1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1906 United States gubernatorial elections.

1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election
← 1904 November 6, 1906 1908 →
 
Nominee John Burke Elmore Y. Sarles
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 34,424 29,309
Percentage 53.2% 45.3%
County Results


Burke:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Sarles:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%
No Votes:

     
Governor before election

Elmore Y. Sarles
Republican

Elected Governor

John Burke
Democratic

The 1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election, sometimes called 'The Revolution of 1906' was held on November 6, 1906.[1] This election marked a major shift in North Dakota politics as the incumbent, Republican Elmore Sarles, was defeated by a 53.20% majority vote for Democrat John Burke, who had garnered bipartisan support across the state of constituents tired of Sarles' administration, which was supported by the Republican political machine run by politician Alexander McKenzie.[2]

  1. ^ "Section 4: The Revolution of 1906". www.ndstudies.gov. State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "13: The Progressive Movement". History of North Dakota. UND Scholarly Commons. Grand Forks, North Dakota: University of North Dakota. 2017. pp. 255–275.