Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

{{Infobox political post

| post = Lieutenant Governor

| body = North Dakota

| insignia = Great Seal of North Dakota.svg

| insigniasize = 120

| flag = Flag of North Dakota.svg

| department = North Dakota Office of the Governor

| image =

| imagesize = 200px

| incumbent = Michelle Strinden

| incumbentsince = December 15, 2024

| termlength = 4 years, no term limit

| inaugural = Alfred Dickey

| formation = November 20, 1889

| succession = First

| website = {{url|https://www.governor.nd.gov/lt-governor-tammy-miller|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.{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.nd.gov/constit/a05.pdf|title=Constitution of North Dakota|work=North Dakota Legislative Assembly|access-date=August 22, 2019}}

The current lieutenant governor is Michelle Strinden.{{cite web|url=https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Governor-Elect-Doug-Burgum-holds-first-press-conference-after-winning-elections-400585521.html|title=Governor-Elect Doug Burgum holds first press conference after winning election |website=www.kfyrtv.com|access-date=June 27, 2019}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.legis.nd.gov/files/resource/library/measuresbeforethevoters.pdf |title=North Dakota Legislature: Measures Before the Voters |access-date=June 27, 2019}}

Lieutenant governors of North Dakota

;Parties

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# ! Image ! Lt. Governor ! Term ! Party ! Governor(s) served under ! Note
{{party shading/Republican}} \|1 \| 60px \| Alfred Dickey \| 1889–1891 \| Republican \| John Miller (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|2 \| 60px \| Roger Allin \| 1891–1893 \| Republican \| Andrew H. Burke (R) \| Served as Governor of North Dakota
{{Party shading/Independent Democratic}} \|3 \| 60px \| Elmer D. Wallace \| 1893–1895 \| Democratic-Independent \| Eli C. D. Shortridge (D) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|4 \| 60px \| John H. Worst \| 1895–1897 \| Republican \| Eli C. D. Shortridge (D) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|5 \| 60px \| Joseph M. Devine \| 1897–1898 \| Republican \| Frank A. Briggs (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|6 \| 60px \| David Bartlett \| 1901–1907 \| Republican \| Frank White (R) Elmore Y. Sarles (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|7 \| 60px \| Robert S. Lewis \| 1907–1911 \| Republican \| John Burke (D) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|8 \| 60px \| Usher L. Burdick \| 1911–1913 \| Republican \| John Burke (D) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|9 \| 60px \| Anton T. Kraabel \| 1913–1915 \| Republican \| L. B. Hanna (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|10 \| 60px \| John H. Fraine \| 1915–1917 \| Republican \| L. B. Hanna (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|11 \| 60px \| Anton T. Kraabel \| 1917–1919 \| Republican \| Lynn Frazier (R) \|
{{party shading/Nonpartisan League}} \|12 \| 60px \| Howard R. Wood \| 1919–1923 \| Republican/NPL \| Lynn Frazier (R) Ragnvald A. Nestos (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|13 \| 60px \| Frank H. Hyland \| 1923–1925 \| Republican \| Ragnvald A. Nestos (R) \|
{{party shading/Nonpartisan League}} \|14 \| 60px \| Walter Maddock \| 1925–1928 \| Republican/NPL \| Arthur G. Sorlie (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|15 \| 60px \| John W. Carr \| 1929–1933 \| Republican \| George F. Shafer (R) William Langer (R) \|
{{party shading/Nonpartisan League}} \|16 \| \| Ole H. Olson \| 1933–1934 \| Republican/NPL \| William Langer (R) no lieutenant governor \|
{{party shading/NPL}} \|17 \| 60px \| Walter Welford \| 1935 \| Republican/NPL \| Thomas H. Moodie (D) \|
{{party shading/NPL}} \|18 \| \| Thorstein H. H. Thoresen \| 1937–1939 \| Republican/NPL \| William Langer (R) \|
{{party shading/NPL}} \|19 \| \| Jack A. Patterson \| 1939–1941 \| Republican/NPL \| John Moses (D) \|
{{Party shading/NPL}} \|20 \| \| Oscar W. Hagen \| 1941–1943 \| Republican/NPL \| John Moses (D) \|
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|21 \| \| Henry Holt \| 1943–1944 \| Democratic \| John Moses (D) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|22 \| \| Clarence P. Dahl \| 1945–1951 \| Republican \| Fred G. Aandahl (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|23 \| \| Ray Schnell \| 1951–1953 \| Republican \| Clarence Norman Brunsdale (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|24 \| \| Clarence P. Dahl \| 1953–1957 \| Republican \| Clarence Norman Brunsdale (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|25 \| \| Francis Clyde Duffy \| 1957–1959 \| Republican \| John E. Davis (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|26 \| \| Clarence P. Dahl \| 1959–1961 \| Republican \| John E. Davis (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|27 \| \| Orville W. Hagen \| 1961–1963 \| Republican \| William L. Guy (D) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|28 \| \| Frank A. Wenstrom \| 1963–1965 \| Republican \| William L. Guy (D) \|
{{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} \|29 \| \| Charles Tighe \| 1965–1969 \| Democratic-NPL \| William L. Guy (D) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|30 \| \| Richard F. Larsen \| 1969–1973 \| Republican \| William L. Guy (D) \|
{{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} \|31 \| \| Wayne Sanstead \| 1973–1981 \| Democratic-NPL \| Arthur A. Link (D) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|32 \| \| Ernest Sands \| 1981–1985 \| Republican \| Allen I. Olson (R) \|
{{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} \|33 \| \| Ruth Meiers \| 1985–1987 \| Democratic-NPL \| George A. Sinner (D) \|
{{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} \|34 \| \| Lloyd Omdahl \| 1987–1992 \| Democratic-NPL \| George A. Sinner (D) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|35 \| 60px \| Rosemarie Myrdal \| 1992–2000 \| Republican \| Ed Schafer (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|36 \| 60px \| Jack Dalrymple \| 2000–2010 \| Republican \| John Hoeven (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \|37 \| 60px \| Drew Wrigley \| 2010–2016 \| Republican \| Jack Dalrymple (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \| 38 \| 60px \| Brent Sanford \| 2016–2023 \| Republican \| Doug Burgum (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \| 39 \| 60px \| Tammy Miller \| 2023–2024 \| Republican \| Doug Burgum (R) \|
{{party shading/Republican}} \| 40 \| \| Michelle Strinden \| 2024–present \| Republican \| Kelly Armstrong (R) \|

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| 60px

| Alfred Dickey

| 1889–1891

Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

Lieutenant governors of North Dakota

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