Lloyd Omdahl

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 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. Governor George A. Sinner was re-elected with Omdahl on the ticket in 1988. Previously, Omdahl was a professor of political science at the University of North Dakota 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%). 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%).

External links

• Lloyd Omdahl: A Historian's Perspective

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