2004Final results
2004 election for North Dakota Governor
Governor · North Dakota
John Hoeven (R) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Satrom (D) by 44.5 points.
John HoevenRepublican · winner
72.2%220,803
Joe SatromDemocrat
27.8%84,877
305,680 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET