| Lloyd Omdahl | |
| Office1: | 34th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota |
| Term Start1: | March 19, 1987 |
| Term End1: | December 15, 1992 |
| Governor1: | George Sinner |
| Predecessor1: | Ruth Meiers |
| Successor1: | Rosemarie Myrdal |
| Office2: | Tax Commissioner of North Dakota |
| Governor2: | William L. Guy |
| Term Start2: | 1963 |
| Term End2: | 1966 |
| Predecessor2: | J. Arthur Engen |
| Successor2: | Edwin O. Sjaasstad |
| Birth Date: | January 5, 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Conway, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic-NPL |
| Occupation: | professor |
| Alma Mater: | University of North Dakota |
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.[1] 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[2] [3] 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%).[4] 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 died in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on April 14, 2024, at the age of 93.[5]