List of governors of North Dakota

The governor of North Dakota is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The current officeholder is Republican Doug Burgum. The Governor of North Dakota has the power to sign or veto laws and to call the Legislative Assembly into emergency session. The officeholder, who is also chairman of the North Dakota Industrial Commission, has an ex officio residence. Until 2022, there were no limits on the number of terms a governor may serve.

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Governors of North Dakota

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

Succession

Notes

Hoeven resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; he was succeeded by Jack Dalrymple.

External links

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[1] Hoeven resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; he was succeeded by Jack Dalrymple.

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