Political party strength in Minnesota

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

of Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Minnesota Secretary of State
The Minnesota Secretary of State is the state secretary of state of the state of Minnesota.The Secretary of State is the keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Minnesota and files and certifies the authenticity of a wide variety of official documents...
Attorney General
State Auditor
Minnesota State Auditor
The Minnesota State Auditor is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. State of Minnesota. The State Auditor is charged with overseeing more than $20 billion spent annually by local governments in Minnesota...
State Treasurer
Minnesota State Treasurer
The Minnesota State Treasurer was an elected officer under the Minnesota Constitution until 2003. Before statehood, the Minnesota Territory had the same office.In 1886, elections were moved from odd years to even years...

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

State Senate
State House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
State delegation to the United States Senate
State delegation to the United States House of Representatives
United States Congressional Delegations from Minnesota
These are tables of congressional delegations from Minnesota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Minnesota became a state on May 11, 1858.-United States Senate:- Delegates from Minnesota Territory :...

For years in which a United States presidential election

United States presidential election

Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...

was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

The parties are as follows: (C) (D), (DFL), (FL), (I), (IR), (L), (NU), (Po), (Pr), (R), and (Ref).

Year	\|Executive offices	\|State Legislature Minnesota Legislature The Minnesota Legislature is the legislative branch of government in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a bicameral legislature located at the Minnesota Capitol in Saint Paul and it consists of two houses: the lower Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Minnesota These are tables of congressional delegations from Minnesota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Minnesota became a state on May 11, 1858.-United States Senate:- Delegates from Minnesota Territory :...	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Minnesota Secretary of State The Minnesota Secretary of State is the state secretary of state of the state of Minnesota.The Secretary of State is the keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Minnesota and files and certifies the authenticity of a wide variety of official documents...	Attorney General	Auditor Minnesota State Auditor The Minnesota State Auditor is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. State of Minnesota. The State Auditor is charged with overseeing more than $20 billion spent annually by local governments in Minnesota...	Treasurer Minnesota State Treasurer The Minnesota State Treasurer was an elected officer under the Minnesota Constitution until 2003. Before statehood, the Minnesota Territory had the same office.In 1886, elections were moved from odd years to even years...	State Senate Minnesota Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...	State House Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. House
1849	Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey was an American politician. He was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Alexander Ramsey was elected from Pennsylvania as a Whig to the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the 28th and 29th congresses from March 4, 1843 to March 4, 1847... (W)	no such office	Charles K. Smith (W)	Lorenzo A. Babcock (W)	Jonathan E. McKusick (W)	Calvin A. Tuttle (W)					1D
1850			Charles K. Smith (W)
1851			Alexander C. Wilkin (W)
1852			Alexander C. Wilkin (W)		Abraham Van Vorhes (W)
1853	Willis Arnold Gorman (D)		Joseph T. Rosser (D)	LaFayette Emmett LaFayette Emmett LaFayette Emmett was an American lawyer and an early leader in Minnesota law. He was attorney general of the Minnesota Territory from 1853 to 1858 and the first chief justice of the state supreme court, serving from 1858 to 1865.... (D)	Socrates Nelson (D)	George W. Prescott (D)
1854					Julius Georgii (D)	Charles E. Leonard (D)
1855
1856
1857	Samuel Medary Samuel Medary Samuel Medary Born and raised in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, he settled in Ohio in 1825. After a term in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio State Senate as a Jackson Democrat, he purchased a newspaper in Columbus that became the Ohio Statesman, which he edited until 1857... (D)		Charles L. Chase Charles L. Chase Charles L. Chase was an American politician from Minnesota.Born in New York, Chase served as the fourth and last secretary of Minnesota Territory from April 23, 1857 until May 24, 1858. He was elected to the Minnesota Constitutional Convention of 1857. In 1876, Chase served in the Minnesota House... (D)			George W. Armstrong George W. Armstrong George Washington Armstrong was a Minnesota business owner and politician. He served as Treasurer for the Minnesota Territory and was elected as the first Minnesota State Treasurer, serving from 1858 to 1860.-Notes:... (D)					2D
1858	Henry Hastings Sibley Henry Hastings Sibley Henry Hastings Sibley was the first Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota.-Early life and education:... (D)	William Holcombe William Holcombe William Holcombe was a United States Democratic politician and the first Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He was born in Lambertville, New Jersey and died in Stillwater, Minnesota; Holcombe was mayor of Stillwater, when he died.He was a member of first Minnesota Legislature... (D)	Francis Baasen (D)	Charles H. Berry Charles H. Berry Charles Henry Berry was the first Minnesota Attorney General after statehood, from 1858 to 1860. He also served in the Minnesota Senate 1874-1876.... (D)	William F. Dunbar (D)				Henry Mower Rice (D)	James Shields James Shields James Shields was an American politician and United States Army officer who was born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland. Shields, a Democrat, is the only person in United States history to serve as a U.S. Senator for three different states... (D)	2D
1859			Francis Baasen (D)							Morton S. Wilkinson Morton S. Wilkinson Morton Smith Wilkinson was an American politician.Born in Skaneateles, New York, he moved to Illinois in 1837 and was employed in railroad work for two years. Upon returning to Skaneateles in 1840, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1842, and commenced practice in Eaton Rapids, Michigan in... (R)	2R
1860	Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey was an American politician. He was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Alexander Ramsey was elected from Pennsylvania as a Whig to the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the 28th and 29th congresses from March 4, 1843 to March 4, 1847... (R)	Ignatius L. Donnelly (R)	James H. Baker James H. Baker James H. Baker was a Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State from 1856-1858, Minnesota Secretary of State, 1860-1862, and served in the American Civil War.... (D)	Gordon E. Cole Gordon E. Cole Gordon Earl Cole was Minnesota Attorney General from 1860 to 1866. He also served in the Minnesota Senate, representing Rice County.... (R)		Charles Scheffer (R)						Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... and Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War... (R)
1861					Charles McIlrath (R)
1862			David Blakeley (R)
1863		Henry Adoniram Swift Henry Adoniram Swift Henry Adoniram Swift was an American politician who was the third Governor of Minnesota. He served as Governor from July 10, 1863 to January 11, 1864 after serving as the third Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota when Governor Alexander Ramsey resigned to enter the United States Congress. Prior to... (R)
1863	Henry Adoniram Swift (R)	vacant							Alexander Ramsey (R)
1864	Stephen Miller Stephen Miller Stephen Miller was an American Republican politician. He was the first Civil War veteran to serve as Minnesota Governor. He was the fourth Governor of Minnesota.-Early years and business entrepreneur:... (R)	Charles D. Sherwood Charles D. Sherwood Charles D. Sherwood was a Minnesota politician, the youngest Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives in state history, and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He was born in New Brighton, Connecticut in 1833. He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1895.-References:**... (R)										Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American... (NU)
1865										Daniel S. Norton Daniel S. Norton Daniel Sheldon Norton was an American politician. Norton was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio and served in the Mexican-American War. He moved to Minnesota in 1855. He served in both the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota State Senate. He was elected to the U.S... (R)
1866	William Rainey Marshall (R)	Thomas H. Armstrong Thomas H. Armstrong Thomas Henry Armstrong was a Minnesota banker, lawyer, legislator, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Milan, Ohio, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor William Rainey Marshall from January 8, 1866 to January 7, 1870... (R)		William J. Colvill William J. Colvill William J. Colvill, Jr. was a Union colonel in the American Civil War who led the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg. He was Minnesota Attorney General from 1866 to 1868 and he also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.-Early life:Colvill was born in... (R)
1867
