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 | January 5, 1931 Conway, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | April 14, 2024 (aged 93) Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-NPL |
| Alma mater | University of North Dakota |
| Occupation | professor |
Lloyd B. Omdahl (January 5, 1931 – April 14, 2024) was an American politician who 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 Democratic-NPL 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 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%).
Omdahl, along with Buckshot Hoffner was one of the last two remaining members of the Executive Committee of the Non-Partisan League Nonpartisan League.
Omdahl died in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on April 14, 2024, at the age of 93.