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Lynn Joseph Frazier was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being recalled in 1921 and later served as a U.S. Senator from North Dakota from 1923 to 1941. He was the first American governor ever successfully recalled from office. The only other American governor to ever be recalled is Gray Davis,who was recalled in 2003.
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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of North Dakota:
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- ↑ Morlan, Robert L. (1955). Political Prairie Fire: The Nonpartisan League, 1915-1922 . University of Minnesota Press. p. 316. ISBN 9780816658305.
- ↑ Chronicling America (1921-10-27). "Serious charges against leading state officials still remain unanswered". The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.). p. 3. ISSN 2333-0058 . Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ "Section 2: End of the NPL | 8th Grade North Dakota Studies". North Dakota Studies Grade 4 Curriculum. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ "Section 3: Recall | 8th Grade North Dakota Studies". North Dakota Studies Grade 4 Curriculum. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ North Dakota (1921). "Recall Election October 28, 1921: Votes for Governor, Attorney General and Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
