1904 North Dakota gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1904 United States gubernatorial elections.

1904 North Dakota gubernatorial election

November 8, 1904

Nominee Elmore Y. Sarles Marthinus F. Hegge Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 48,026 16,744 Percentage 70.71% 24.65%

County results Sarles:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

Governor before election Frank White Republican Elected Governor Elmore Y. Sarles Republican

The 1904 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. Republican nominee Elmore Y. Sarles defeated Democratic nominee Marthinus F. Hegge with 70.71% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Elmore Y. Sarles, Republican
• Marthinus F. Hegge, Democratic

Other candidates

• Arthur Basset, Socialist
• Hans H. Aaker, Prohibition

Results

1904 North Dakota gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Elmore Y. Sarles	48,026	70.71%
	Democratic	Marthinus F. Hegge	16,744	24.65%
	Socialist	Arthur Basset	1,760	2.59%
	Prohibition	Hans H. Aaker	1,388	2.04%
Majority			31,282
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing