The 1972 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. The election pitted Democratic Congressman Arthur A. Link Against Republican Lieutenant governor Richard F. Larsen. Link Narrowly Defeated Larsen By a margin of 51%-49%
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![]() County results Link: 50–60% 60–70% Larsen: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on September 5, 1972.[1]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Arthur A. Link, U.S. Representative
- Edward P. Burns
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic–NPL | Arthur A. Link | 29,979 | 93.07 | |
Democratic–NPL | Edward P. Burns | 2,231 | 6.93 | |
Total votes | 32,210 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Richard F. Larsen, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
- Robert P. McCarney
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Richard F. Larsen | 66,045 | 67.79 | |
Republican | Robert P. McCarney | 31,377 | 32.21 | |
Total votes | 97,422 | 100.00 |
General election
editCandidates
edit- Arthur A. Link, Democratic
- Richard F. Larsen, Republican
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic–NPL | Arthur A. Link | 143,899 | 51.04% | ||
Republican | Richard F. Larsen | 138,032 | 48.96% | ||
Majority | 5,867 | ||||
Turnout | 281,931 | ||||
Democratic–NPL hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1972. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1972. Retrieved January 19, 2019.