1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election

1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election

November 6, 1906

Nominee John Burke Elmore Y. Sarles Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 34,424 29,309 Percentage 53.2% 45.3%

County Results Burke:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Sarles:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% No Votes:

Governor before election Elmore Y. Sarles Republican Elected Governor John Burke Democratic

The 1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906. Democratic nominee John Burke defeated incumbent Republican Elmore Y. Sarles with 53.20% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• John Burke, Democratic
• Elmore Y. Sarles, Republican

Other candidates

• L.F. Dow, Socialist

Results

1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Burke	34,424	53.20%
	Republican	Elmore Y. Sarles	29,309	45.29%
	Socialist	L.F. Dow	978	1.51%
Majority			5,115
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing