1912 North Dakota gubernatorial election

1912 North Dakota gubernatorial election
	County Results ; Hanna: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% ; Hellstrom: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% ; No Votes:
Governor before election; John Burke; Democratic	Elected Governor ; L. B. Hanna; Republican

The 1912 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Republican nominee L. B. Hanna defeated Democratic nominee Frank O. Hellstrom with 45.45% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 26, 1912.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Frank O. Hellstrom, Warden of the North Dakota State Penitentiary
George P. Jones

Results

Democratic primary results by county

Hellstrom—70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
Tie
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Jones—80–90%
No Vote

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank O. Hellstrom	5,159	51.28%
	Democratic	George P. Jones	4,901	48.72%
Total votes			10,060	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

L. B. Hanna, U.S. Representative
James A. Buchanan
C. A. Johnson
H. N. Midtbo

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	L. B. Hanna	24,515	42.63%
	Republican	James A. Buchanan	22,902	39.83%
	Republican	C. A. Johnson	8,770	15.25%
	Republican	H. N. Midtbo	1,316	2.29%
Total votes			57,503	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

L. B. Hanna, Republican
Frank O. Hellstrom, Democratic

Other candidates

W. D. Sweet, Progressive
A. E. Bowen Jr., Socialist

Results

1912 North Dakota gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	L. B. Hanna	39,811	45.45%	−1.91
	Democratic	Frank O. Hellstrom	31,544	36.01%	−13.95
	Progressive	W. D. Sweet	9,406	10.74%	N/A
	Socialist	A. E. Bowen Jr.	6,835	7.80%	+5.12
Majority			8,267
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1912. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1912. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1912. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[North_Dakota-1] "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1912. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[2] "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1912. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[3] "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1912. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

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See also: Political party strength in North Dakota