Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

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Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
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Incumbent
Tammy Miller
since January 3, 2023
North Dakota Office of the Governor
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder Alfred Dickey
FormationNovember 20, 1889
Website Government website

The lieutenant governor of North Dakota is a political office in North Dakota. The lieutenant governor's duty is to preside as President of the Senate, and is responsible for legislative relations, the state budget and agribusiness development. In the event the office of the governor becomes vacant, the lieutenant governor assumes that office and appoints a replacement lieutenant. [1]

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The current lieutenant governor is Tammy Miller, having been appointed by Governor Doug Burgum. [2]

Before 1974, the lieutenant governor of North Dakota was elected separately from the governor. To avoid hostile relations between a lieutenant governor and governor from different parties, the process was changed to where the governor and lieutenant governor are elected together on a joint ballot and are of the same party. [3]

Lieutenant governors of North Dakota

Parties

   Democratic/Democratic-NPL (6)   Republican (32)   Republican/NPL (2)

#ImageLt. GovernorTermPartyGovernor(s) served underNote
1 Alfred Dickey Ca 1865 Tintype - Worked.jpg Alfred Dickey 1889–1891 Republican John Miller (R)
2 Roger Allin (North Dakota Governor).jpg Roger Allin 1891–1893 Republican Andrew H. Burke (R) [note 1]
3 Elmer D. Wallace 1893–1895 Democratic-Independent Eli C. D. Shortridge (D)
4 Portrait of John H. Worst.jpg John H. Worst 1895–1897 Republican Eli C. D. Shortridge (D)
5 Joseph M. Devine, 1901-1902.jpg Joseph M. Devine 1897–1898 Republican Frank A. Briggs (R) [note 1]
6 David Bartlett (1855-1913).png David Bartlett 1901–1907 Republican Frank White (R)
Elmore Y. Sarles (R)
7 Robert S. Lewis 1907–1911 Republican John Burke (D)
8 Usher Burdick.jpg Usher L. Burdick 1911–1913 Republican John Burke (D)
9 Anton Kraabel.jpg Anton T. Kraabel 1913–1915 Republican L. B. Hanna (R)
10 John H. Fraine 1915–1917 Republican L. B. Hanna (R)
11 Anton Kraabel.jpg Anton T. Kraabel 1917–1919 Republican Lynn Frazier (R)
12 Howard R. Wood, N.D. Lieutenant Governor, circa 1919.jpg Howard R. Wood 1919–1923 Republican/NPL Lynn Frazier (R)
Ragnvald A. Nestos (R)
13 Frank H. Hyland 1923–1925 Republican Ragnvald A. Nestos (R)
14 Walter Maddock 1925–1928 Republican/NPL Arthur G. Sorlie (R) [note 1]
15 John W. Carr 1929–1933 Republican George F. Shafer (R)
William Langer (R)
16 Ole H. Olson 1933–1934 Republican/NPL William Langer (R)
no lieutenant governor
[note 1]
17 Walter Welford 1935 Republican/NPL Thomas H. Moodie (D) [note 1]
18 Thorstein H. H. Thoresen 1937–1939 Republican/NPL William Langer (R)
19 Jack A. Patterson 1939–1941 Republican/NPL John Moses (D)
20 Oscar W. Hagen 1941–1943 Republican/NPL John Moses (D)
21 Henry Holt 1943–1944 Democratic John Moses (D)
22 Clarence P. Dahl 1945–1951 Republican Fred G. Aandahl (R)
23 Ray Schnell 1951–1953 Republican Clarence Norman Brunsdale (R)
24 Clarence P. Dahl 1953–1957 Republican Clarence Norman Brunsdale (R)
25 Francis Clyde Duffy 1957–1959 Republican John E. Davis (R)
26 Clarence P. Dahl 1959–1961 Republican John E. Davis (R)
27 Orville W. Hagen 1961–1963 Republican William L. Guy (D)
28 Frank A. Wenstrom 1963–1965 Republican William L. Guy (D)
29 Charles Tighe 1965–1969 Democratic-NPL William L. Guy (D)
30 Richard F. Larsen 1969–1973 Republican William L. Guy (D)
31 Wayne G. Sanstead 1973–1981 Democratic-NPL Arthur A. Link (D)
32 Ernest Sands 1981–1985 Republican Allen I. Olson (R)
33 Ruth Meiers 1985–1987 Democratic-NPL George A. Sinner (D)
34 Lloyd Omdahl 1987–1992 Democratic-NPL George A. Sinner (D)
35 Rosemarie Myrdal 1992–2000 Republican Ed Schafer (R)
36 Jack Dalrymple 2013 (cropped 2).jpg Jack Dalrymple 2000–2010 Republican John Hoeven (R) [note 1]
37 Drew Wrigley - official U.S. Attorney portrait.jpg Drew Wrigley 2010–2016 Republican Jack Dalrymple (R)
38 LtGov Brent Sanford.jpg Brent Sanford 2016–2023 Republican Doug Burgum (R)
39 Lt. Gov. of North Dakota visits Grand Forks AFB (cropped).jpg Tammy Miller 2023–present Republican Doug Burgum (R)

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References

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  3. "North Dakota Legislature: Measures Before the Voters" (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2019.