1868			Henry C. Rogers (R)	Francis R. E. Cornell Francis R. E. Cornell Francis Russell Edward Cornell was an American lawyer, politician, and judge.-Biography:Cornell was born in 1821 in Coventry in Chenango County, New York. He graduated from Union College in 1842 where he had been a member of The Kappa Alpha Society and studied law before being admitted to the bar... (R)		Emil D. Munch (R)						Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... and Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax, Jr. was a United States Representative from Indiana , Speaker of the House of Representatives , and the 17th Vice President of the United States . To date, he is one of only two Americans to have served as both House speaker and vice president.President Ulysses S... (R)
1869			Henry C. Rogers (R)								1R, 1D
1870	Horace Austin Horace Austin Horace Austin was an American politician. He served as the sixth Governor of Minnesota from January 9, 1870 to January 7, 1874. He was a Republican.... (R)	William H. Yale William H. Yale William Hall Yale was a Minnesota lawyer and the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor Horace Austin from January 7, 1870 to January 9, 1874. Married Sarah E. Banks and Mary L. Hoyt. He died in 1917... (R)	Hans Mattsson Hans Mattsson Hans Mattsson was a Swedish American politician who emigrated from Skåne in the south of Sweden to North America in 1851 and settled in Goodhue County, Minnesota... (R)							William Windom William Windom This page is about the former United States politician. William Windom was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 to 1883... (R)	1R, 1D
1871										Ozora P. Stearns Ozora P. Stearns Ozora Pierson Stearns was an American politician.-Education:He attended Oberlin College, later graduating from the University of Michigan in 1858 and from the law department of that university in 1860... (R)	2R
1871										William Windom (R)
1872			Samuel P. Jennison (R)			William Seeger (R)						Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... and Henry Wilson Henry Wilson Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts... (R)
1873					Orlan P. Whitcomb (R)	Edwin W. Dyke (R)					3R
1874	Cushman Davis Cushman Davis Cushman Kellogg Davis was an American politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota from January 7, 1874 to January 7, 1876 and as a U.S. Senator in the 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, and 56th United States Congresses, from March 4, 1887 until his death. Senator Davis served in... (R)	Alphonso Barto Alphonso Barto Alphonso Barto was a Minnesota legislator and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Hinesburg, Vermont, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor Cushman K. Davis from January 9, 1874 to January 7, 1876. Married Harriet E. Hitchcock and Charlotte "Lottie"... (R)		George P. Wilson George P. Wilson George Potter Wilson was an American lawyer and politician.Wilson was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania in 1840. He studied at Bucknell University and Ohio Wesleyan University before moving to Minnesota in 1860... (R)
1875									Samuel J. R. McMillan Samuel J. R. McMillan Samuel James Renwick McMillan was an American politician. He was a Republican U.S. Senator from Minnesota. McMillan served in the U.S. Senate in the 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, and 49th United States Congresses from March 4, 1875, to March 4, 1887... (R)
1876	John S. Pillsbury John S. Pillsbury John Sargent Pillsbury was an American politician, businessman, and philanthropist. A Republican, he served as the eighth Governor of Minnesota from 1876 to 1882.John S. Pillsbury was born in Sutton, New Hampshire... (R)	James Wakefield James Wakefield James Beach Wakefield was a United States Representative from Minnesota; born in Winsted, Connecticut; attended the public schools at Westfield, Massachusetts, and Jonesville, New York; was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut in 1846; studied law in Painesville, Lake County,... (R)	John S. Irgens (R)			William Pfaender (R)						Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution... and William Almon Wheeler (R)
1877
1878
1879											2R, 1D
1880		Charles A. Gilman Charles A. Gilman Charles Andrew Gilman was a Minnesota legislator, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and the 9th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, he later moved to Minnesota... (R)	Frederick Von Baumbach (R)	Charles M. Start Charles M. Start Charles Monroe Start was a Minnesota jurist and a Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He was born in Bakersfield, Vermont... (R)		Charles Kittelson (R)					2R, 1D	James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States . Becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing... (R)
