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2000 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2000 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

John Hoeven won the 2000 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election. John Hoeven received 159,255 popular votes (55.03%). The main challenger was Heidi Heitkamp (44.97%).

See the full head-to-head between Hoeven and Heitkamp

Hoeven +10.1 pts · won by 29,111 votes
John HoevenRepublicanWINNER55.03%
159,255 votes
Heidi HeitkampDemocratic44.97%
130,144 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.