2024 Elections

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum Enters Republican Presidential Primary

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum Enters Republican Presidential Primary
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (L) speaks with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (C) before the start of a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and governors visiting from states around the country, in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 10, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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On the same day that former Vice President Mike Pence entered the 2024 presidential race, a lesser-known Republican also announced his candidacy. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum joined the growing 2024 Republican primary field to challenge former President Donald Trump for the party’s nomination.

A North Dakota native who built Great Plains Software into a technology giant that was purchased by Microsoft for $1.1 billion in 2001, Burgum told a group of enthusiastic supporters in Fargo on June 7 that “we need a new leader for a changing economy. That’s why I’m announcing my run for president today.”

Jeff Louderback
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