2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election


The 2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, concurrently with other federal and statewide elections, including the U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Republican Governor Doug Burgum and Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford are both running for re-election.

Republican primary

The Republican Party will hold a state convention in the spring to endorse a single gubernatorial candidate. That candidate and his or her running mate will automatically be placed on the primary election ballot, where they may or may not face competition from other candidates placed there by petition—as incumbent governor Burgum did in 2016. The primary election will be held on June 9; its winner will appear on the general election ballot. All primary elections in North Dakota are open to all qualified North Dakota electors, regardless of party affiliation.

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic-NPL primary

The Democratic-NPL Party will hold a state convention in the spring to endorse a single gubernatorial candidate. That candidate and his or her running mate will automatically be placed on the primary election ballot, where they may or may not face competition from other candidates placed there by petition. The primary election will be held on June 9; its winner will appear on the general election ballot. All primary elections in North Dakota are open to all qualified North Dakota electors, regardless of party affiliation.

Candidates

Nominee

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

Predictions

Polling

;with Heidi Heitkamp
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Doug
Burgum 		Heidi
Heitkamp 		Other /
Undecided
July 15–17, 2019500± 4.4%62%33%5%

Results