1918 North Dakota gubernatorial election

The 1918 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican Lynn Frazier defeated Democratic nominee S. J. Doyle with 59.75% of the vote.

1918 North Dakota gubernatorial election

← 1916 November 5, 1918 1920 →
 
Nominee Lynn Frazier S. J. Doyle
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 54,517 36,733
Percentage 59.75% 40.26%

County results

Frazier:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Doyle:      50–60%

Governor before election

Lynn Frazier
Republican

Elected Governor

Lynn Frazier
Republican

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on June 26, 1918.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • S. J. Doyle
  • G. W. Wilkinson

Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic S. J. Doyle 7,280
Democratic G. W. Wilkinson 3,625
Total votes

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Frazier (inc.) 54,382 59.07
Republican John Steen 37,682 40.93
Total votes 92,064 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • Lynn Frazier, Republican
  • S. J. Doyle, Democratic

Results

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1918 North Dakota gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lynn Frazier (inc.) 54,517 59.75%
Democratic S. J. Doyle 36,733 40.26%
Majority 17,784
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1918. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1918. Retrieved June 7, 2020.