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1980 |
Next Election: | 1988 North Dakota gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1988 |
Turnout: | 314,382 |
Image1: | File:George Sinner.png |
Nominee1: | George A. Sinner |
Running Mate1: | Ruth Meiers |
Party1: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
Popular Vote1: | 173,922 |
Percentage1: | 55.3% |
Nominee2: | Allen I. Olson |
Running Mate2: | Ernest Sands |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 140,460 |
Percentage2: | 44.7% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Allen I. Olson |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | George A. Sinner |
After Party: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
The 1984 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1984 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota. Voters selected Democratic candidate George A. Sinner and his running mate Ruth Meiers in a landslide over Republican incumbent Governor Allen I. Olson and Lieutenant Governor Ernest Sands.
As of 2020, this was the last time an incumbent governor lost his reelection bid.
United States gubernatorial elections, 1984