Political party strength in North Dakota explained

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

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

1889–1916

YearExecutive officesState LegislatureRR
Com.
United States CongressElectoral votes
class=unsortable Governor!class=unsortable Lt. Governor!class=unsortable Sec. of
State
!
class=unsortable Attorney
General
!
class=unsortable Treasurer!class=unsortable Auditor!class=unsortable Ins. Comm.!class=unsortable Ag. & Lab.
Comm.!
class=unsortable Supt. of
Pub. Inst.
!
class=unsortable Senate!class=unsortable House!class=unsortable Senator
(Class I)
!
class=unsortable Senator
(Class III)
!
class=unsortable House
1889John Miller (R)Alfred Dickey (R)John Flittie (R)George F. Goodwin (R)Lewis E. Booker (R)John P. Bray (R)A.L. Carey (R)Henry T. Helgesen (R)William Mitchell (R)25R, 6D58R, 4D3RLyman R. Casey (R)Gilbert A. Pierce (R)Henry C.
Hansbrough
(R)
1890William J. Clapp (R)
1891Andrew H. Burke (R)Roger Allin (R)Clarence A. M. Spencer (R)John Ogden (R)23R, 6D, 2FA40R, 16D, 6FAHenry C. Hansbrough (R)Martin N.
Johnson
(R)
1892Archie Currie (R)
1893Christian M. Dahl (R)Nelson Williams 19R, 7D, 4Pop, 1Fus33R, 16D, 13PopWilliam N. Roach (D)1 – Weaver/
Field (Pop)
1 – Cleveland/
Stevenson (D)
1 – Harrison/
Reid (R)
1894
1895Roger Allin (R)John H. Worst (R)John F. Cowan (R)George E. Nichols (R)Frank A. Briggs (R)Frederick B. Fancher (R)Andrew H. Laughlin (R)Emma F. Bates (R)25R, 4Pop, 2D52R, 6Pop, 2D3R
1896
1897Frank A. Briggs (R)Joseph M. Devine (R)Fred Falley (R)Nathan B. Hannum (R)Henry U. Thomas (R)John G. Halland (R)24R, 4Fus, 3D44R, 18FusMcKinley/
Hobart (R)
1898Joseph M. Devine (R)vacant
1899Frederick B. Fancher (R)Joseph M. Devine (R)Dennis W. Driscoll (R)Albert N. Carlblom (R)George W. Harrison (R)22R, 9Fus55R, 5Fus, 2DPorter J. McCumber (R)Burleigh F.
Spalding
(R)
1900
1901Frank White (R)David Bartlett (R)Edward F. Porter (R)Oliver D. Comstock (R)Donald H. McMillan (R)Ferdinand Leutz (R)Rollin J. Turner (R)Joseph M. Devine (R)24R, 7Fus56R, 5Fus, 1?Thomas F.
Marshall
(R)
McKinley/
Roosevelt (R)
1902
1903Carl N. Frich (R)Herbert L. Holmes (R)Walter L. Stockwell (R)30R, 7D, 3Fus86R, 11D, 2Fus, 1I2R
1904
1905Elmore Y. Sarles (R)Albert Peterson (R)Ernest C. Cooper (R)William C. Gilbreath (R)33R, 6D, 1I99R, 1DRoosevelt/
Fairbanks (R)
1906
1907John Burke (D)Robert S. Lewis (R)Alfred Blaisdell (R)Thomas F. McCue (R)33R, 7D87R, 12D, 1I
1908
1909Andrew Miller (R)George L. Bickford (R)David K. Brightbill (R)38R, 8D, 1I92R, 8DMartin N. Johnson (R)Taft/
Sherman (R)
Fountain L. Thompson (D)
1910William E. Purcell (D)
1911Usher L. Burdick (R)Patrick Norton (R)Gunder Olson (R)Walter C. Taylor (R)Edwin J. Taylor (R)44R, 4D, 1I90R, 12D, 1SAsle Gronna (R)
1912
1913L. B. Hanna (R)Anton Kraabel (R)Thomas Hall (R)Carl O. Jorgenson (R)43R, 6D102R, 8D3RWilson/
Marshall (D)
1914
1915John H. Fraine (R)Henry Linde (R)John Steen (R)Robert F. Flint (R)44R, 5D106R, 6D
1916

