The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party.

Its platform is conservative. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling North Dakota's at-large U.S. House seat, both U.S. Senate seats and the governorship, and it has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.

History The state Republican Party has always been a major force in state politics, in many cases having a dominant position. Founded in 1889, the Party initially dominated all state politics for the state's first 20 years of existence, with the exception of a brief period from 1893 to 1894 in which the North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party briefly overthrew the Republican Party.

In the early 20th century, the Party was effectively divided into two groups that nominated candidates on the Republican ticket, the progressive Non-Partisan League (NPL) and the conservative Independent Voters Association (IVA). This period ended when the NPL merged with the state Democratic Party, and the IVA effectively became known as the Republican Party.

The Party holds its convention in the spring of election years, usually rotating the convention between four of the state's largest cities: Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot.

Notable figures Doug Burgum - United States Secretary of the Interior and candidate for president in 2024 Thomas S. Kleppe - former United States Secretary of the Interior Milton Young - United States Senator who served as President pro tempore for a day Ed Schafer - former Governor of North Dakota and former United States Secretary of Agriculture

Current elected officials The North Dakota Republican Party controls all twelve of the statewide offices and holds supermajorities in both the North Dakota Senate and the North Dakota House of Representatives. Republicans also hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and the state's at-large congressional district.

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

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Statewide offices

Lieutenant Governor: Michelle Strinden Insurance Commissioner: Jon Godfread Tax Commissioner: Brian Kroshus Auditor: Josh Gallion North Dakota State Treasurer: Thomas Beadle North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner: Doug Goehring Public Service Commissioners: Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, Jill Kringstad, Randy Christmann

Legislative President Pro Tempore of the Senate: Brad Bekkedahl Senate Majority Leader: David Hogue Speaker of the House: Robin Weisz House Majority Leader: Mike Lefor

Election results

Presidential +North Dakota Republican Party presidential election resultsElectionPresidential ticketVotesVote %Electoral votesResult1892Benjamin Harrison/Whitelaw Reid17,51948.50%1896William McKinley/Garret Hobart26,33555.57%1900William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt35,89862.12%1904Theodore Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks52,59575.12%1908William Howard Taft/James S. Sherman57,68061.02%1912William Howard Taft/Nicholas M. Butler23,09026.67%1916Charles E. Hughes/Charles W. Fairbanks53,47146.34%1920Warren G. Harding/Calvin Coolidge160,07277.97%1924Calvin Coolidge/Charles G. Dawes94,93147.68%1928Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis131,44154.80%1932Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis71,77228.00%1936Alf Landon/Frank Knox72,75126.58%1940Wendell Willkie/Charles L. McNary154,59055.06%1944Thomas E. Dewey/John W. Bricker118,53553.84%1948Thomas E. Dewey/Earl Warren115,13952.17%1952Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon191,71270.97%1956Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon156,76661.72%1960Richard Nixon/Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.154,31055.42%1964Barry Goldwater/William E. Miller108,20741.88%1968Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew138,66955.94%1972Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew174,10962.07%1976Gerald Ford/Bob Dole152,47051.66%1980Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush193,69564.23%1984Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush200,33664.84%1988George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle166,55956.03%1992George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle136,24444.22%1996Bob Dole/Jack Kemp125,05046.94%2000George W. Bush/Dick Cheney174,85260.7%2004George W. Bush/Dick Cheney196,65162.86%2008John McCain/Sarah Palin168,88753.15%2012Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan188,32058.32%2016Donald Trump/Mike Pence216,79462.96%2020Donald Trump/Mike Pence235,59565.11%2024Donald Trump/JD Vance246,50566.96%

Gubernatorial +North Dakota Republican Party gubernatorial election resultsElectionGubernatorial candidate/ticketVotesVote %Result1889John Miller25,36566.58%Won 1890Andrew H. Burke19,05352.23%Won 1892Andrew H. Burke17,23647.57%Lost 1894Roger Allin23,72355.76%Won 1896Frank A. Briggs25,91855.61%Won 1898Frederick B. Fancher28,30859.22%Won 1900Frank White34,05259.20%Won 1902Frank White31,61362.68%Won 1904Elmore Y. Sarles48,02670.71%Won 1906Elmore Y. Sarles29,30945.29%Lost 1908C. A. Johnson46,84948.43%Lost 1910C. A. Johnson44,55547.36%Lost 1912L. B. Hanna39,81145.45%Won 1914L. B. Hanna44,27949.58%Won 1916Lynn Frazier87,66579.24%Won 1918Lynn Frazier54,51759.75%Won 1920Lynn Frazier117,11851.01%Won 1921 (recall)Ragnvald Nestos111,42550.94%Won 1922Ragnvald Nestos110,32157.65%Won 1924Arthur G. Sorlie101,17053.93%Won 1926Arthur G. Sorlie131,00381.74%Won 1928George F. Shafer131,19356.50%Won 1930George F. Shafer133,26473.62%Won 1932William Langer134,23154.75%Won 1934Lydia Cady Langer127,95446.61%Lost 1936Walter Welford95,69734.70%Lost 1938John N. Hagan125,24647.53%Lost 1940Jack A. Patterson101,28736.89%Lost 1942Oscar W. Hagen74,57742.38%Lost 1944Fred G. Aandahl107,86352.02%Won 1946Fred G. Aandahl116,67268.88%Won 1948Fred G. Aandahl131,76461.33%Won 1950Norman Brunsdale121,82266.29%Won 1952Norman Brunsdale199,94478.74%Won 1954Norman Brunsdale124,25364.21%Won 1956John E. Davis147,56658.46%Won 1958John E. Davis111,83653.10%Won 1960Clarence P. Dahl122,48644.48%Lost 1962Mark Andrews113,25149.56%Lost 1964Donald M. Halcrow116,24744.26%Lost 1968Robert P. McCarney108,38243.70%Lost 1972Richard F. Larsen138,03248.96%Lost 1976Richard Elkin/Ernest G. Pyle138,32146.53%Lost 1980Allen I. Olson/Ernest Sands162,23053.61%Won 1984Allen I. Olson/Ernest Sands140,46044.68%Lost 1988Leon Mallberg/Donna Nalewaja119,98640.12%Lost 1992Ed Schafer/Rosemarie Myrdal176,39857.86%Won 1996Ed Schafer/Rosemarie Myrdal174,93766.19%Won 2000John Hoeven/Jack Dalrymple159,25555.03%Won 2004John Hoeven/Jack Dalrymple220,80371.26%Won 2008John Hoeven/Jack Dalrymple235,00974.44%Won 2012Jack Dalrymple/Drew Wrigley200,52563.10%Won 2016Doug Burgum/Brent Sanford259,86376.52%Won 2020Doug Burgum/Brent Sanford235,47965.84%Won 2024Kelly Armstrong/Michelle Strinden247,05668.26%Won

See also List of political parties in North Dakota North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party - North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party Political party strength in North Dakota Politics of North Dakota Republican Party (United States)

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