List of North Dakota governors from first to last

North Dakota joined the Union on November 2, 1889. It was admitted as the 39th state, alongside South Dakota. This was part of the U.S. government’s efforts to admit new states into the Union from the territories that were part of the United States at the time. North and South Dakota were admitted on the same day, and there’s a bit of a friendly rivalry over which was admitted first, as President Benjamin Harrison shuffled the statehood papers before signing them, keeping the order a secret.

John Miller became the first governor of the state of North Dakota on November 20, 1889.

Here is a chronological list of the governors of North Dakota from first to last.

No.	Name	Term in Office	Party
1	John Miller	November 20, 1889 – January 7, 1891	Republican
2	Andrew H. Burke	January 7, 1891 – January 4, 1893	Republican
3	Eli C. D. Shortridge	January 4, 1893 – January 9, 1895	Populist
4	Roger Allin	January 9, 1895 – January 7, 1897	Republican
5	Frank A. Briggs	January 7, 1897 – August 9, 1898	Republican
6	Joseph M. Devine	August 9, 1898 – January 3, 1899	Republican
7	Frederick B. Fancher	January 3, 1899 – January 7, 1901	Republican
8	Frank White	January 7, 1901 – January 4, 1905	Republican
9	Elmore Y. Sarles	January 4, 1905 – January 9, 1907	Republican
10	John Burke	January 9, 1907 – January 8, 1913	Democratic
11	L. B. Hanna	January 8, 1913 – January 3, 1917	Republican
12	Lynn Frazier	January 3, 1917 – November 23, 1921	Republican/Nonpartisan League
13	Ragnvald Nestos	November 23, 1921 – January 7, 1925	Republican/Independent Voters
14	Arthur G. Sorlie	January 7, 1925 – August 28, 1928	Republican/Nonpartisan League
15	Walter Maddock	August 28, 1928 – January 9, 1929	Republican/Nonpartisan League
16	George F. Shafer	January 9, 1929 – January 4, 1933	Republican/Independent Voters
17	William Langer	January 4, 1933 – July 19, 1934	Republican/Nonpartisan League
18	Ole H. Olson	July 19, 1934 – January 7, 1935	Republican/Nonpartisan League
19	Thomas H. Moodie	January 7, 1935 – February 2, 1935	Democratic
20	Walter Welford	February 2, 1935 – January 6, 1937	Republican/Nonpartisan League
21	William Langer	January 6, 1937 – January 2, 1939	Independent
22	John Moses	January 2, 1939 – January 2, 1945	Democratic
23	Fred G. Aandahl	January 2, 1945 – January 3, 1951	Republican
24	Norman Brunsdale	January 3, 1951 – January 7, 1957	Republican
25	John E. Davis	January 7, 1957 – January 3, 1961	Republican
26	William L. Guy	January 3, 1961 – January 2, 1973	Democratic–Nonpartisan League
27	Arthur A. Link	January 2, 1973 – January 6, 1981	Democratic–Nonpartisan League
28	Allen I. Olson	January 6, 1981 – December 31, 1984	Republican
29	George A. Sinner	January 1, 1985 – December 15, 1992	Democratic–Nonpartisan League
30	Ed Schafer	December 15, 1992 – December 15, 2000	Republican
31	John Hoeven	December 15, 2000 – December 7, 2010	Republican
32	Jack Dalrymple	December 7, 2010 – December 15, 2016	Republican
33	Doug Burgum	December 15, 2016 – Incumbent	Republican