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List of governors of North Dakota

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The Governor of North Dakota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The current Governor is Doug Burgum.

Governors of North Dakota

Parties

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# Picture Governor
(Birth–Death)		 Took office Left office Party Lt. Governor Notes
1     John Miller
(1843–1908) 		November 20, 1889 January 7, 1891 Republican   Alfred Dickey
2     Andrew H. Burke
(1850–1918) 		January 7, 1891 January 3, 1893 Republican   Roger Allin
3     Eli C. D. Shortridge
(1830–1908) 		January 3, 1893 January 10, 1895 Democratic-Independent   Elmer D. Wallace
4     Roger Allin
(1848–1936) 		January 10, 1895 January 6, 1897 Republican   John H. Worst [note 1]
5     Frank A. Briggs
(1858–1898) 		January 6, 1897 August 9, 1898 Republican   Joseph M. Devine
6     Joseph M. Devine
(1861–1938) 		August 9, 1898 January 3, 1899 Republican   no lieutenant governor [note 1]
7     Frederick B. Fancher
(1852–1944) 		January 3, 1899 January 10, 1901 Republican   no lieutenant governor
8     Frank White
(1856–1940) 		January 10, 1901 January 4, 1905 Republican   David Bartlett [note 2]
9   Elmore Y. Sarles
(1859–1929) 		January 4, 1905 January 9, 1907 Republican   David Bartlett
10     John Burke
(1859–1937) 		January 9, 1907 January 8, 1913 Democratic   Robert S. Lewis
Usher L. Burdick 		[note 2][note 3]
11     L. B. Hanna
(1861–1948) 		January 8, 1913 January 3, 1917 Republican   Anton Kraabel
John H. Fraine 		[note 4]
12     Lynn Frazier
(1874–1947) 		January 3, 1917 November 23, 1921 Republican/NPL   Anton Kraabel
Howard R. Wood 		[note 5]
13     Ragnvald A. Nestos
(1877–1942) 		November 23, 1921 January 7, 1925 Republican/IVA   Howard R. Wood
Frank H. Hyland
14     Arthur G. Sorlie
(1874–1928) 		January 7, 1925 August 28, 1928 Republican/NPL   Walter Maddock
15     Walter Maddock
(1880–1951) 		August 28, 1928 January 9, 1929 Republican/NPL   no lieutenant governor [note 1]
16     George F. Shafer
(1888–1948) 		January 9, 1929 December 31, 1932 Republican/IVA   John W. Carr [note 1]
17     William Langer
(1886–1959) 		December 31, 1932 June 21, 1934 Republican/NPL   John W. Carr
Ole H. Olson 		[note 6]
18     Ole H. Olson
(1872–1954) 		June 21, 1934 January 7, 1935 Republican/NPL   no lieutenant governor [note 1]
19     Thomas H. Moodie
(1878–1948) 		January 7, 1935 February 2, 1935 Democratic   Walter Welford
20     Walter Welford
(1868–1952) 		February 2, 1935 January 6, 1937 Republican/NPL   no lieutenant governor [note 1]
21     William Langer
(1886–1959) 		January 6, 1937 January 5, 1939 Republican/NPL   Thorstein H. H. Thoresen [note 5][note 6]
22     John Moses
(1885–1945) 		January 5, 1939 January 4, 1945 Democratic   Jack A. Patterson (Republican)
Oscar W. Hagen (Republican)
Henry Holt (Democratic) 		[note 5]
23     Fred G. Aandahl
(1897–1966) 		January 4, 1945 January 3, 1951 Republican   Clarence P. Dahl [note 4]
24     Norman Brunsdale
(1891–1978) 		January 3, 1951 January 9, 1957 Republican   Ray Schnell
Clarence P. Dahl 		[note 5]
25     John E. Davis
(1913–1990) 		January 9, 1957 January 4, 1961 Republican   Francis Clyde Duffy
Clarence P. Dahl
26     William L. Guy
(1919–2013) 		January 4, 1961 January 2, 1973 Democratic-NPL   Orville W. Hagen (Republican)
Frank A. Wenstrom (Republican)
Charles Tighe (Democratic)
Richard F. Larsen (Republican)
27     Arthur A. Link
(1914–2010) 		January 2, 1973 January 6, 1981 Democratic-NPL   Wayne Sanstead [note 4]
28     Allen I. Olson
(b. 1938) 		January 6, 1981 January 1, 1985 Republican   Ernest Sands
29     George A. Sinner
(1928–2018) 		January 1, 1985 December 15, 1992 Democratic-NPL   Ruth Meiers
Lloyd Omdahl
30     Ed Schafer
(b. 1946) 		December 15, 1992 December 15, 2000 Republican   Rosemarie Myrdal [note 7]
31     John Hoeven
(b. 1957) 		December 15, 2000 December 7, 2010 Republican   Jack Dalrymple [note 5]
32     Jack Dalrymple
(b. 1948) 		December 7, 2010 December 15, 2016 Republican   Drew Wrigley [note 1]
33     Doug Burgum
(b. 1956) 		December 15, 2016 Incumbent Republican   Brent Sanford

List Of Governors Of North Dakota Media

  • Frederick Fancher (North Dakota Governor)

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Served as Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota prior to term as Governor
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Served as Treasurer of the United States after term as Governor
  3. ↑ Served as Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court after term as Governor
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Served in the United States House of Representatives after term as Governor
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Served in the United States Senate after term as Governor
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Served two nonconsecutive terms as Governor
  7. ↑ Served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture after term as Governor




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