North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2016

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2016
North Dakota
November 8, 2016
 
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Governor

Jack Dalrymple
Republican
Elections in North Dakota

The 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Governor Jack Dalrymple is eligible to run for re-election to a second term in office.

Background

In December 2010, Republican Governor John Hoeven resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate. Jack Dalrymple, the Lieutenant Governor, was sworn in as Governor and was elected to a full term in 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Jacobson, Louis (January 23, 2015). "Democrats Have More Seats to Defend in 2015-2016 Governors Races". Governing. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Senator Heidi Heitkamp Gives Lengthy Non-Answer To Question About Running For Governor". Sayanythingblog.com. June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ Easley, Jonathan (December 31, 2014). "Is Heitkamp eyeing a run for governor?". The Hill. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bruggeman, Karyn (February 21, 2015). "DGA Leaders Talk Up Manchin and Heitkamp for Governor in 2016". National Journal. Retrieved March 24, 2015.

External links

Official campaign websites