Governor Elections 2020 | US Governor Elections | North Dakota Races
2020 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election Results
Doug Burgum
Percent: 65.84%
Votes: 235,479
Shelley Lenz
Percent: 25.38%
Votes: 90,789
Race Summary
In the North Dakota gubernatorial election on November 3, 2020, Republican incumbent Doug Burgum secured re-election for a second term, defeating Democratic-NPL candidate Shelley Lenz with 65.84% of the votes compared to Lenz's 25.38%. Libertarian candidate DuWayne Hendrickson received 3.87%, while write-in candidates obtained 4.90%. Burgum, a former software executive, focused his campaign on economic growth and limited government, maintaining his business-oriented approach to leadership.
Full Results
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 65.84%
Votes: 235,479
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 25.38%
Votes: 90,789
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.87%
Votes: 13,853
Write-In
Percent: 4.90%
Votes: 17,538
Total votes: 357,659
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Results by County
Adams County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 79.37%
Votes: 1,000
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 12.94%
Votes: 163
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.17%
Votes: 40
Write-In
Percent: 4.52%
Votes: 57
Total votes: 1,260
Bottineau County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 77.01%
Votes: 2,653
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 17.07%
Votes: 588
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.70%
Votes: 93
Write-In
Percent: 3.22%
Votes: 111
Total votes: 3,445
Cass County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 59.31%
Votes: 50,649
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 36.37%
Votes: 31,055
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.21%
Votes: 2,737
Write-In
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 951
Total votes: 85,392
Dunn County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 74.07%
Votes: 1,711
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 12.12%
Votes: 280
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.29%
Votes: 99
Write-In
Percent: 9.52%
Votes: 220
Total votes: 2,310
Golden Valley County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 78.11%
Votes: 792
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 10.36%
Votes: 105
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.54%
Votes: 46
Write-In
Percent: 7.00%
Votes: 71
Total votes: 1,014
Hettinger County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 71.66%
Votes: 923
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 11.88%
Votes: 153
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 5.05%
Votes: 65
Write-In
Percent: 11.41%
Votes: 147
Total votes: 1,288
McHenry County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 74.32%
Votes: 2,211
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 15.03%
Votes: 447
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.57%
Votes: 136
Write-In
Percent: 6.08%
Votes: 181
Total votes: 2,975
Mercer County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 72.65%
Votes: 3,352
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 12.81%
Votes: 591
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.79%
Votes: 175
Write-In
Percent: 10.75%
Votes: 496
Total votes: 4,614
Oliver County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 70.84%
Votes: 741
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 11.76%
Votes: 123
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.21%
Votes: 44
Write-In
Percent: 13.19%
Votes: 138
Total votes: 1,046
Ransom County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 65.56%
Votes: 1,603
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 28.34%
Votes: 693
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.97%
Votes: 97
Write-In
Percent: 2.13%
Votes: 52
Total votes: 2,445
Sargent County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 68.64%
Votes: 1,414
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 27.72%
Votes: 571
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.57%
Votes: 53
Write-In
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 2,060
Stark County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 70.84%
Votes: 10,499
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 13.34%
Votes: 1,977
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 5.09%
Votes: 754
Write-In
Percent: 10.73%
Votes: 1,590
Total votes: 14,820
Traill County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 66.84%
Votes: 2,755
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 29.14%
Votes: 1,201
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.33%
Votes: 96
Write-In
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 4,122
Williams County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 75.48%
Votes: 10,548
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 12.09%
Votes: 1,689
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.76%
Votes: 665
Write-In
Percent: 7.67%
Votes: 1,072
Total votes: 13,974
Barnes County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 68.44%
Votes: 3,775
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 24.76%
Votes: 1,366
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.14%
Votes: 173
Write-In
Percent: 3.66%
Votes: 202
Total votes: 5,516
Bowman County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 76.65%
Votes: 1,254
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 10.45%
Votes: 171
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.24%
Votes: 53
Write-In
Percent: 9.66%
Votes: 158
Total votes: 1,636
Cavalier County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 77.13%
Votes: 1,551
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 17.06%
Votes: 343
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.73%
Votes: 55
Write-In
Percent: 3.08%
Votes: 62
Total votes: 2,011
Eddy County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 67.60%
Votes: 847
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 24.50%
Votes: 307
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.95%
Votes: 37
Write-In
Percent: 4.95%
Votes: 62
Total votes: 1,253
Grand Forks County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 62.77%
Votes: 19,150
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 32.80%
Votes: 10,006
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.13%
Votes: 955
Write-In
Percent: 1.29%
Votes: 395
Total votes: 30,506
Kidder County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 64.36%
Votes: 928
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 14.91%
Votes: 215
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 5.20%
Votes: 75
Write-In
Percent: 15.53%
Votes: 224
Total votes: 1,442
McIntosh County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 77.12%
Votes: 1,109
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 13.98%
Votes: 201
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.45%
Votes: 64
Write-In
Percent: 4.45%
Votes: 64
Total votes: 1,438
Morton County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 62.73%
Votes: 10,254
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 20.44%
Votes: 3,341
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 5.29%
Votes: 865
Write-In
Percent: 11.54%
Votes: 1,886
Total votes: 16,346
Pembina County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 74.27%
Votes: 2,451
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 18.94%
Votes: 625
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.76%
Votes: 91
Write-In
Percent: 4.03%
Votes: 133
Total votes: 3,300
Renville County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 80.97%
Votes: 1,064
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 12.79%
Votes: 168
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.27%
Votes: 43
Write-In
Percent: 2.97%
Votes: 39
Total votes: 1,314
Sheridan County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 64.91%
Votes: 516
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 12.70%
