| Harvey D. Tallackson | |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Grafton, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Office: | Member of the North Dakota Senate |
| Term Start: | 1977 |
| Term End: | 2008 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Glenna Mae Walstad (m. 1946 - 2020; her death) |
| Children: | 5 |
Harvey Dean Tallackson (May 15, 1925 – July 27, 2022) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the North Dakota Senate.
Tallackson was born on May 15, 1925, in Grafton, North Dakota. His parents were Arthur J. Tallackson Sr. (1895 - 1970) and Mabel R. McDougald (1895 - 1964). Tallackson married his high school sweetheart Glenna Walstad in 1946. They had five children together.[1]
Tallackson was an insurance salesman and farmer.[2]
Tallackson served in the North Dakota Senate as a democrat from 1977 to 2008.[3] He was reelected narrowly in 2000 and 2004, with 52% and 53% of the vote, respectively.[4] [5] He lost reelection in 2008 to republican Joe Miller, receiving less than 40% of the vote.[6] [7]
Tallackson's wife, Glenna, passed away in March, 2020. He died two years later on July 27, 2022, at the age of 97.[8] [9] He and his wife are buried at Zion Cemetery, in Walsh County, North Dakota.