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2024 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election

North Dakota · 3 candidates · See every 2024 Governor race

Who won the 2024 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Kelly Armstrong won the 2024 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Kelly Armstrong received 247,056 popular votes (68.26%). The main challenger was Merrill Piepkorn (25.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Armstrong and Piepkorn

Armstrong +42.3 pts · won by 153,013 votes
Kelly ArmstrongRepublicanWINNER68.26%
247,056 votes
Merrill PiepkornDemocratic25.98%
94,043 votes
Michael CoachmanIndependent5.61%
20,322 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.