1996 North Dakota gubernatorial election
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County results Schafer: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Kaldor: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in North Dakota |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ed Schafer (inc.) | 174,937 | 66.19 | ||
Democratic–NPL | Lee Kaldor | 89,349 | 33.81 | ||
Total votes | '264,286' | '100' |
References
[edit]- ^ "1996 Gubernatorial General Election Results - North Dakota". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 30, 2014.