1972 North Dakota gubernatorial election

1972 North Dakota gubernatorial election
	County results; Link: 50–60% 60–70% ; Larsen: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; William L. Guy; Democratic–NPL	Elected Governor ; Arthur A. Link; Democratic–NPL

The 1972 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. The election pitted Democratic Congressman Arthur A. Link Against Republican Lieutenant governor Richard F. Larsen. Link Narrowly Defeated Larsen By a margin of 51% to 49%

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 5, 1972.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Arthur A. Link, U.S. Representative
Edward P. Burns

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	Arthur A. Link	29,979	93.07
	Democratic–NPL	Edward P. Burns	2,231	6.93
Total votes			32,210	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Richard F. Larsen, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Robert P. McCarney

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard F. Larsen	66,045	67.79
	Republican	Robert P. McCarney	31,377	32.21
Total votes			97,422	100.00

General election

Candidates

Arthur A. Link, Democratic
Richard F. Larsen, Republican

Results

1972 North Dakota gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	Arthur A. Link	143,899	51.04%
	Republican	Richard F. Larsen	138,032	48.96%
Majority			5,867
Turnout			281,931
	Democratic–NPL hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1972. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1972. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

[North_Dakota-1] "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1972. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

[2] "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1972. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

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