1881				William J. Hahn William J. Hahn William John Hahn was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota.Hahn was born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania in 1841.... (R)						Alonzo J. Edgerton Alonzo J. Edgerton Alonzo Jay Edgerton was an American politician, who graduated from Wesleyan University in 1850, and there became a member of the Mystical Seven. After residing in Mississippi and Illinois for periods of time, Edgerton settled in Mantorville in 1855 and was admitted to the bar. In 1859 he was... (R)	3R
1882	Lucius Frederick Hubbard Lucius Frederick Hubbard Lucius Frederick Hubbard was an American politician. He served as the ninth Governor of Minnesota from January 10, 1882 to January 5, 1887. He was a Republican.... (R)				William W. Braden (R)					William Windom (R)	3R
1883										Dwight M. Sabin Dwight M. Sabin Dwight May Sabin was an American politician. He lived in Stillwater, Minnesota, where hh had lumber and manufacturing interests. He served as a Republican in the United States Senate from Minnesota from March 4, 1883, to March 4, 1889 in the 48th, 49th, and 50th congresses. He was not renominated... (R)	5R
1884												James G. Blaine James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State... and John Alexander Logan (R)
1885
1886
1887	Andrew Ryan McGill Andrew Ryan McGill Andrew Ryan McGill was an American politician of the United States Republican Party. He served as the tenth Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1887 to January 9, 1889.... (R)	Albert E. Rice Albert E. Rice Albert E. Rice was a banker, newspaperman, legislator, University of Minnesota regent, politician, and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from Willmar, Minnesota. He served as a Republican from January 4, 1887 to January 5, 1891 under Governors Andrew Ryan McGill and William Rush... (R)	Hans Mattsson Hans Mattsson Hans Mattsson was a Swedish American politician who emigrated from Skåne in the south of Sweden to North America in 1851 and settled in Goodhue County, Minnesota... (R)	Moses E. Clapp Moses E. Clapp Moses Edwin Clapp was an American lawyer and politician.He served as the Minnesota Attorney General from 1887 until 1893. In 1900, he entered the special election for Minnesota's seat in the United States Senate that was made vacant by the death of Cushman Davis. He won that election, and was... (R)		Joseph Bobleter (R)			Cushman Davis Cushman Davis Cushman Kellogg Davis was an American politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota from January 7, 1874 to January 7, 1876 and as a U.S. Senator in the 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, and 56th United States Congresses, from March 4, 1887 until his death. Senator Davis served in... (R)		3D, 2R
1888											3D, 2R	Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... and Levi P. Morton Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton was a Representative from New York and the 22nd Vice President of the United States . He also later served as the 31st Governor of New York.-Biography:... (R)
1889	William Rush Merriam William Rush Merriam William Rush "Spooky" Merriam was an American politician. The son of Minnesota House Speaker John L. Merriam, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1883 and 1887 and was the Speaker of the House in 1887. He served as the 11th Governor of Minnesota from January 9, 1889 to January... (R)									William D. Washburn William D. Washburn William Drew Washburn was an American politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as a Republican from Minnesota. Three of his seven brothers became politicians: Elihu B. Washburne, Cadwallader C. Washburn, and Israel Washburn, Jr... (R)	5R
1890											5R
1891		Gideon S. Ives Gideon S. Ives Gideon Spraugue Ives was an American politician. He was born in Dickinson, New York. He served as Mayor of St. Peter, Minnesota , and as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota . He was the son-in-law of Governor Taylor Swift.-References:**... (R)	Frederick P. Brown (R)		Adolph Biermann (R)						3D, 1R, 1Po
1892											3D, 1R, 1Po	Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... and Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War.-Early life:... (R)
1893	Knute Nelson Knute Nelson Knute Nelson was an Norwegian American politician. A Republican, he served in the Wisconsin Legislature and Minnesota Legislature, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as the 12th Governor of Minnesota, and as a U.S... (R)	David Marston Clough David Marston Clough David Marston Clough was an American politician. He served in the Minnesota State Senate from January 1887 to January 1893. He served as the state's Lt. Governor January 4, 1893 to January 31, 1895. He was the 13th Governor of Minnesota from January 31, 1895 to January 2, 1899... (R)		Henry W. Childs (R)							4R, 2D, 1Po
1894											4R, 2D, 1Po
