1996Final results
1996 election for North Dakota Governor
Governor · North Dakota
Edward T. Schafer (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Lee Kaldor (D) by 32.4 points.
Edward T. SchaferRepublican · winner
66.2%174,937
Lee KaldorDemocrat
33.8%89,349
264,286 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET