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North Dakota gubernatorial recall election
The North Dakota recall election was a recall election of North Dakota Governor Lynn Frazier in 1921. Frazier was the first American governor ever successfully recalled from office; there would not be another successful recall of a governor until California Governor Gray Davis was recalled in 2003 . In 2012, Scott Walker of Wisconsin was the third US Governor to be recalled , and the first to survive a recall vote.
Background
The recall stemmed from the conflict between the socialist -leaning Nonpartisan League , of which Governor Frazier was a member, and the Independent Voters Association , a conservative and pro-capitalist faction. Frazier and his party supported state ownership of industries, while the IVA opposed it. A dispute broke out specifically over government ownership of the Bank of North Dakota and State Mill and Elevator .[1]
By September, the campaigners had been able to gather 73,000 names on petitions asking for the recall of Frazier, Attorney General William Lemke , and Commissioner of Agriculture John Hagan . These men made up the Industrial Commission, which acts as a board of directors for the state-owned entities.[1] The date of the recall was set for October 28, 1921.[1]
Results
In the October 28 vote, Ragnvald A. Nestos was elected as governor by a margin of 4,093.[3] He was sworn in on November 23.
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