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The governor of North Dakota is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Dakota.

There have been 32 governors since North Dakota became a state, serving 33 distinct terms, with William Langer having been elected to multiple terms. The current officeholder is Republican Doug Burgum.

Governors

For governors before statehood, see List of governors of Dakota Territory.

Dakota Territory was organized on March 2, 1861; on November 2, 1889, it was split into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.

The Constitution of North Dakota originally provided for the election of a governor and lieutenant governor every two years, which was changed to four years in 1964. A limit of two terms was added in 2023. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected together on a ticket, and should the office of governor become vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. The term of office begins on the December 15 following the election.

Governors of the State of North Dakota
No.	Governor		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor
1		John Miller (1843–1908)	November 20, 1889 – January 7, 1891 (did not run)	Republican	1889		Alfred Dickey
2		Andrew H. Burke (1850–1918)	January 7, 1891 – January 4, 1893 (lost election)	Republican	1890		Roger Allin
3		Eli C. D. Shortridge (1830–1908)	January 4, 1893 – January 9, 1895 (did not run)	Populist	1892		Elmer D. Wallace
4		Roger Allin (1848–1936)	January 9, 1895 – January 7, 1897 (lost nomination)	Republican	1894		John H. Worst
5		Frank A. Briggs (1858–1898)	January 7, 1897 – August 9, 1898 (died in office)	Republican	1896		Joseph M. Devine
6		Joseph M. Devine (1861–1938)	August 9, 1898 – January 3, 1899 (did not run)	Republican	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Vacant
7		Frederick B. Fancher (1852–1944)	January 3, 1899 – January 7, 1901 (withdrew)	Republican	1898		Joseph M. Devine
8		Frank White (1856–1940)	January 7, 1901 – January 4, 1905 (did not run)	Republican	1900		David Bartlett
8		Frank White (1856–1940)	January 7, 1901 – January 4, 1905 (did not run)	Republican	1902
9	File:Sarles.gif	Elmore Y. Sarles (1859–1929)	January 4, 1905 – January 9, 1907 (lost election)	Republican	1904
10		John Burke (1859–1937)	January 9, 1907 – January 8, 1913 (did not run)	Democratic	1906		Robert S. Lewis
					1908		Robert S. Lewis
					1910		Usher L. Burdick
11		L. B. Hanna (1861–1948)	January 8, 1913 – January 3, 1917 (did not run)	Republican	1912		Anton Kraabel
11		L. B. Hanna (1861–1948)	January 8, 1913 – January 3, 1917 (did not run)	Republican	1914		John H. Fraine
12		Lynn Frazier (1874–1947)	January 3, 1917 – November 23, 1921 (recalled)	Republican/ Non-Partisan League	1916		Anton Kraabel
					1918		Howard R. Wood
					1920
13		Ragnvald Nestos (1877–1942)	November 23, 1921 – January 7, 1925 (lost nomination)	Republican/ Independent Voters	1921 (recall)
13		Ragnvald Nestos (1877–1942)	November 23, 1921 – January 7, 1925 (lost nomination)	Republican/ Independent Voters	1922		Frank H. Hyland
14		Arthur G. Sorlie (1874–1928)	January 7, 1925 – August 28, 1928 (died in office)	Republican/ Non-Partisan League	1924		Walter Maddock
14		Arthur G. Sorlie (1874–1928)	January 7, 1925 – August 28, 1928 (died in office)	Republican/ Non-Partisan League	1926		Walter Maddock
15		Walter Maddock (1880–1951)	August 28, 1928 – January 9, 1929 (lost election)	Republican/ Non-Partisan League	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Vacant
16		George F. Shafer (1888–1948)	January 9, 1929 – January 4, 1933 (did not run)	Republican/ Independent Voters	1928		John W. Carr
16		George F. Shafer (1888–1948)	January 9, 1929 – January 4, 1933 (did not run)	Republican/ Independent Voters	1930		John W. Carr
17		William Langer (1886–1959)	January 4, 1933 – July 19, 1934 (removed)	Republican/ Non-Partisan League	1932		Ole H. Olson
18		Ole H. Olson (1872–1954)	July 19, 1934 – January 7, 1935 (did not run)	Republican/ Non-Partisan League	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Vacant
19		Thomas H. Moodie (1878–1948)	January 7, 1935 – February 2, 1935 (removed)	Democratic	1934		Walter Welford
20		Walter Welford (1868–1952)	February 2, 1935 – January 6, 1937 (lost election)	Republican/ Non-Partisan League	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Vacant
21		William Langer (1886–1959)	January 6, 1937 – January 2, 1939 (did not run)	Republican/ Non-Partisan League	1936		Thorstein H. H. Thoresen
22		John Moses (1885–1945)	January 2, 1939 – January 2, 1945 (did not run)	Democratic	1938		Jack A. Patterson
					1940		Oscar W. Hagen
					1942		Henry Holt
23		Fred G. Aandahl (1897–1966)	January 2, 1945 – January 3, 1951 (did not run)	Republican	1944		Clarence P. Dahl
					1946
					1948
24		Norman Brunsdale (1891–1978)	January 3, 1951 – January 7, 1957 (did not run)	Republican	1950		Ray Schnell
					1952		Clarence P. Dahl
					1954		Clarence P. Dahl
25		John E. Davis (1913–1990)	January 7, 1957 – January 3, 1961 (did not run)	Republican	1956		Francis Clyde Duffy
25		John E. Davis (1913–1990)	January 7, 1957 – January 3, 1961 (did not run)	Republican	1956		Clarence P. Dahl
26		William L. Guy (1919–2013)	January 3, 1961 – January 2, 1973 (did not run)	Democratic– Nonpartisan League	1960		Orville W. Hagen
					1960		Frank A. Wenstrom
					1964		Charles Tighe
					1968		Richard F. Larsen
27		Arthur A. Link (1914–2010)	January 2, 1973 – January 6, 1981 (lost election)	Democratic– Nonpartisan League	1972		Wayne Sanstead
27		Arthur A. Link (1914–2010)	January 2, 1973 – January 6, 1981 (lost election)	Democratic– Nonpartisan League	1976		Wayne Sanstead
28		Allen I. Olson (b. 1938)	January 6, 1981 – December 31, 1984 (lost election)	Republican	1980		Ernest Sands
29		George A. Sinner (1928–2018)	January 1, 1985 – December 15, 1992 (did not run)	Democratic– Nonpartisan League	1984		Ruth Meiers
29		George A. Sinner (1928–2018)	January 1, 1985 – December 15, 1992 (did not run)	Democratic– Nonpartisan League	1988		Lloyd Omdahl
30		Ed Schafer (b. 1946)	December 15, 1992 – December 15, 2000 (did not run)	Republican	1992		Rosemarie Myrdal
30		Ed Schafer (b. 1946)	December 15, 1992 – December 15, 2000 (did not run)	Republican	1996		Rosemarie Myrdal
31		John Hoeven (b. 1957)	December 15, 2000 – December 7, 2010 (resigned)	Republican	2000		Jack Dalrymple
					2004
					2008
32		Jack Dalrymple (b. 1948)	December 7, 2010 – December 15, 2016 (did not run)	Republican	Succeeded from lieutenant governor		Drew Wrigley
32		Jack Dalrymple (b. 1948)	December 7, 2010 – December 15, 2016 (did not run)	Republican	2012		Drew Wrigley
33		Doug Burgum (b. 1956)	December 15, 2016 – Incumbent	Republican	2016		Brent Sanford
					2020		Brent Sanford
					2020		Tammy Miller

Notes

Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
Sources disagree on when Shortridge took office; Sobel says January 2, the State Historical Society says January 3, one contemporary news source says Shortridge qualified on January 3, and Shortridge delivered his inaugural address (dated January 3) to the legislature on January 4.
Represented the Democratic-Independent Party
Allin lost the Republican nomination to Frank A. Briggs.
Sources disagree on when Briggs took office; Sobel says January 8, the State Historical Society says January 6, and a contemporary news source says he was sworn in on January 7, which notes that inaugural proceedings were delayed by the death of Briggs' daughter.
Fancher was nominated by the Republican Party, but withdrew from the election due to health concerns.
^ Frazier was recalled and Nestos elected to replace him in a special election.
Nestos lost the Republican nomination to Arthur G. Sorlie.
Sources disagree on when Langer took office; the State Historical Society says December 31, 1932, but contemporary news indicates it was on January 4, 1933, the matter being complicated because Langer was ill and unable to attend..
^ Langer was removed from office following his conviction of felony conspiracy to defraud the federal government; he was later cleared. He was convicted on June 17 and Lieutenant Governor Ole H. Olson immediately moved to take over, receiving the oath of office. The Supreme Court ruled Langer was ineligible on July 17, and Olson formally took office on July 19.
The Supreme Court ruled that Moodie did not meet residency requirements to run for governor, and so removed him.
Sinner took the oath of office on December 31, so that he would become governor at midnight on January 1; Olson claimed that his term did not end until January 5, and refused to leave office. The Supreme Court ruled on January 4 that Skinner was governor, and had been since January 1.
Hoeven resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
Burgum's second term began December 15, 2020, and will expire on December 15, 2024.

