North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2000

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2000

November 7, 2000

Nominee John Hoeven Heidi Heitkamp Party Republican Democratic Running mate Jack Dalrymple Aaron Krauter Popular vote 159,255 130,144 Percentage 55.03% 44.97%

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Governor before election Ed Schafer Republican Elected Governor John Hoeven Republican

The 2000 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on 2 November 2000 for the post of Governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Governor Ed Schafer decided not to run for re-election. Republican nominee John Hoeven won the election. Heitkamp had led in the polls until early October, when reports indicated that she had breast cancer, and would undergo surgery. She ran advertisements to assure voters she was still fit to serve. But by the final month, Hoeven had taken a six-point lead in a poll. Coincidentally, both are serving simultaneously as the senior and junior U.S Senators, respectively, from the state of North Dakota as of June 2015.

Candidates

Democratic

• Heidi Heitkamp, Attorney General of North Dakota

Republican

• John Hoeven, President of the Bank of North Dakota

Election results

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Hoeven	159,255	55.03%	-11.16%
	Democratic	Heidi Heitkamp	130,144	44.97%	+11.16%
	Write-ins		13	0.00%
Majority			29,111	10.06%	-22.32%
Turnout			289,412
	Republican hold		Swing