Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

	North Dakota Lieutenant Governor
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	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$111,727
Term limits:	None
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	North Dakota Constitution, Article V, Section II
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder(s)
	Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota Michelle Strinden; Republican Party; Assumed office: December 15, 2024
	Elections
Next election:	November 7, 2028
Last election:	November 5, 2024
	Other North Dakota Executive Offices
	Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission • Tax Commissioner

The Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota is an elected constitutional officer, the second ranking officer of the executive branch and the first officer in line to succeed the Governor of North Dakota. The lieutenant governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and has no term limit.

The four-year term length was established after an initiated constitutional amendment on the 1964 ballot was approved. Prior to this, the term length was two years.

Current officeholder

The current Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota is Michelle Strinden (R). Strinden assumed office in 2024.

Authority

The North Dakota Constitution establishes the office of lieutenant governor in Article V, the Executive Department.

Under Article V, Section II:

The qualified electors of the state at the times and places of choosing members of the legislative assembly shall choose a governor, lieutenant governor...^[1]

Qualifications

A candidate for lieutenant governor must be:^[1]

at least 30 years old
a resident of North Dakota for at least five years
a duly registered elector of North Dakota

Elections

North Dakota state government organizational chart

See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state

See also: Election of lieutenant governors

North Dakota elects lieutenant governors in the presidential election years (e.g. 2020, 2024, 2028, and 2032).^[1]

If two candidates are tied after the general election, a special joint session of the legislature shall cast ballots to choose among the two highest vote-getters.^[1]

2024

See also: North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

Michelle Strinden defeated Patrick Hart and Lydia Gessele in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Michelle Strinden (R)	68.3	247,056
	Patrick Hart (D)	26.0	94,043
	Lydia Gessele (Independent)	5.6	20,322
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	530

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 361,951
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

Patrick Hart advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota on June 11, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Patrick Hart	99.8	19,609
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	31

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,640
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

Michelle Strinden defeated Josh Teigen in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota on June 11, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Michelle Strinden	73.2	68,152
	Josh Teigen	26.8	24,967

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 93,119
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