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1980 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1980 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Allen I. Olson won the 1980 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Allen I. Olson received 162,230 popular votes (53.61%). The main challenger was Arthur A. Link (46.39%).

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

Olson +7.2 pts · won by 21,839 votes
Allen I. OlsonRepublicanWINNER53.61%
162,230 votes
Arthur A. LinkDemocratic46.39%
140,391 votes
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.