Votes: 101
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 5.41%
Votes: 43
Write-In
Percent: 16.98%
Votes: 135
Total votes: 795
Steele County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 65.63%
Votes: 714
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 30.61%
Votes: 333
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.21%
Votes: 24
Write-In
Percent: 1.56%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 1,088
Walsh County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 72.96%
Votes: 3,461
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 20.55%
Votes: 975
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.53%
Votes: 120
Write-In
Percent: 3.96%
Votes: 188
Total votes: 4,744
Benson County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 56.25%
Votes: 1,098
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 36.27%
Votes: 708
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.13%
Votes: 61
Write-In
Percent: 4.35%
Votes: 85
Total votes: 1,952
Burke County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 75.31%
Votes: 860
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 11.30%
Votes: 129
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.77%
Votes: 43
Write-In
Percent: 9.63%
Votes: 110
Total votes: 1,142
Dickey County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 73.95%
Votes: 1,791
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 19.78%
Votes: 479
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.97%
Votes: 72
Write-In
Percent: 3.30%
Votes: 80
Total votes: 2,422
Emmons County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 70.30%
Votes: 1,375
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 11.50%
Votes: 225
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 5.01%
Votes: 98
Write-In
Percent: 13.19%
Votes: 258
Total votes: 1,956
Grant County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 70.26%
Votes: 964
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 12.46%
Votes: 171
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 5.17%
Votes: 71
Write-In
Percent: 12.10%
Votes: 166
Total votes: 1,372
LaMoure County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 75.49%
Votes: 1,666
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 17.72%
Votes: 391
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.13%
Votes: 69
Write-In
Percent: 3.67%
Votes: 81
Total votes: 2,207
McKenzie County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 80.60%
Votes: 4,305
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 12.34%
Votes: 659
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.59%
Votes: 192
Write-In
Percent: 3.46%
Votes: 185
Total votes: 5,341
Mountrail County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 65.27%
Votes: 2,691
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 26.00%
Votes: 1,072
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.12%
Votes: 170
Write-In
Percent: 4.61%
Votes: 190
Total votes: 4,123
Pierce County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 72.20%
Votes: 1,522
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 17.69%
Votes: 373
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.89%
Votes: 61
Write-In
Percent: 7.21%
Votes: 152
Total votes: 2,108
Richland County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 70.34%
Votes: 5,458
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 25.30%
Votes: 1,963
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.04%
Votes: 236
Write-In
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 102
Total votes: 7,759
Sioux County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 28.89%
Votes: 340
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 56.67%
Votes: 667
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 6.54%
Votes: 77
Write-In
Percent: 7.90%
Votes: 93
Total votes: 1,177
Stutsman County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 72.26%
Votes: 7,071
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 20.36%
Votes: 1,992
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.04%
Votes: 395
Write-In
Percent: 3.34%
Votes: 327
Total votes: 9,785
Ward County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 72.51%
Votes: 20,295
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 19.96%
Votes: 5,587
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.51%
Votes: 1,262
Write-In
Percent: 3.03%
Votes: 847
Total votes: 27,991
Billings County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 70.27%
Votes: 442
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 9.06%
Votes: 57
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.45%
Votes: 28
Write-In
Percent: 16.22%
Votes: 102
Total votes: 629
Burleigh County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 62.13%
Votes: 31,067
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 24.13%
Votes: 12,064
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.77%
Votes: 2,385
Write-In
Percent: 8.97%
Votes: 4,487
Total votes: 50,003
Divide County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 76.76%
Votes: 918
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 16.72%
Votes: 200
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.34%
Votes: 40
Write-In
Percent: 3.18%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 1,196
Foster County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 74.96%
Votes: 1,317
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 16.51%
Votes: 290
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.30%
Votes: 58
Write-In
Percent: 5.24%
Votes: 92
Total votes: 1,757
Griggs County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 74.46%
Votes: 924
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 19.90%
Votes: 247
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.66%
Votes: 33
Write-In
Percent: 2.98%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 1,241
Logan County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 69.78%
Votes: 739
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 10.29%
Votes: 109
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 5.10%
Votes: 54
Write-In
Percent: 14.83%
Votes: 157
Total votes: 1,059
McLean County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 63.67%
Votes: 3,466
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 20.10%
Votes: 1,094
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 5.60%
Votes: 305
Write-In
Percent: 10.64%
Votes: 579
Total votes: 5,444
Nelson County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 67.08%
Votes: 1,192
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 28.36%
Votes: 504
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.25%
Votes: 40
Write-In
Percent: 2.31%
Votes: 41
Total votes: 1,777
Ramsey County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 70.12%
Votes: 3,761
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 23.10%
Votes: 1,239
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.37%
Votes: 181
Write-In
Percent: 3.41%
Votes: 183
Total votes: 5,364
Rolette County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 39.72%
Votes: 1,496
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 57.12%
Votes: 2,151
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.12%
Votes: 80
Write-In
Percent: 1.04%
Votes: 39
Total votes: 3,766
Slope County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 77.41%
Votes: 329
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 9.41%
Votes: 40
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 3.76%
Votes: 16
Write-In
Percent: 9.41%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 425
Towner County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 73.78%
Votes: 861
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 20.05%
Votes: 234
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 2.57%
Votes: 30
Write-In
Percent: 3.60%
Votes: 42
Total votes: 1,167
Wells County
Doug Burgum (REP)
Percent: 68.57%
Votes: 1,606
Shelley Lenz (DEM)
Percent: 15.20%
Votes: 356
DuWayne Hendrickson (LIB)
Percent: 4.18%
Votes: 98
Write-In
Percent: 12.04%
Votes: 282
Total votes: 2,342