1944 North Dakota gubernatorial election

1944 North Dakota gubernatorial election
	County results Aandahl: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; DePuy: 60–70%; Strutz: 30–40% 40–50%
Governor before election; John Moses; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Fred G. Aandahl; Republican

The 1944 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Republican nominee Fred G. Aandahl defeated Democratic nominee William T. DePuy with 52.02% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 27, 1944.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

William T. DePuy, former North Dakota Tax Commissioner

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William T. DePuy	13,683	100.00
Total votes			13,683	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred G. Aandahl	59,938	54.32
	Republican	Alvin C. Strutz	50,402	45.68
Total votes			110,340	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Fred G. Aandahl, Republican
William T. DePuy, Democratic

Other candidates

Alvin C. Strutz, Independent
A. M. Wiley, Prohibition

Results

1944 North Dakota gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred G. Aandahl	107,863	52.02%
	Democratic	William T. DePuy	59,961	28.92%
	Independent	Alvin C. Strutz	38,997	18.81%
	Prohibition	A. M. Wiley	539	0.26%
Majority
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1944. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
^ "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1944. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

[North_Dakota-1] "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1944. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

[2] "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1944. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

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