Governor Elections 2012 | US Governor Elections | North Dakota Races
2012 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election Results
Jack Dalrymple
Percent: 63.10%
Votes: 200,526
Ryan Taylor
Percent: 34.31%
Votes: 109,047
Race Summary
The 2012 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012, and incumbent Republican Jack Dalrymple won election to a full term with 63.10% of the vote over Democratic nominee Ryan Taylor. Dalrymple’s decisive victory continued Republican control of the governor’s office in a state long dominated by GOP statewide leadership.
Full Results
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 63.10%
Votes: 200,526
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 34.31%
Votes: 109,047
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 2,616
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.69%
Votes: 5,356
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 267
Total votes: 317,812
State Map
Results by County
Adams County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 71.12%
Votes: 916
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 27.10%
Votes: 349
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 14
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 8
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,288
Bottineau County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 62.81%
Votes: 2,212
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 35.38%
Votes: 1,246
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 19
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 39
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 3,522
Cass County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 62.06%
Votes: 44,690
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 34.91%
Votes: 25,142
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 593
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 2.09%
Votes: 1,507
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 83
Total votes: 72,015
Dunn County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 60.24%
Votes: 1,215
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 37.43%
Votes: 755
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 13
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.64%
Votes: 33
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 2,017
Golden Valley County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 71.32%
Votes: 659
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 27.06%
Votes: 250
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 4
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 11
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 924
Hettinger County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 66.98%
Votes: 913
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 30.52%
Votes: 416
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 14
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.39%
Votes: 19
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,363
McHenry County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 45.74%
Votes: 1,257
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 53.09%
Votes: 1,459
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 10
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 22
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,748
Mercer County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 68.30%
Votes: 3,047
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 30.20%
Votes: 1,347
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 27
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 39
Write-In
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 4,461
Oliver County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 64.57%
Votes: 658
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 33.56%
Votes: 342
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.59%
Votes: 6
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.28%
Votes: 13
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,019
Ransom County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 44.91%
Votes: 1,082
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 52.97%
Votes: 1,276
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.71%
Votes: 17
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.41%
Votes: 34
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,409
Sargent County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 50.25%
Votes: 1,007
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 47.80%
Votes: 958
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 13
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 25
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 2,004
Stark County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 71.19%
Votes: 8,142
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 26.27%
Votes: 3,004
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.96%
Votes: 110
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.53%
Votes: 175
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 11,437
Traill County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 56.63%
Votes: 2,200
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 40.80%
Votes: 1,585
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 29
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.80%
Votes: 70
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 3,885
Williams County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 74.00%
Votes: 7,118
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 22.75%
Votes: 2,188
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 107
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 2.03%
Votes: 195
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 9,619
Barnes County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 57.16%
Votes: 3,143
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 40.73%
Votes: 2,240
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 56
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.05%
Votes: 58
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 5,499
Bowman County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 67.02%
Votes: 1,154
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 30.72%
Votes: 529
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 15
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.39%
Votes: 24
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,722
Cavalier County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 67.51%
Votes: 1,384
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 30.29%
Votes: 621
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 8
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.76%
Votes: 36
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 2,050
Eddy County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 50.39%
Votes: 586
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 47.21%
Votes: 549
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 5
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.81%
Votes: 21
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 1,163
Grand Forks County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 61.29%
Votes: 17,749
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 34.69%
Votes: 10,045
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 1.49%
Votes: 432
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 2.40%
Votes: 696
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 28,958
Kidder County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 59.25%
Votes: 788
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 38.42%
Votes: 511
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 1.05%
Votes: 14
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.28%
Votes: 17
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,330
McIntosh County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 70.16%
Votes: 1,079
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 27.57%
Votes: 424
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 12
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.43%
Votes: 22
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,538
Morton County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 66.47%
Votes: 9,005
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 31.37%
Votes: 4,250
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 85
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 199
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 13,548
Pembina County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 66.90%
Votes: 2,165
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 31.00%
Votes: 1,003
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.59%
Votes: 19
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.48%
Votes: 48
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 3,236
Renville County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 60.71%
Votes: 771
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 36.93%
Votes: 469
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 8
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.73%
Votes: 22
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,270
Sheridan County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 61.69%
Votes: 512
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 36.87%
Votes: 306
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 6
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 5
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 830