1895	David Marston Clough (R)	Frank A. Day Frank A. Day Frank Arah Day was a Minnesota legislator and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Attica, Wisconsin, he moved to Minnesota. He was founder and publisher of the Martin County Sentinel newspaper, and later became involved in local politics... (R)	Albert Berg Albert Berg -External links:... (R)		Robert C. Dunn (R)	August T. Koerner (R)				Knute Nelson (R)	7R
1896												William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... and Garret Hobart Garret Hobart Garret Augustus Hobart was the 24th Vice President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897 until his death. He was the sixth American vice president to die in office.... (R)
1897		John L. Gibbs John L. Gibbs John La Porte Gibbs was a Minnesota legislator and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Although much is not known about his early education, he attended Ann Arbor Law School, graduating in 1861... (R)
1898
1899	John Lind John Lind (politician) John Lind was an American politician.-Background:Lind was born in Kånna, Kronoberg County in the Swedish province of Småland and emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was thirteen years old. He served in the Spanish-American War in 1898... (D)	Lyndon A. Smith Lyndon A. Smith Lyndon Ambrose Smith was an attorney general and the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Boscawen, New Hampshire, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governors John Lind and Samuel Van Sant from January 3, 1899 to January 5, 1903. Married Dora Rogers. He died in... (R)		Wallace B. Douglas (R)
1900												William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... and Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... (R)
1900									Charles A. Towne Charles A. Towne Charles Arnette Towne was an American politician. Born near Pontiac, Michigan, he graduated from the University of Michigan and served in the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota as a Republican in the 54th congress and from New York as a Democrat in the 59th congress.Towne also... (D)
1901	Samuel Rinnah Van Sant Samuel Rinnah Van Sant Samuel Van Sant was an American politician.Born in Rock Island, Illinois, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from January 1893 to January 1897 and served as Speaker of the House. Van Sant served as the 15th Governor of Minnesota from January 7, 1901 to January 4, 1905, the first... (R)		Peter E. Hanson (R)			Julius H. Block (R)			Moses E. Clapp (R)
1902
1903		Ray W. Jones Ray W. Jones Ray Williams Jones was the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Remsen, New York, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governors Samuel Van Sant and John Albert Johnson from January 5, 1903 to January 5, 1907. Married Pauline B. Spitzley. He died in 1919 in Seattle,... (R)			Samuel G. Iverson (R)						8R, 1D
1904				William J. Donahower (R)							8R, 1D	Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States .... (R)
1905	John Albert Johnson John Albert Johnson This is an article about the former Minnesota governor. For the former Minnesota legislator and speaker of the house, see John A. Johnson.John Albert Johnson was an American politician. He served in the Minnesota State Senate from January 1897 to January 1901... (D)			Edward T. Young (R)							9R
1906											9R
1907		Adolph Olson Eberhart Adolph Olson Eberhart Adolph Olson Eberhart was an American politician, who served as the 17th Governor of Minnesota.-Background:... (R)	Julius A. Schmahl Julius A. Schmahl Julius August Schmahl was a Minnesota politician, and a member of the Republican Party. He served nearly four decades in statewide elective office, as Minnesota's Secretary of State and Treasurer.... (R)			Clarence C. Dinehart (R)					8R, 1D
1908												William Howard Taft William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States... and James S. Sherman James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:... (R)
1909	Adolph Olson Eberhart (R)	Edward Everett Smith Edward Everett Smith Edward Everett Smith was a Minnesota legislator and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Spring Valley, Minnesota and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor Adolph Olson Eberhart from September 25, 1909 – January 3, 1911. He died in 1931 in Minneapolis.-References:**...		George T. Simpson (R)
1910						Elias S. Pettijohn (R)
1911		Samuel Y. Gordon Samuel Y. Gordon Samuel Y. Gordon was a Minnesota legislator and the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Lexington, Indiana, moved to Minnesota and became lieutenant governor under Governor Adolph Olson Eberhart from January 3, 1911 – January 7, 1913. He died in 1940 in St. Paul,... (R)				Walter J. Smith (R)
