Elections / 2020 · Governor · ND
Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford won North Dakota's 2020 governor's race.
Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford (Republican) led by 42.5 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
North Dakota 2020 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | RRepublican | 235,479 | 69.2% |
| Shelley Lenz And Ben Vig | DDemocratic-Npl | 90,789 | 26.7% |
| Duwayne Hendrickson And Joshua Voytek | OLibertarian | 13,853 | 4.1% |
By county (53)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +23.2 | 84,441 |
| Burleigh | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +41.8 | 45,516 |
| Grand Forks | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +30.4 | 30,111 |
| Ward | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +54.2 | 27,144 |
| Morton | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +47.8 | 14,460 |
| Stark | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +64.4 | 13,230 |
| Williams | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +68.7 | 12,902 |
| Stutsman | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +53.7 | 9,458 |
| Richland | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +45.6 | 7,657 |
| Barnes | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +45.3 | 5,314 |
| Ramsey | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +48.7 | 5,181 |
| McKenzie | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +70.7 | 5,156 |
| McLean | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +48.8 | 4,865 |
| Walsh | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +54.6 | 4,556 |
| Mercer | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +67.0 | 4,118 |
| Traill | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +38.4 | 4,052 |
| Mountrail | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +41.2 | 3,933 |
| Rolette | D | Shelley Lenz And Ben Vig | +17.6 | 3,727 |
| Bottineau | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +61.9 | 3,334 |
| Pembina | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +57.7 | 3,167 |
| McHenry | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +63.1 | 2,794 |
| Ransom | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +38.0 | 2,393 |
| Dickey | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +56.0 | 2,342 |
| Lamoure | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +60.0 | 2,126 |
| Dunn | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +68.5 | 2,090 |
| Wells | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +60.7 | 2,060 |
| Sargent | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +41.4 | 2,038 |
| Pierce | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +58.7 | 1,956 |
| Cavalier | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +62.0 | 1,949 |
| Benson | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +20.9 | 1,867 |
| Nelson | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +39.6 | 1,736 |
| Emmons | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +67.7 | 1,698 |
| Foster | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +61.7 | 1,665 |
| Bowman | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +73.3 | 1,478 |
| McIntosh | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +66.1 | 1,374 |
| Renville | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +70.3 | 1,275 |
| Kidder | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +58.5 | 1,218 |
| Grant | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +65.8 | 1,206 |
| Griggs | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +56.2 | 1,204 |
| Adams | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +69.6 | 1,203 |
| Eddy | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +45.3 | 1,191 |
| Divide | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +62.0 | 1,158 |
| Hettinger | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +67.5 | 1,141 |
| Towner | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +55.7 | 1,125 |
| Sioux | D | Shelley Lenz And Ben Vig | +30.2 | 1,084 |
| Steele | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +35.6 | 1,071 |
| Burke | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +70.8 | 1,032 |
| Golden Valley | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +72.9 | 943 |
| Oliver | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +68.1 | 908 |
| Logan | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +69.8 | 902 |
| Sheridan | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +62.9 | 660 |
| Billings | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +73.1 | 527 |
| Slope | R | Doug Burgum And Brent Sanford | +75.1 | 385 |