References

General

"Former North Dakota Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. III. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
"Our Campaigns - Governor of North Dakota - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

Specific

12 Stat. 239
25 Stat. 676
"North Dakota State and County Official Term Lengths, Initiative 5 (1964)". Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1, Term Limits for Governor and State Legislators Initiative (2022)". Retrieved May 30, 2023.
ND Const. art. V, § 3
ND Const. art. V, § 11
ND Const. art. V, § 5
Sobel p. 1171
"John Miller". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Miller takes office November 20". Bismarck Weekly Tribune. November 22, 1889. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel pp. 1171–1172
"Andrew Horace Burke". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Journal of the House of the Second Legislative Assembly of North Dakota. 1891. p. 34. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ Sobel p. 1172
"Eli C. D. Shortridge". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Eli C. D. Shortridge". North Dakota Governors Online. State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Shortridge became governor January 3". Chicago Tribune. January 4, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Journal of the House of the Third Legislative Assembly of North Dakota. 1893. p. 33. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel pp. 1172–1173
"Roger Allin". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Journal of the House of the Fourth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota. 1895. p. 35. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Briggs the Man". The Washburn Leader. July 25, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ Sobel p. 1173
"Frank Arlington Briggs". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Frank A. Briggs". North Dakota Governors Online. State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Briggs sworn in January 7". Courier Democrat. January 14, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel p. 1174
"Joseph McMurray Devine". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Devine succeeds Briggs August 9". The Hope Pioneer. August 11, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel pp. 1174–1175
"Frederick Bartlett Fancher". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"North Dakota Officers Inaugurated". The Bottineau Courant. January 7, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Fancher Resigns". Jamestown Weekly Alert. September 27, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel p. 1175
"Frank White". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"The New Officers". The Bismarck Tribune. January 7, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel pp. 1175–1176
"Elmore Yocum Sarles". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"New Administration Is Nicely Launched". The Bismarck Tribune. January 5, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel pp. 1176–1177
"John Burke". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Now Gov. Burke". The Bismarck Tribune. January 10, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel p. 1177
"Louis Benjamin Hanna". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"A Republican Administration". The Bismarck Tribune. January 9, 1913. p. 4. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel pp. 1177–1178
"Lynn Joseph Frazier". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Intense Enthusiasm Marks New Regime at State Capitol". The Bismarck Tribune. January 3, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ Sobel pp. 1178–1179
"Ragnvold Anderson Nestos". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"New Governor Kindles Pride in State, Pledges Economy. Asks Strife Be Forgotten". The Bismarck Tribune. November 23, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel p. 1179
"Arthur Gustav Sorlie". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Sorlie, Nestos Both Speak; New Governor Inaugurated Before Joint Session Today". The Bismarck Tribune. January 7, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel pp. 1179–1180
"Walter Maddock". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Maddock succeeds Sorlie August 28". The Bismarck Tribune. August 28, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel p. 1180
"George Frederick Shafer". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Governor Shafer Takes Post". The Bismarck Tribune. January 9, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ Sobel p. 1181
^ "William Langer". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"William Langer". North Dakota Governors Online. State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"New Officers Take Hold and Name Deputies". Morning Pioneer. January 4, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"New Rockford Man Moves to Assume Duties of Office". The Bismarck Tribune. June 18, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Acting Governor Takes Control of Executive Office". The Bismarck Tribune. July 19, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Sobel pp. 1181–1182
"Ole H. Olson". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ Sobel p. 1182
"Thomas Hilliard Moodie". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Moodie Becomes N.D. Governor". The Bismarck Tribune. January 7, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
Sobel p. 1183
"Walter Welford". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Supreme Court Holds Moodie Disqualified by Constitution". The Bismarck Tribune. February 2, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
"Grand March Climaxes Inaugural". The Bismarck Tribune. January 7, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
Sobel pp. 1183–1184
"John Moses". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Langer Ends His Regime". Reno Gazette-Journal. January 2, 1939. p. 2. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
Sobel p. 1184
"Fred George Aandahl". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Aandahl, Other New State Officers Begin Duties". The Bismarck Tribune. January 2, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
Sobel p. 1185
"C. Norman Brunsdale". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Family, Friends of New Governor Attend Inaugural". The Bismarck Tribune. January 3, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
Sobel pp. 1185–1186
"John Edward Davis". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"John Davis Is Sworn In at Capitol". The Bismarck Tribune. January 9, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
Sobel p. 1186
"William Lewis Guy". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Guy Urges Austerity for N.D." The Bismarck Tribune. January 4, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
Sobel p. 1187
"Arthur Albert Link". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Link Takes Oath As State Head". The Bismarck Tribune. January 3, 1973. p. 24. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
"Allen Ingvar Olson". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Olson Begins Term". The Bismarck Tribune. January 7, 1981. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
"George Albert Sinner". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Supreme Court tells Olson to pack it in". The Bismarck Tribune. January 5, 1985. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
"Justices unanimously support Sinner". The Bismarck Tribune. January 5, 1985. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
"Edward Thomas Schafer". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Governor fills key posts". The Bismarck Tribune. December 16, 1992. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
"John Hoeven". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"Hoeven's first day full of decisions". The Bismarck Tribune. December 16, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
"Jack Dalrymple". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
"It's official, Governor". The Bismarck Tribune. December 8, 2010. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
"Doug Burgum". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Holgate, Julie (December 15, 2016). "Doug Burgum takes office as ND governor today". Retrieved May 31, 2023.

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