1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1984 election for North Dakota Governor
Governor · North Dakota
George A. Sinner (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Allen I. Olson (R) by 10.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George A. SinnerDemocrat · winner
55.3%173,922
Allen I. OlsonRepublican
44.7%140,460
314,382 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET