Governor George Sinner Role Political figure Name Lloyd Omdahl | Occupation professor Preceded by Ruth Meiers Succeeded by Rosemarie Myrdal | |
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Born January 5, 1931 (age 93)
Conway, North Dakota ( 1931-01-05 ) Alma mater University of North Dakota Education University of North Dakota Political party North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party | ||
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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%).
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