North Dakota Republican Party
North Dakota Republican Party | |
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Chairperson | |
Senate Leader | Rich Wardner |
House Leader | Chet Pollert |
Founded | 1889 |
Headquarters | 1029 North Fifth St. Bismarck, ND 58501 |
Ideology | Conservatism Fiscal conservatism Social conservatism Trumpism |
Political position | Right-wing |
National affiliation | Republican Party |
Colors | Red |
Seats in the U.S. Senate (N.D. seats) | 2 / 2 |
Seats in the U.S. House (N.D. seats) | 1 / 1 |
Seats in the North Dakota Senate | 40 / 47 |
Seats in the North Dakota House of Representatives | 79 / 94 |
Website | |
www.ndgop.org | |
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The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party.
Its platform is conservative. The party holds nearly all statewide positions in addition to having a supermajority in both houses of the state legislature. The current chairman is Perrie Schafer.
History[]
The state Republican Party has always been a major force in state politics, in many cases having a dominant position. Founded in 1889, the Party initially dominated all state politics for the state's first 20 years of existence, with the exception of a brief period from 1893 to 1894 in which the North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party briefly overthrew the Republican Party.
In the early 20th century, the Party was effectively divided into two groups that nominated candidates on the Republican ticket, the progressive Non-Partisan League (NPL) and the conservative Independent Voters Association (IVA). This period ended when the NPL merged with the state Democratic Party, and the IVA effectively became known as the Republican Party.
The Party holds its convention in the spring of election years, usually rotating the convention between four of the state's largest cities: Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot.
Notable figures[]
- Thomas S. Kleppe (1919-2007) - former United States Secretary of the Interior
- Milton Young - United States Senator who served as President pro tempore for a day
- Mark Andrews - former United States Senator
- Ed Schafer - former Governor of North Dakota and former United States Secretary of Agriculture
- Allen Olson - former Governor of North Dakota
Current elected officials[]
The North Dakota Republican Party controls all twelve of the statewide offices and holds supermajorities in both the North Dakota Senate and the North Dakota House of Representatives. Republicans also hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and the state's At-Large congressional district.
Members of Congress[]
U.S. Senate[]
Senior U.S. Senator John Hoeven
Junior U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer
U.S. House of Representatives[]
District | Member | Photo |
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At-large | Kelly Armstrong |
Statewide offices[]
Governor Doug Burgum
Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford
Secretary of State Al Jaeger
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem
- Insurance Commissioner: Jon Godfread
- Tax Commissioner: Ryan Rauschenberger
- Auditor: Josh Gallion
- North Dakota State Treasurer: Thomas Beadle
- North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner: Doug Goehring
- Public Service Commissioners: Brian Kroshus, Julie Fedorchak, Randy Christmann
Legislative[]
- President Pro Tempore of the Senate: Randy Burckhard[1]
- Senate Majority Leader: Rich Wardner
- Speaker of the House: Kim Koppelman[2]
- House Majority Leader: Chet Pollert
Election results[]
Presidential[]
Election | Presidential Ticket | Votes | Vote % | Electoral votes | Result |
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1892 | Benjamin Harrison/Whitelaw Reid | 17,519 | 48.50% | 1 / 3 [a]
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Lost |
1896 | William McKinley/Garret Hobart | 26,335 | 55.57% | 3 / 3
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Won |
1900 | William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt | 35,898 | 62.12% | 3 / 3
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Won |
1904 | Theodore Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks | 52,595 | 75.12% | 4 / 4
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Won |
1908 | William Howard Taft/James S. Sherman | 57,680 | 61.02% | 4 / 4
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Won |
1912 | William Howard Taft/Nicholas M. Butler | 23,090 | 26.67% | 0 / 5
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Lost |
1916 | Charles E. Hughes/Charles W. Fairbanks | 53,471 | 46.34% | 0 / 5
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Lost |
1920 | Warren G. Harding/Calvin Coolidge | 160,072 | 77.97% | 5 / 5
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Won |
1924 | Calvin Coolidge/Charles G. Dawes | 94,931 | 47.68% | 5 / 5
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Won |
1928 | Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis | 131,441 | 54.80% | 5 / 5
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Won |
1932 | Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis | 71,772 | 28.00% | 0 / 4
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Lost |
1936 | Alf Landon/Frank Knox | 72,751 | 26.58% | 0 / 4
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Lost |
1940 | Wendell Willkie/Charles L. McNary | 154,590 | 55.06% | 4 / 4
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Lost |
1944 | Thomas E. Dewey/John W. Bricker | 118,535 | 53.84% | 4 / 4
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Lost |
1948 | Thomas E. Dewey/Earl Warren | 115,139 | 52.17% | 4 / 4
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Lost |
1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon | 191,712 | 70.97% | 4 / 4
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Won |
