North Dakota Voters Choose Trump for President

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(Amy Dalrymple – Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota continued to be a predictably red state as voters overwhelmingly chose Republican Donald Trump to serve as president for a second term.

The Associated Press called the race for Trump at 8 p.m. The former president led with 76% of the vote in early results.

Democrat Kamala Harris had 23% and Libertarian Chase Oliver had less than 2%.

North Dakota has three electoral votes.

North Dakotans have not chosen a Democrat for president since 1964. Many in the energy-rich state have voiced support for Trump’s policies that call for decreased regulation of industry.

U.S. Sen John Hoeven led a crowd of Republican Party supporters in a chant Tuesday night as early election results came in.

“Who’s our next president?” Hoeven asked. “Trump,” the crowd chanted back in unison.

“Who’s going to knock down inflation and get America back on track, who’s gonna back our blue and make our cities safe, who’s gonna support our military and endless wars?” Hoeven asked. “Trump,” the crowd replied.

In 2020, 65% of North Dakota voters chose Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, with 32% choosing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.