First ladies of North Dakota

The first lady of North Dakota is the unofficial title of the wife of the governor of North Dakota. The state's current first lady is Kjersti Høiby since 2024.

List of first ladies of North Dakota # Name Term Caddie Tucker Miller 1889–1891 Caroline Cleveland Burke 1891–1892 Anna Burton Shortridge 1893–1895 Isabella McKenzie Allin 1895–1897 Nannie Briggs 1897–1898 Mary Bernadine Devine 1898–1899 Florence Van Voorhies Fancher 1899–1901 Elsie Hadley White 1901–1905 Anna York Sarles 1905–1907 Mary Kane Burke 1907–1913 Lottie Hanna 1913–1917 Lottie Stafford Frazier 1917–1921 Position Vacant - Gov. Ragnvald Nestos never married 1921–1925 Grace Hilleboe Sorlie 1925–1928 Margarite Maddock 1928–1929 Frances Shafer 1929–1932 Lydia Cady Langer 1932–1934 Julia Georgine Olson 1934–1935 Lydia Cady Langer 1937–1939 Ethel Moses 1939–1945 Luella Aandahl 1945–1951 Carrie Lajord Brunsdale 1951–1957 Pauline Davis 1957–1961 Jean Guy 1961–1973 Grace Link 1973–1981 Barbara Benner Olson 1981–1985 Elizabeth "Jane" Sinner 1985–1992 Nancy Jones Schafer 1992–2000 Mikey L. Hoeven 2000–2010 Betsy Dalrymple 2010–2016 Kathryn Helgaas Burgum 2016–2024 Kjersti Høiby 2024–Present

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