1988 North Dakota gubernatorial election

1988 North Dakota gubernatorial election
	County results; Sinner: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Mallberg: 50–60%
Governor before election; George A. Sinner; Democratic–NPL	Elected Governor ; George A. Sinner; Democratic–NPL

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.^[1]^[2] Lloyd Omdahl, who had been appointed Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 1987 after the death of Ruth Meiers, was elected on the ticket.^[3] As of 2024^[update], this was the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of North Dakota.

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 1988^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	George A. Sinner (inc.)/Lloyd Omdahl	179,094	59.88%
	Republican	Leon Mallberg/Donna Nalewaja	119,986	40.12%
Majority			59,108	19.76%
Total votes			299,080	100.00%
	Democratic–NPL hold

^ "The 1988 elections: Midwest; North Dakota". The New York Times. November 9, 1988.
^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1988.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Our Campaigns - ND Governor Race - Nov 08, 1988".

[1] "The 1988 elections: Midwest; North Dakota". The New York Times. November 9, 1988.

[2] "Archives". Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1988.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Our Campaigns - ND Governor Race - Nov 08, 1988".

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