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1976 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election

North Dakota · 2 candidates · See every 1976 Governor race

Who won the 1976 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Arthur A. Link won the 1976 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Arthur A. Link received 153,309 popular votes (51.6%). The main challenger was Richard Elkin (46.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Link and Elkin

Link +5.1 pts · won by 14,988 votes
Arthur A. LinkDemocraticWINNER51.6%
153,309 votes
Richard ElkinRepublican46.5%
138,321 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.