"North Dakota Governors" is a Traveling Exhibit produced by the State Historical Society of North Dakota from the collections of the State Archives and Historical Research Library. The Traveling Exhibit Program is available to educational and nonprofit institutions. There is no rental fee. Please see Traveling Exhibits for booking information and for a listing of currently available traveling exhibits.
Governors of Dakota Territory
Governors of the State of North Dakota
John Miller (R) 1889-1890
Andrew H. Burke (R) 1891-1892
Eli C. D. Shortridge (Pop) 1893-1894
Roger Allin (R) 1895-1896
Frank A. Briggs (R) 1897-1898
Joseph M. Devine (R) 1898-1898
Frederick B. Fancher (R) 1899-1900
Frank White (R) 1901-1904
Elmore Y. Sarles (R) 1905-1906
John Burke (D) 1907-1912
Louis B. Hanna (R) 1913-1916
Lynn J. Frazier (R) 1917-1921
Ragnvold A. Nestos (R) 1921-1924
Arthur G. Sorlie (R) 1925-1928
Walter J. Maddock (R) 1928-1928
George F. Shafer (R) 1929-1932
William Langer (1st term) (R) 1933-1934
Ole H. Olson (R) 1934-1934
Thomas H. Moodie (D) 1935-1935
Walter Welford (R) 1935-1936
William Langer (2nd term) (R) 1937-1938
John Moses (D) 1939-1944
Fred G. Aandahl (R) 1945-1950
C. Norman Brunsdale (R) 1951-1956
John E. Davis (R) 1957-1960
William L. Guy (D) 1961-1972
Arthur A. Link (D) 1973-1980
Allen I. Olson (R) 1981-1984
George A. Sinner (D) 1985-1992
Edward T. Schafer (R) 1992-2000
John Hoeven (R) 2000-present
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Bismarck, North Dakota 58505
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