1988 North Dakota gubernatorial election

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{{for|related races|1988 United States gubernatorial elections}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1988 North Dakota gubernatorial election

| country = North Dakota

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1984 North Dakota gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1984

| next_election = 1992 North Dakota gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1992

| election_date = November 8, 1988

| image1 = George Sinner.png

| nominee1 = George A. Sinner

| running_mate1 = Lloyd Omdahl

| party1 = North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party

| popular_vote1 = 179,094

| percentage1 = 59.9%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Leon Mallberg

| running_mate2 = Donna Nalewaja

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 119,986

| percentage2 = 40.1%

| map_image = 1988 North Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Sinner: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Mallberg: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = George A. Sinner

| before_party = North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party

| after_election = George A. Sinner

| after_party = North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party

}}

{{ElectionsND}}

The 1988 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1988 to elect the governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Democratic governor George A. Sinner was reelected to a second term with 58% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Leon Mallberg, a businessman and "anti-tax crusader" and his running mate Donna Nalewaja.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/09/us/the-1988-elections-midwest-north-dakota.html|title = The 1988 elections: Midwest; North Dakota|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 9 November 1988}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-09-mn-253-story.html|title = Archives| website=Los Angeles Times | date=9 November 1988 }} Lloyd Omdahl, who had been appointed Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 1987 after the death of Ruth Meiers, was elected on the ticket.{{Cite web |url=https://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/Abstracts%20by%20Year/1980s'%20Election%20Results/1988/General%20Election%2011-08-1988.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605004455/https://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/Abstracts%20by%20Year/1980s'%20Election%20Results/1988/General%20Election%2011-08-1988.pdf |archive-date=2013-06-05 |url-status=dead }} {{As of|2024}}, this was the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of North Dakota.