Lloyd Omdahl

American politician from North Dakota

Lloyd Omdahl

34th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
In office
March 19, 1987 – December 15, 1992
Governor| George Sinner
Preceded by| Ruth Meiers
Succeeded by| Rosemarie Myrdal
Tax Commissioner of North Dakota
In office
1963–1966
Governor| William L. Guy
Preceded by| J. Arthur Engen
Succeeded by| Edwin O. Sjaasstad
Personal details
Born|  (1931-01-05) January 5, 1931 (age 93)
Conway, North Dakota
Political party| Democratic-NPL
Alma mater| University of North Dakota
Occupation| professor

Lloyd B. Omdahl (born January 5, 1931) was the 34th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, taking office after Ruth Meiers died in 1987.[1] Governor George A. Sinner was re-elected with Omdahl on the Democratic-NPL ticket in 1988. He was the last Democrat to hold that role to date.

Previously, Omdahl was a professor of political science at the University of North Dakota[2][3] and was the Democratic nominee for North Dakota's at-large congressional district in 1976. He won the Democratic primary with 46,382 votes (86.43%), defeating Torfin Teigen, who took 7,281 votes (13.57%).[4] In the general election, he lost to incumbent Republican Congressman Mark Andrews by 181,018 votes (62.45%) to 104,263 votes (35.97%). Russell Kleppe of the American Party took 4,600 votes (1.59%).[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "North Dakota's Historic Gubernatorial Power Shift". KFYR-TV. 2010-11-08. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
2. ^ "Want to vote? No problem here". The Telegraph. 1980-08-28. p. 16.
3. ^ Biographical Directory. The Association. 1973. p. 365.
4. ^ a b Our Campaigns Retrieved 2014-02-12.

## External links[edit]

* Lloyd Omdahl: A Historian's Perspective

Party political offices

Preceded by

Albert Heide

|  Democratic nominee for North Dakota Secretary of State
1960  | Succeeded by

Larry Schneider

Preceded by

Ruth Meiers

|  Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
1988  | Succeeded by

Julie Hill

Political offices
Preceded by

J. Arthur Engen

|  Tax Commissioner of North Dakota
1963-1966  | Succeeded by

Edwin O. Sjaasstad

Preceded by

Ruth Meiers

|  Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
1987-1992  | Succeeded by

Rosemarie Myrdal

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Governors and lieutenant governors of North Dakota

Governors|

* J. Miller
* A. Burke
* Shortridge
* Allin
* Briggs
* Devine
* Fancher
* White
* Sarles
* J. Burke
* Hanna
* Frazier
* Nestos
* Sorlie
* Maddock
* Shafer
* Langer
* O. Olson
* Moodie
* Welford
* Langer
* Moses
* Aandahl
* Brunsdale
* Davis
* Guy
* Link
* A. Olson
* Sinner
* Schafer
* Hoeven
* Dalrymple
* Burgum

Lieutenant
governors|

* Dickey
* Allin
* Wallace
* Worst
* Devine
* Bartlett
* Lewis
* Burdick
* Kraabel
* Fraine
* Kraabel
* Wood
* Hyland
* Maddock
* Carr
* Olson
* Welford
* Thoresen
* Patterson
* Oscar Hagen
* Holt
* Dahl
* Schnell
* Dahl
* Duffy
* Dahl
* Hagen
* Wenstrom
* Tighe
* Larsen
* Sanstead
* Sands
* Meiers
* Omdahl
* Myrdal
* Dalrymple
* Wrigley
* Sanford
* T. Miller

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* FAST
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* United States

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