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Picture |
Governor (Birth–Death) |
Took office |
Left office |
Party |
Lt. Governor |
Notes
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1
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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John Miller (1843–1908)
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November 20, 1889
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January 7, 1891
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Alfred Dickey
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2
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Andrew H. Burke (1850–1918)
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January 7, 1891
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January 3, 1893
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Roger Allin
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3
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style="background: Template:North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party/meta/color;"|
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Eli C. D. Shortridge (1830–1908)
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January 3, 1893
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January 10, 1895
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Democratic-Independent
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style="background: Template:North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party/meta/color;"|
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Elmer D. Wallace
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4
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Roger Allin (1848–1936)
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January 10, 1895
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January 6, 1897
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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John H. Worst
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[note 1]
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5
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Frank A. Briggs (1858–1898)
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January 6, 1897
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August 9, 1898
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Joseph M. Devine
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6
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Joseph M. Devine (1861–1938)
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August 9, 1898
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January 3, 1899
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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no lieutenant governor
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[note 1]
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7
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Frederick B. Fancher (1852–1944)
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January 3, 1899
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January 10, 1901
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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no lieutenant governor
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8
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File:Fwhite.gif
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Frank White (1856–1940)
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January 10, 1901
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January 4, 1905
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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David Bartlett
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[note 2]
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9
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Elmore Y. Sarles (1859–1929)
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January 4, 1905
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January 9, 1907
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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David Bartlett
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10
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style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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John Burke (1859–1937)
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January 9, 1907
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January 8, 1913
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Democratic
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style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Robert S. Lewis Usher L. Burdick
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[note 2][note 3]
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11
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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L. B. Hanna (1861–1948)
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January 8, 1913
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January 3, 1917
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Anton T. Kraabel John H. Fraine
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[note 4]
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12
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style="background: Template:Non-Partisan League/meta/color;"|
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Lynn Frazier (1874–1947)
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January 3, 1917
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November 23, 1921
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Republican/NPL
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Anton T. Kraabel Howard R. Wood
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[note 5]
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13
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style="background: Template:Independent Voters Association/meta/color;"|
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Ragnvald A. Nestos (1877–1942)
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November 23, 1921
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January 7, 1925
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Republican/IVA
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Howard R. Wood Frank H. Hyland
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14
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style="background: Template:Non-Partisan League/meta/color;"|
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Arthur G. Sorlie (1874–1928)
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January 7, 1925
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August 28, 1928
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Republican/NPL
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Walter Maddock
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15
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style="background: Template:Non-Partisan League/meta/color;"|
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Walter Maddock (1880–1951)
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August 28, 1928
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January 9, 1929
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Republican/NPL
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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no lieutenant governor
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[note 1]
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16
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style="background: Template:Independent Voters Association/meta/color;"|
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George F. Shafer (1888–1948)
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January 9, 1929
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December 31, 1932
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Republican/IVA
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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John W. Carr
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[note 1]
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17
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style="background: Template:Non-Partisan League/meta/color;"|
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William Langer (1886–1959)
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December 31, 1932
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June 21, 1934
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Republican/NPL
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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John W. Carr Ole H. Olson
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[note 6]
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18
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style="background: Template:Non-Partisan League/meta/color;"|
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Ole H. Olson (1872–1954)
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June 21, 1934
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January 7, 1935
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Republican/NPL
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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no lieutenant governor
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[note 1]
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19
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style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Thomas H. Moodie (1878–1948)
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January 7, 1935
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February 2, 1935
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Democratic
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style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Walter Welford
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20
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style="background: Template:Non-Partisan League/meta/color;"|
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Walter Welford (1868–1952)
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February 2, 1935
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January 6, 1937
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Republican/NPL
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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no lieutenant governor
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[note 1]
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21
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style="background: Template:Non-Partisan League/meta/color;"|
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William Langer (1886–1959)
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January 6, 1937
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January 5, 1939
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Republican/NPL
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Thorstein H. H. Thoresen
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[note 5][note 6]
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22
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style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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John Moses (1885–1945)
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January 5, 1939
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January 4, 1945
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Democratic
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Jack A. Patterson (Republican) Oscar W. Hagen (Republican) Henry Holt (Democratic)
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[note 5]
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23
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Fred G. Aandahl (1897–1966)
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January 4, 1945
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January 3, 1951
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Clarence P. Dahl
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[note 4]
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24
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Norman Brunsdale (1891–1978)
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January 3, 1951
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January 9, 1957
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Ray Schnell Clarence P. Dahl
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[note 5]
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25
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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John E. Davis (1913–1990)
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January 9, 1957
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January 4, 1961
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Francis Clyde Duffy Clarence P. Dahl
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26
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style="background: Template:North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party/meta/color;"|
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William L. Guy (1919–2013)
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January 4, 1961
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January 2, 1973
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Democratic-NPL
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Orville W. Hagen (Republican) Frank A. Wenstrom (Republican) Charles Tighe (Democratic) Richard F. Larsen (Republican)
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27
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style="background: Template:North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party/meta/color;"|
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Arthur A. Link (1914–2010)
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January 2, 1973
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January 6, 1981
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Democratic-NPL
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style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Wayne G. Sanstead
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[note 4]
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28
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Allen I. Olson (b. 1938)
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January 6, 1981
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January 1, 1985
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Ernest Sands
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29
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style="background: Template:North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party/meta/color;"|
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George A. Sinner (1928–2018)
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January 1, 1985
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December 15, 1992
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Democratic-NPL
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style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Ruth Meiers Lloyd Omdahl
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30
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Ed Schafer (b. 1946)
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December 15, 1992
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December 15, 2000
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Rosemarie Myrdal
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[note 7]
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31
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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John Hoeven (b. 1957)
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December 15, 2000
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December 7, 2010
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Jack Dalrymple
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[note 5]
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32
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Jack Dalrymple (b. 1948)
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December 7, 2010
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December 15, 2016
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Drew Wrigley
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[note 1]
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33
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Doug Burgum (b. 1956)
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December 15, 2016
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Incumbent
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Republican
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style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|
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Brent Sanford
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