1917–2000

YearExecutive officesState LegislaturePub. Ser. Com.United States CongressElectoral votes
class=unsortable Governor!class=unsortable Lt. Governor!class=unsortable Sec. of State!class=unsortable Attorney General!class=unsortable Treasurer!class=unsortable Auditor!class=unsortable Ins. Comm.!class=unsortable Ag. Comm.!class=unsortable Labor Comm.!class=unsortable Tax Comm.!class=unsortable Supt. of Pub. Inst.!class=unsortable Senate!class=unsortable House!class=unsortable Senator (Class I)!class=unsortable Senator (Class III)!class=unsortable House
1917Anton Kraabel (R)John Steen (R)No such officeNeil C. MacDonald 43R, 6D97R, 17D3RPorter J. McCumber (R)Asle Gronna (R)3RWilson/
Marshall (D)
1918
1919Minnie J. Nelson (NP/R-IVA)43R, 6D (35NPL, 14IVA)99R, 14D (81NPL, 32IVA)
1920
1921John Steen (R)49R (25NPL, 24IVA)113R (59IVA, 54NPL)Harding/
Coolidge (R)
1922C. C. Converse (R)
1923Frank H. Hyland (R)49R (26IVA, 23NPL)113R (57IVA, 56NPL)
1924
1925Robert Byrne (R)Chessmur A. Fischer (R)John Steen (R)46R, 3D (25IVA, 24NPL)106R, 7D (63NPL, 50IVA)Gerald Nye (NPL)Coolidge/
Dawes (R)
1926
1927Bertha R. Palmer (NP)49R (25IVA, 24NPL)113R (60IVA, 53NPL)
1928vacant
1929John W. Carr (R)James Morris (R)Berta E. Baker (R)Iver A. Acker (R)48R, 1D (26NPL, 23IVA)112R, 1D (65IVA, 48NPL)Hoover/
Curtis (R)
1930
193147R, 2D (27IVA, 22NPL)112R, 1D (58IVA, 55NPL)
1932
1933John Husby (R)Arthur E. Thompson (NP)44R, 5D (maj.)103R, 10D (maj.)1R, Roosevelt/
Garner (D)
1934vacant
1935Thomas Moodie (D)John Gray (R)42R, 7D (maj.)83R, 30D (maj.)
vacantLee Nichols (R)
1936
193734R, 14D, 1I (maj.)87R, 26D (maj.)
1938
1939John Moses (D)W. T. DePuy (D)39R, 10D (maj.)106R, 7D (maj.)
Lee Nichols (R)
John Gray (D)
1940
1941Herman Thorson (R)Carl Anderson (R)John Gray (NP)44R, 5D (maj.)103R, 10D (maj.)2RWillkie/
McNary (R)
1942
1943Henry Holt (D)Thomas Hall (R)45R, 4D (maj.)106R, 7D (maj.)1R, 1
1944
1945Fred G. Aandahl (R)Clarence P. Dahl (R)Nels Johnson (R)Otto Krueger (R)46R, 3D (maj.)109R, 4D (maj.)John Moses (D)Dewey/
Bricker (R)
Hjalmer W. Swenson (R)Otto Krueger (R)Milton Young (R)
1946Garfield B. Nordrum (NP)
1947111R, 2D (maj.)
1948Peter O. Sathre (R)
1949Albert Jacobson (R)47R, 2D (maj.)Dewey/
Warren (R)
1950
1951Norman Brunsdale (R)Ray Schnell (R)Elmo T. Christianson (R)Alfred J. Jensen (R)Marvell F. Peterson (NP)112R, 1D (maj.)2R
1952Burtis B. Conyne (NP)
1953Clarence P. Dahl (R)Ray Thompson (R)J. Arthur Engen (NP)47R, 2D (maj.)Eisenhower/
Nixon (R)
1954Paul Benson (R)
1955Ben Meier (R)Leslie R. Burgum (R)Albert Jacobson (R)46R, 3D (maj.)111R, 2D (maj.)
1956
1957John E. Davis (R)Francis Clyde Duffy (R)Curtis G. Olson (R)40R, 94R,
1958Mike J. Baumgartner (R)
1959Clarence P. Dahl (R)John R. Erickson (R)34R, 65R, Norman Brunsdale (R)1R,
1960
1961Orville W. Hagen (R)28R, 70R, 2R, 2RNixon/
Lodge (R)
1962
1963Frank A. Wenstrom (R)Helgi Johanneson (R)Phil Hoghaug (R)Frank Albers (R)37R, 70R,
1964
1965Karsten O. Nygaard (R)Arne Dahl (R)29R, 20D, 44R1R, Johnson/
Humphrey (D)
1966Edwin O. Sjaasstad (NP)
1967Arne Dahl (R)Orville W.
Hagen
(NP/R)
44R, 83R, 2R
1968
1969Richard F. Larsen (R)Bernice Asbridge (R)Jorris O. Wigen (R)43R, 80R, Nixon/
Agnew (R)
1970
197137R, 58R, 1R,
1972
1973Allen I. Olson (R)Walter Christensen Robert W. Peterson (R)40R, 76R, Mark Andrews (R)
1974
197534R, 62R,
1976
1977Howard Snortland (NP)32R, 50R, Ford/
Dole (R)
1978
197935R, 71R,
1980
1981Allen I. Olson (R)Ernest Sands (R)Robert Wefald (R)John S. Lesmeister (R)Jorris O. Wigen (R)H. Kent Jones (R)Joseph Crawford (NP)40R, 73R, Mark Andrews (R)Reagan/
Bush (R)
1982
198332R, , 51R
1984
198529R, 65R,
1986
1987, 26R61R,
1988
1989, 21RBush/
Quayle (R)
1990
1991Craig Hagen (NP), 26R58R,
1992
1993Ed Schafer (R)Rosemarie Myrdal (R)Alvin Jaeger (R), 24R65R, Bush/
Quayle (R)
1994
199529R, 75R,
1996
1997Bob Peterson (R)Rick Clayburgh (R)30R, 72R, Dole/
Kemp (R)
1998
1999appointed31R, 64R,
2000

2001–present

YearExecutive officesState LegislaturePub. Ser. Com.United States CongressElectoral votes
class=unsortable Governor!class=unsortable Lt. Governor!class=unsortable Sec. of State!class=unsortable Attorney General!class=unsortable Treasurer!class=unsortable Auditor!class=unsortable Ins. Comm.!class=unsortable Ag. Comm.!class=unsortable Tax Comm.!class=unsortable Supt. of Pub. Inst.!class=unsortable Senate!class=unsortable House!class=unsortable Senator (Class I)!class=unsortable Senator (Class III)!class=unsortable House
2001John Hoeven (R)Jack Dalrymple (R)Alvin Jaeger (R)Wayne Stenehjem (R)Bob Peterson (R)Jim Poolman (R)Rick Clayburgh (R)32R, 69R, 3RBush/
Cheney (R)
2002
200331R, 66R,
2004
2005Kelly Schmidt (R)32R, 67R,
Cory Fong (R)
2006
200726R, 61R,
Adam Hamm (R)
2008
2009Doug Goehring (R)58R, McCain/
Palin (R)
2010
2011Jack Dalrymple (R)Drew Wrigley (R)35R, 69R, John Hoeven (R)Rick Berg (R)
2012
2013Kirsten Baesler (NP/R)33R, 71R, Kevin Cramer (R)Romney/
Ryan (R)
2014Ryan
Rauschen­berger
(R)
201532R,
2016
2017Doug Burgum (R)Brent Sanford (R)Josh Gallion (R)Jon Godfread (R)38R, 81R, Trump/
Pence (R)
2018
201937R, 79R, Kevin Cramer (R)Kelly Armstrong (R)
2020
2021Thomas Beadle (R)40R, 80R, Trump/
Pence (R)
2022Drew Wrigley (R)Brian Kroshus (R)
2023Tammy Miller (R)Michael Howe (R)43R, 82R,
2024

See also