U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), left, and Merrill Piepkorn (D) | House.gov / Facebook
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), left, and Merrill Piepkorn (D) | House.gov / Facebook
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) won election to the North Dakota governorship over Merrill Piepkorn (D) and Michael Coachman (I). As of publication time, Armstrong won statewide with 68.24%, compared to Piepkorn’s 25.97%, and Coachman’s 5.62%, according to unofficial results reported by the N.D. Secretary of State.
Armstrong won Burleigh County with 70.97% of the vote, compared to Piepkorn’s 22.05% and Coachman’s 6.79%.
In Morton County, Armstrong received 74.02%, while Piepkorn received 18.88% and Coachman received 6.94%.
361,295 votes were cast statewide in the governor’s election, while 51,363 and 16,596 votes were cast in Burleigh and Morton Counties, respectively.
See how voters turned out in the N.D. Governor’s election in Burleigh and Morton Counties:
County | Precinct | Kelly Armstrong and Michelle Strinden | Merrill Piepkorn and Patrick Hart | Michael (Coach) Coachman and Lydia Gessele | write-in |
Burleigh | 080701 Liberty Elementary School | 871 | 178 | 54 | 1 |
Burleigh | 080702 Liberty Elementary School | 1,536 | 371 | 103 | 2 |
Burleigh | 080703 Sunrise Elementary School | 1,438 | 359 | 156 | 5 |
Burleigh | 080704 East Auditorium (aka: The Element) | 2,180 | 702 | 214 | 4 |
Burleigh | 080705 Sunrise Elementary School | 1,125 | 172 | 97 | 2 |
Burleigh | 080801 Wilton County Shop | 118 | 23 | 32 | 0 |
Burleigh | 080802 Liberty Elementary School | 1,397 | 266 | 165 | 3 |
Burleigh | 080803 4H Building | 254 | 49 | 21 | 1 |
Burleigh | 080804 4H Building | 2,617 | 431 | 251 | 6 |
Burleigh | 080805 Lincoln Elementary School | 1,566 | 340 | 191 | 3 |
Burleigh | 080806 Menoken School | 312 | 56 | 58 | 0 |
Burleigh | 081401 Wilton County Shop | 245 | 54 | 35 | 1 |
Burleigh | 081402 Wing Fire Hall | 123 | 20 | 25 | 0 |
Burleigh | 081403 Sterling School | 226 | 43 | 26 | 2 |
Burleigh | 083001 United Tribes Technical College | 1,599 | 328 | 149 | 5 |
Burleigh | 083002 United Tribes Technical College | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Burleigh | 083003 Lord of Life Lutheran Church | 1,871 | 590 | 178 | 3 |
Burleigh | 083004 Solheim Elementary School | 2,040 | 576 | 169 | 7 |
Burleigh | 083201 Bismarck Event Center | 727 | 290 | 90 | 4 |
Burleigh | 083202 Bismarck Event Center | 908 | 509 | 159 | 4 |
Burleigh | 083203 Bismarck Event Center | 919 | 371 | 129 | 4 |
Burleigh | 083204 Bismarck Event Center | 2,330 | 777 | 169 | 4 |
Burleigh | 083501 Grimsrud Elementary School | 1,336 | 667 | 144 | 6 |
Burleigh | 083502 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church | 1,707 | 937 | 223 | 8 |
Burleigh | 083503 Hillside Aquatic Complex | 1,019 | 521 | 147 | 2 |
Burleigh | 083504 Hillside Aquatic Complex | 1,234 | 458 | 113 | 3 |
Burleigh | 084701 Century Baptist Church | 2,657 | 726 | 117 | 12 |
Burleigh | 084702 GracePoint Church | 1,920 | 821 | 163 | 4 |
Burleigh | 084703 GracePoint Church | 1,144 | 426 | 80 | 1 |
Burleigh | 084704 Century Baptist Church | 990 | 258 | 31 | 3 |
| Burleigh County Totals | 36,450 | 11,323 | 3,490 | 100 |
Morton | 303105 First Lutheran Church | 571 | 228 | 63 | 2 |
Morton | 303117 Engage Church | 1,138 | 248 | 93 | 0 |
Morton | 303118 Midway Lanes | 404 | 103 | 43 | 2 |
Morton | 303120 Flasher Community Credit Union | 207 | 22 | 14 | 0 |
Morton | 303123 St. Anthony Verein Hall | 217 | 25 | 21 | 0 |
Morton | 303124 Mandan Airport | 782 | 117 | 62 | 2 |
Morton | 303332 Engage Church | 1,767 | 333 | 150 | 3 |
Morton | 303401 Redeemer Lutheran Church | 1,455 | 374 | 136 | 1 |
Morton | 303402 Midway Lanes | 1,928 | 568 | 145 | 5 |
Morton | 303403 Eagles Club | 575 | 286 | 91 | 3 |
Morton | 303404 Eagles Club | 583 | 199 | 48 | 0 |
Morton | 303406 First Lutheran Church | 795 | 320 | 101 | 4 |
Morton | 303408 Redeemer Lutheran Church | 324 | 117 | 45 | 2 |
Morton | 303633 New Salem Auditorium | 642 | 96 | 60 | 2 |
Morton | 303634 Almont Fire Hall | 121 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
Morton | 303636 Glen Ullin Municipal Building | 445 | 46 | 23 | 0 |
Morton | 303638 Hebron Community Center | 330 | 39 | 47 | 1 |
| Morton County Totals | 12,284 | 3,134 | 1,151 | 27 |
| TOTALS | 48,734 | 14,457 | 4,641 | 127 |