1992Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1992 election for North Dakota Governor
Governor · North Dakota
Edward T. Schafer (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Nicholas Spaeth (D) by 17.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edward T. SchaferRepublican · winner
58.8%176,398
Nicholas SpaethDemocrat
41.2%123,845
300,243 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET