2012Final results
2012 election for North Dakota Governor
Governor · North Dakota
Jack Dalrymple (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Ryan M. Taylor (D) by 29.6 points.
Jack DalrympleRepublican · winner
64.8%200,526
Ryan M. TaylorDemocrat
35.2%109,047
309,573 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET