1976Final results
1976 election for North Dakota Governor
Governor · North Dakota
Arthur A. Link (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Richard Elkin (R) by 5.1 points.
Arthur A. LinkDemocrat · winner
52.6%153,309
Richard ElkinRepublican
47.4%138,321
291,630 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET