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1996 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1996 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Ed Schafer won the 1996 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Ed Schafer received 174,937 popular votes (66.2%). The main challenger was Lee Kaldor (33.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Schafer and Kaldor

Schafer +32.4 pts · won by 85,588 votes
Ed SchaferRepublicanWINNER66.2%
174,937 votes
Lee KaldorDemocratic33.8%
89,349 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.