The 1954 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent

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Norman Brunsdale Clarence Norman Brunsdale (July 9, 1891January 27, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 24th Governor of North Dakota and a United States senator from the state of North Dakota. Biography Clarence Norman Brunsdale was born in Sher ...

defeated Democratic nominee Cornelius Bymers with 64.21% of the vote. , this was the last time Rolette County voted for the Republican candidate.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 29, 1954.

Democratic primary

Candidates

*Cornelius Bymers, State Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent

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*Wallace E. Warner, former

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Results

General election

Candidates

*Norman Brunsdale, Republican *Cornelius Bymers, Democratic

Results

References

{{North Dakota elections 1954

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

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