1912				Lyndon A. Smith Lyndon A. Smith Lyndon Ambrose Smith was an attorney general and the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Boscawen, New Hampshire, moved to Minnesota, and became Lieutenant Governor under Governors John Lind and Samuel Van Sant from January 3, 1899 to January 5, 1903. Married Dora Rogers. He died in... (R)								Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson Hiram Johnson Hiram Warren Johnson was a leading American progressive and later isolationist politician from California; he served as the 23rd Governor from 1911 to 1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917 to 1945.-Early life:... (Pr)
1913		Joseph A. A. Burnquist Joseph A. A. Burnquist Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist was an American politician. He served in the Minnesota State Legislature from 1909 1911, was elected the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1912, and then served as the 19th Governor of Minnesota from December 30, 1915 to January 5, 1921. He became Governor... (R)
1914
1915	Winfield Scott Hammond Winfield Scott Hammond Winfield Scott Hammond was an American politician. He was a Democrat.Born in 1863 in Southborough, Massachusetts, he served from Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives in the 60th,... (D)				J. A. O. Preus J. A. O. Preus Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus was an American politician. He served as the 8th state auditor of Minnesota from January 5, 1915 to January 5, 1921, and as the 20th Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1921 to January 6, 1925. He was a Republican.-Background:He was born in Columbia County, Wisconsin on... (R)						9R, 1D
1916	Joseph A. A. Burnquist (R)	George H. Sullivan George H. Sullivan George Henry Sullivan was the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Stillwater, Minnesota, he became Lieutenant Governor when Joseph A. A. Burnquist was elevated to governor, upon the death of Winfield Scott Hammond. He served from October 28, 1916 – January 2, 1917. He died in 1935 in...				Arthur C. Gooding (R)						Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He served as the 36th Governor of New York , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , United States Secretary of State , a judge on the Court of International Justice , and... and Charles W. Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States .... (R)
1917		Thomas Frankson Thomas Frankson Thomas Frankson was born in York Township, Minnesota. He was the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1917 to 1921. Frankson was a lawyer, real estate developer, and politician. He died June 8, 1939 in St. Paul, Minnesota.Frankson lived in Spring Valley, Minnesota before moving to St... (R)				Henry Rines (R)			Frank B. Kellogg Frank B. Kellogg Frank Billings Kellogg was an American lawyer, politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg-Briand Pact, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1929..- Biography :Kellogg was born in Potsdam, New York, and his family... (R)
1918				Clifford L. Hilton (R)
1919											9R, 1FL
1920											9R, 1FL	Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator... and Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... (R)
1921	J. A. O. Preus (R)	Louis L. Collins Louis L. Collins Louis Loren Collins was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor J. A. O. Preus from January 4, 1921 – January 6, 1925. He died in 1950 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.-References:*... (R)	Mike Holm Mike Holm Mike Holm was a Swedish-born American politician and the longest-serving Minnesota Secretary of State, serving from January 4, 1921 until his death. His wife, Virginia Paul Holm, later succeeded him in the office... (R)		Ray P. Chase Ray P. Chase Ray Park Chase was a United States Representative from Minnesota and a Minnesota State Auditor.Chase was born in Anoka County, Minnesota on March 12, 1880. He attended the public schools and graduated from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1903... (R)						10R
1922											10R
1923									Henrik Shipstead Henrik Shipstead Henrik Shipstead was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from March 4, 1923, to January 3, 1947, from the state of Minnesota in the 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, and 79th Congresses... (FL)	Magnus Johnson Magnus Johnson Magnus Johnson was an American farmer and politician. He served in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives from Minnesota as a member of the Farmer–Labor Party.... (FL)	8R, 2FL
1924											8R, 2FL	Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... and Charles G. Dawes Charles G. Dawes Charles Gates Dawes was an American banker and politician who was the 30th Vice President of the United States . For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served in the First World War, was U.S... (R)
1925	Theodore Christianson Theodore Christianson Theodore Christianson was an American politician who served as the 21st Governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1925 until January 6, 1931.-Background:... (R)	William I. Nolan William I. Nolan William Ignatius Nolan was a politician from the U.S. State of Minnesota. He represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.... (R)				Edward W. Stark (R)				Thomas D. Schall Thomas D. Schall Thomas David Schall was an American lawyer and politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota. He was initially elected as a Progressive but later joined the Republican Party.Schall was born in Reed City, Michigan, and moved... (R)	7R, 3FL
1926						Edward W. Stark (R)					7R, 3FL
1927				Albert F. Pratt (R)		Julius A. Schmahl (R)					8R, 2FL
1928				G. Aaron Youngquist (R)							8R, 2FL	Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business... and Charles Curtis Charles Curtis Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States... (R)
1929		Charles Edward Adams Charles Edward Adams Charles Edward Adams was Minnesota's 25th Lieutenant Governor, serving from June 25, 1929 – January 6, 1931. He was a Republican.-References:**...		Henry N. Benson (R)							9R, 1FL
1930
1931	Floyd B. Olson Floyd B. Olson Floyd Bjørnstjerne Olson was an American politician. He served as the 22nd Governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1931 to August 22, 1936. He died in office from stomach cancer. He was a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party, and was the first member of the Farmer-Labor Party to win the... (FL)	Henry M. Arens (FL)			Stafford King (R)
1932		Henry M. Arens (FL)										Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... and John Nance Garner John Nance Garner John Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :... (D)
1933		Konrad K. Solberg Konrad K. Solberg Konrad Knute Solberg was a Minnesota legislator and the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.-Background:... (FL)		Harry H. Peterson Harry H. Peterson Harry Herbert Peterson was an American lawyer, judge and politician. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1912 and entered private practice as an attorney at law in Ramsey County, Minnesota. He was elected Ramsey County Attorney to serve 1923–1924 and subsequently served as... (FL)							5FL, 3R, 1D
1934											5FL, 3R, 1D
1935		Hjalmar Petersen Hjalmar Petersen Hjalmar Petersen was an American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Minnesota.-Background:Hjalmar Petersen was born in Eskildstrup, Denmark... (FL)								Elmer Austin Benson Elmer Austin Benson Elmer Austin Benson was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota.-Biography:Born in 1895 in Appleton, Minnesota, he studied law at William Mitchell College of Law and served for a year in the U.S. Army during World War I... (FL)	5R, 3FL, 1D
1936	Hjalmar Petersen (FL)	William B. Richardson William B. Richardson For other persons named William or Bill Richardson see William Richardson .William Burdette Richardson was a Minnesota politician. He served in the Minnesota Senate. In the Senate he served as president pro tem and acting lieutenant governor when Governor Floyd B...		William S. Ervin (FL)						Guy V. Howard Guy V. Howard Guy Victor Howard was an American politician.-Early life:Guy Victor Howard was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1879. He attended public schools, Minneapolis School of Business, and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Howard served as a clerk in the post office in the United States House of... (R)	5R, 3FL, 1D
1937	Elmer Austin Benson (FL)	Gottfrid T. Lindsten Gottfrid Lindsten Gottfrid T. Lindsten was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and became Lieutenant Governor under Governor Elmer Austin Benson from January 5, 1937 – January 2, 1939. He died in 1961 in Minneapolis.-References:*... (FL)				C. A. Halverson (FL)				Ernest Lundeen Ernest Lundeen Ernest Lundeen was an American lawyer and politician.Lundeen was born and raised on his father's homestead in Brooklyn Township of Lincoln County near Beresford, South Dakota. His father, C. H... (FL)	5FL, 3R, 1D
1938	Elmer Austin Benson (FL)					C. A. Halverson (FL)					5FL, 3R, 1D
1939	Harold Stassen Harold Stassen Harold Edward Stassen was the 25th Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943. After service in World War II, from 1948 to 1953 he was president of the University of Pennsylvania... (R)	C. Elmer Anderson C. Elmer Anderson Clyde Elmer Anderson , more commonly known as C. Elmer Anderson, was an American politician. Born in Brainerd, Minnesota, he served as the 28th Governor of Minnesota from September 27, 1951 to January 5, 1955.... (R)		Joseph A. A. Burnquist Joseph A. A. Burnquist Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist was an American politician. He served in the Minnesota State Legislature from 1909 1911, was elected the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1912, and then served as the 19th Governor of Minnesota from December 30, 1915 to January 5, 1921. He became Governor... (R)		Julius A. Schmahl (R)					7R, 1D, 1FL
