1988 North Dakota gubernatorial election

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1988 North Dakota gubernatorial election

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Nominee George A. Sinner Leon Mallberg
Party Democratic-NPL Republican
Running mate Lloyd Omdahl Donna Nalewaja
Popular vote 179,094 119,986
Percentage 59.9% 40.1%

1988 North Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Sinner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Mallberg:      50–60%

Governor before election

George A. Sinner
Democratic-NPL

Elected Governor

George A. Sinner
Democratic-NPL

The 1988 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1988 to elect the Governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Democratic Governor George A. Sinner was re-elected to a second term with 58% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Leon Mallberg, a businessman and "anti-tax crusader" and his running mate Donna Nalewaja.[1][2] Lloyd Omdahl, who had been appointed Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 1987 after the death of Ruth Meiers, was elected on the ticket.[3] As of 2022, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of North Dakota.

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 1988[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-NPL George A. Sinner (inc.)/Lloyd Omdahl 179,094 59.88%
Republican Leon Mallberg/Donna Nalewaja 119,986 40.12%
Majority 59,108 19.76%
Total votes 299,080 100.00%
Democratic-NPL hold

See also[]

United States gubernatorial elections, 1988

References[]

  1. ^ "THE 1988 ELECTIONS: Midwest; NORTH DAKOTA". The New York Times. 9 November 1988.
  2. ^ "Archives".
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2014-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - ND Governor Race - Nov 08, 1988".

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