Lloyd Omdahl

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Lloyd Omdahl
34th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
In office
March 19, 1987 – December 15, 1992
GovernorGeorge Sinner
Preceded byRuth Meiers
Succeeded byRosemarie Myrdal
Tax Commissioner of North Dakota
In office
1963–1966
GovernorWilliam L. Guy
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born (1931-01-05) January 5, 1931 (age 90)
Conway, North Dakota
Political partyDemocratic-NPL
Alma materUniversity of North Dakota
Occupationprofessor

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 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%).[5]

References[]

  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. ^ Our Campaigns Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  5. ^ Our Campaigns Retrieved 2014-02-12.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Tax Commissioner of North Dakota
1963–1966
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ruth Meiers
Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
1987–1992
Succeeded by
Rosemarie Myrdal


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