Steele County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 52.99%
Votes: 549
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 44.69%
Votes: 463
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 8
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 13
Write-In
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 1,036
Walsh County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 66.33%
Votes: 3,189
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 31.68%
Votes: 1,523
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 38
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 57
Write-In
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 4,808
Benson County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 35.56%
Votes: 765
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 61.32%
Votes: 1,319
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 23
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.95%
Votes: 42
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 2,151
Burke County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 70.28%
Votes: 719
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 28.05%
Votes: 287
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.59%
Votes: 6
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 10
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,023
Dickey County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 66.44%
Votes: 1,651
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 30.26%
Votes: 752
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 1.05%
Votes: 26
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 2.21%
Votes: 55
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 2,485
Emmons County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 68.80%
Votes: 1,292
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 28.59%
Votes: 537
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 17
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.65%
Votes: 31
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,878
Grant County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 64.93%
Votes: 924
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 33.24%
Votes: 473
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 10
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.12%
Votes: 16
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,423
LaMoure County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 62.40%
Votes: 1,364
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 35.54%
Votes: 777
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 18
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 27
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,186
McKenzie County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 64.34%
Votes: 2,174
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 32.76%
Votes: 1,107
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 30
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.95%
Votes: 66
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 3,379
Mountrail County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 50.83%
Votes: 1,739
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 46.16%
Votes: 1,579
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.85%
Votes: 29
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 2.13%
Votes: 73
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 3,421
Pierce County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 48.08%
Votes: 1,054
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 50.73%
Votes: 1,112
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 8
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 18
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,192
Richland County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 62.67%
Votes: 4,713
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 34.43%
Votes: 2,589
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 50
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 2.13%
Votes: 160
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 7,520
Sioux County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 26.07%
Votes: 292
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 71.25%
Votes: 798
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 9
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.88%
Votes: 21
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,120
Stutsman County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 64.19%
Votes: 5,984
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 32.86%
Votes: 3,063
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 112
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.68%
Votes: 157
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 9,322
Ward County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 67.49%
Votes: 16,979
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 30.23%
Votes: 7,606
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 193
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.41%
Votes: 355
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 25,158
Billings County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 68.71%
Votes: 393
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 27.97%
Votes: 160
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 5
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 2.45%
Votes: 14
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 572
Burleigh County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 69.83%
Votes: 29,997
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 28.29%
Votes: 12,152
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 220
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.28%
Votes: 551
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 42,958
Divide County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 58.67%
Votes: 680
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 38.57%
Votes: 447
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 8
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 2.07%
Votes: 24
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,159
Foster County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 56.17%
Votes: 942
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 41.68%
Votes: 699
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.83%
Votes: 14
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 21
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,677
Griggs County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 57.38%
Votes: 766
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 41.12%
Votes: 549
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 8
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 12
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,335
Logan County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 68.39%
Votes: 742
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 30.69%
Votes: 333
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 5
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 5
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,085
McLean County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 59.48%
Votes: 2,933
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 38.37%
Votes: 1,892
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 26
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.58%
Votes: 78
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 4,931
Nelson County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 54.06%
Votes: 906
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 43.74%
Votes: 733
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 12
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.37%
Votes: 23
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 1,676
Ramsey County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 54.90%
Votes: 2,732
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 42.79%
Votes: 2,129
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 37
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.49%
Votes: 74
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 4,976
Rolette County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 27.13%
Votes: 1,219
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 70.16%
Votes: 3,153
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 52
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 66
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 4,494
Slope County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 67.95%
Votes: 301
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 30.70%
Votes: 136
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 2
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 4
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 443
Towner County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 53.57%
Votes: 630
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 44.98%
Votes: 529
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 5
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 12
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,176
Wells County
Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 60.89%
Votes: 1,445
Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 37.34%
Votes: 886
Roland Clifford Riemers (IND)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 9
Paul Sorum (IND)
Percent: 1.39%
Votes: 33
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,373