1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon | 156,766 | 61.72% | 4 / 4
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Won |
1960 | Richard Nixon/Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. | 154,310 | 55.42% | 4 / 4
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Lost |
1964 | Barry Goldwater/William E. Miller | 108,207 | 41.88% | 0 / 4
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Lost |
1968 | Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew | 138,669 | 55.94% | 4 / 4
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Won |
1972 | Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew | 174,109 | 62.07% | 3 / 3
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Won |
1976 | Gerald Ford/Bob Dole | 152,470 | 51.66% | 3 / 3
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Lost |
1980 | Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush | 193,695 | 64.23% | 3 / 3
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Won |
1984 | Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush | 200,336 | 64.84% | 3 / 3
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Won |
1988 | George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle | 166,559 | 56.03% | 3 / 3
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Won |
1992 | George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle | 136,244 | 44.22% | 3 / 3
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Lost |
1996 | Bob Dole/Jack Kemp | 125,050 | 46.94% | 3 / 3
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Lost |
2000 | George W. Bush/Dick Cheney | 174,852 | 60.7% | 3 / 3
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Won |
2004 | George W. Bush/Dick Cheney | 196,651 | 62.86% | 3 / 3
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Won |
2008 | John McCain/Sarah Palin | 168,887 | 53.15% | 3 / 3
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Lost |
2012 | Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan | 188,320 | 58.32% | 3 / 3
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Lost |
2016 | Donald Trump/Mike Pence | 216,794 | 62.96% | 3 / 3
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Won |
2020 | Donald Trump/Mike Pence | 235,595 | 65.11% | 3 / 3
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Lost |
Gubernatorial[]
Election | Gubernatorial candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
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1889 | John Miller | 25,365 | 66.58% | Won |
1890 | Andrew H. Burke | 19,053 | 52.23% | Won |
1892 | Andrew H. Burke | 17,236 | 47.57% | Lost |
1894 | Roger Allin | 23,723 | 55.76% | Won |
1896 | Frank A. Briggs | 25,918 | 55.61% | Won |
1898 | Frederick B. Fancher | 28,308 | 59.22% | Won |
1900 | Frank White | 34,052 | 59.20% | Won |
1902 | Frank White | 31,613 | 62.68% | Won |
1904 | Elmore Y. Sarles | 48,026 | 70.71% | Won |
1906 | Elmore Y. Sarles | 29,309 | 45.29% | Lost |
1908 | C. A. Johnson | 46,849 | 48.43% | Lost |
1910 | C. A. Johnson | 44,555 | 47.36% | Lost |
1912 | L. B. Hanna | 39,811 | 45.45% | Won |
1914 | L. B. Hanna | 44,279 | 49.58% | Won |
1916 | Lynn Frazier | 87,665 | 79.24% | Won |
1918 | Lynn Frazier | 54,517 | 59.75% | Won |
1920 | Lynn Frazier | 117,118 | 51.01% | Won |
1921 (recall) | Ragnvald Nestos | 111,425 | 50.94% | Won |
1922 | Ragnvald Nestos | 110,321 | 57.65% | Won |
1924 | Arthur G. Sorlie | 101,170 | 53.93% | Won |
1926 | Arthur G. Sorlie | 131,003 | 81.74% | Won |
1928 | George F. Shafer | 131,193 | 56.50% | Won |
1930 | George F. Shafer | 133,264 | 73.62% | Won |
1932 | William Langer | 134,231 | 54.75% | Won |
1934 | Lydia Cady Langer | 127,954 | 46.61% | Lost |
1936 | Walter Welford | 95,697 | 34.70% | Lost |
1938 | John N. Hagan | 125,246 | 47.53% | Lost |
1940 | Jack A. Patterson | 101,287 | 36.89% | Lost |
1942 | Oscar W. Hagen | 74,577 | 42.38% | Lost |
1944 | Fred G. Aandahl | 107,863 | 52.02% | Won |
1946 | Fred G. Aandahl | 116,672 | 68.88% | Won |
1948 | Fred G. Aandahl | 131,764 | 61.33% | Won |
1950 | Norman Brunsdale | 121,822 | 66.29% | Won |
1952 | Norman Brunsdale | 199,944 | 78.74% | Won |
1954 | Norman Brunsdale | 124,253 | 64.21% | Won |
1956 | John E. Davis | 147,566 | 58.46% | Won |
1958 | John E. Davis | 111,836 | 53.10% | Won |
1960 | Clarence P. Dahl | 122,486 | 44.48% | Lost |
1962 | Mark Andrews | 113,251 | 49.56% | Lost |
1964 | Donald M. Halcrow | 116,247 | 44.26% | Lost |
1968 | Robert P. McCarney | 108,382 | 43.70% | Lost |
1972 | Richard F. Larsen | 138,032 | 48.96% | Lost |
1976 | Richard Elkin | 138,321 | 46.53% | Lost |
1980 | Allen I. Olson | 162,230 | 53.61% | Won |
1984 | Allen I. Olson | 140,460 | 44.68% | Lost |
1988 | Leon Mallberg | 119,986 | 40.12% | Lost |
1992 | Ed Schafer | 176,398 | 57.86% | Won |
1996 | Ed Schafer | 174,937 | 66.19% | Won |
2000 | John Hoeven | 159,255 | 55.03% | Won |
2004 | John Hoeven | 220,803 | 71.26% | Won |
2008 | John Hoeven | 235,009 | 74.44% | Won |
2012 | Jack Dalrymple | 200,525 | 63.10% | Won |
2016 | Doug Burgum | 259,863 | 76.52% | Won |
2020 | Doug Burgum | 235,479 | 65.84% | Won |
See also[]
- North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party - North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party
- Political party strength in North Dakota
- Politics of North Dakota
- Republican Party (United States)
References[]
- ^ "Senator Randy A. Burckhard | North Dakota Legislative Branch". www.legis.nd.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Representative Kim Koppelman | North Dakota Legislative Branch". www.legis.nd.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ Though James B. Weaver (Populist) carried the popular vote in North Dakota, Benjamin Harrison received one of the state's electoral votes.
External links[]
- Republican Party (United States) by state
- Politics of North Dakota
- Political parties in North Dakota