Lloyd Omdahl

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.

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	January 5, 1931 Conway, North Dakota
Political party	Democratic-NPL
Alma mater	University of North Dakota
Occupation	professor

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.

External links

• Lloyd Omdahl: A Historian's Perspective