North Dakota Governors
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"North Dakota Governors" is a Traveling Exhibit produced by the Museum and Education Division of the State Historical Society of North Dakota using the collections of the State Archives and Historical Research Library. The Traveling Exhibit Program is available through the Museum Division 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.

This on-line version of the exhibit "North Dakota Governors" is divided into seven sections for faster viewing. The first section contains information on the ten governors of Dakota Territory (1861-1889). The remaining six parts provide information on the thirty governors of the State of North Dakota. The contents of the six parts are listed below.

Governors of Dakota Territory

Governors of the State of North Dakota

Part 1 - 1889-1898

yellow, red and blue squares with black lines John Miller (R) 1889-1890
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Andrew H. Burke (R) 1891-1892
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Eli C. D. Shortridge (Pop) 1893-1894
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Roger Allin (R) 1895-1896
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Frank A. Briggs (R) 1897-1898

Part 2 - 1898-1912
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Joseph M. Devine (R) 1898-1898
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Frederick B. Fancher (R) 1899-1900
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Frank White (R) 1901-1904
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Elmore Y. Sarles (R) 1905-1906
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines John Burke (D) 1907-1912

Part 3 - 1913-1928
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Louis B. Hanna (R) 1913-1916
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Lynn J. Frazier (R) 1917-1921
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Ragnvold A. Nestos (R) 1921-1924
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Arthur G. Sorlie (R) 1925-1928
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Walter J. Maddock (R) 1928-1928

Part 4 - 1929-1936
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines George F. Shafer (R) 1929-1932
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines William Langer (first term) (R) 1933-1934
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Ole H. Olson (R) 1934-1934
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Thomas H. Moodie (D) 1935-1935
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Walter Welford (R) 1935-1936

Part 5 - 1937-1960
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines William Langer (second term) (R) 1937-1938
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines John Moses (D) 1939-1944
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Fred G. Aandahl (R) 1945-1950
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines C. Norman Brunsdale (R) 1951-1956
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines John E. Davis (R) 1957-1960

Part 6 - 1961-present
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines William L. Guy (D) 1961-1972
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Arthur A. Link (D) 1973-1980
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Allen I. Olson (R) 1981-1984
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines George A. Sinner (D) 1985-1992
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines Edward T. Schafer (R) 1992-2000
yellow, red and blue squares with black lines John Hoeven (R) 2000-present

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