North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2000

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2000

November 7, 2000

Nominee John Hoeven Heidi Heitkamp Party Republican Democratic-NPL Running mate Jack Dalrymple Aaron Krauter Popular vote 159,255 130,144 Percentage 55.03% 44.97%

County Results

Governor before election Ed Schafer Republican Elected Governor John Hoeven Republican

Elections in North Dakota
Federal government Presidential elections 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Presidential Primaries Democratic: 2004 2008 2016 Republican: 2008 2012 U.S. Senate elections 1952 1956 1958 1960 (special) 1962 1964 1968 1970 1974 1976 1980 1982 1986 1988 1992 1992 (special) 1994 1998 2000 2004 2006 2010 2012 2016 U.S. House elections 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
State government General elections 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Gubernatorial elections 1921 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Ballot measures 2004 Constitutional Measure 1

The 2000 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on 7 November 2000 for the post of Governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Governor Ed Schafer decided not to run for re-election. Republican nominee John Hoeven won the election. Heitkamp had led in the polls until early October, when reports indicated that she had breast cancer, and would undergo surgery. She ran advertisements to assure voters she was still fit to serve. But by the final month, Hoeven had taken a six-point lead in a poll. Coincidentally, both are serving simultaneously as the senior and junior U.S Senators, respectively, from the state of North Dakota as of 2016.^[1]

Candidates

Democratic

• Heidi Heitkamp, Attorney General of North Dakota

Republican

• John Hoeven, President of the Bank of North Dakota

Election results

References