1940											7R, 1D, 1FL	Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... and Henry A. Wallace Henry A. Wallace Henry Agard Wallace was the 33rd Vice President of the United States , the Secretary of Agriculture , and the Secretary of Commerce . In the 1948 presidential election, Wallace was the nominee of the Progressive Party.-Early life:Henry A... (D)
1941									Henrik Shipstead (R)	Joseph H. Ball Joseph H. Ball Joseph Hurst Ball wasa newspaper reporter who became a United States Senator at the age of 35, as the result of an accident. When Minnesota's U.S. Senator Ernest Lundeen was killed in a plane crash on August 31, 1940, Ball was the surprise appointment to fill the unexpired term... (R)	8R, 1FL
1942										Arthur E. Nelson Arthur E. Nelson Arthur Emanuel Nelson was an American lawyer and politician.He graduated from Macalester College in 1912 and William Mitchell College of Law in 1915. He also served briefly in the U.S. Army from August to November 1918.Nelson was elected Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1922. He served one... (R)
1943		Edward John Thye Edward John Thye Edward John Thye was an American politician. He was the 26th Governor of Minnesota and a United States Senator from Minnesota.-Background:... (R)
1943	Edward John Thye (R)	Archie H. Miller Archie H. Miller Archie H. Miller was the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.Miller was born in Hopkins, Minnesota. He served as a state senator from 1931 to 1943, and became Lieutenant Governor after Edward John Thye resigned to become Governor... (R)								Joseph H. Ball (R)
1944												Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... and Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his... (D)
1945		C. Elmer Anderson (R)									7R, 2DFL
1946											7R, 2DFL
1947	Luther Youngdahl Luther Youngdahl Luther Wallace Youngdahl was an American politician and judge from Minnesota. He served as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1942 to 1946, then as Minnesota's 27th Governor from January 8, 1947 to September 27, 1951, and finally as a judge for the U.S... (R)								Edward John Thye (R)		8R, 1DFL
1948											8R, 1DFL	Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his... and Alben W. Barkley Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley was an American politician in the Democratic Party who served as the 35th Vice President of the United States , under President Harry S. Truman.... (D)
1949										Hubert Humphrey Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and... (DFL)	5R, 4DFL
1950
1951	C. Elmer Anderson (R)	vacant				Kristjan Valdimar Bjornson (R)	51C, 16L	87C, 44L
1952			H. H. Chesterman				51C, 16L	87C, 44L				Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... and Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... (R)
1952			Virginia Paul Holm (R)
1953		Ancher Nelsen Ancher Nelsen Ancher Nelsen , was a politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota.-Biography:... (R)					52C, 15L	85C, 46L
1954		Donald O. Wright Donald O. Wright Donald Orr Wright, Sr. was a United States Republican politician from the state of Minnesota. He served in the state legislature and rose to the office of President pro Tempore of the Minnesota State Senate.... (R)					52C, 15L	85C, 46L
1955	Orville Freeman Orville Freeman Orville Lothrop Freeman was an American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1955 to January 2, 1961, and as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1961 to 1969 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson... (DFL)	Karl Rolvaag Karl Rolvaag Karl Fritjof Rolvaag was a U.S. politician and the son of Norwegian-American author and professor Ole E. Rølvaag... (DFL)	Joseph L. Donovan Joseph L. Donovan Joseph L. Donovan was a Minnesota politician, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and Minnesota's Secretary of State from 1955 to 1971. He also served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1960 and 1964.Donovan was born in Champion, Michigan, and later moved to Duluth.... (DFL)	Miles W. Lord (DFL)		Arthur Hansen (DFL)	48C, 19L	66L, 65C			5DFL, 4R
1956						Arthur Hansen (DFL)		66L, 65C
1957						Kristjan Valdimar Bjornson (R)		70L, 61C
1958								70L, 61C
1959							43C, 24L	72L, 59C	Eugene McCarthy Eugene McCarthy Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy was an American politician, poet, and a long-time member of the United States Congress from Minnesota. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1971.In the 1968 presidential election, McCarthy was the first... (DFL)		5R, 4DFL
1960				Walter Mondale Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States , under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator for Minnesota... (DFL)				72L, 59C			5R, 4DFL	John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.... and Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... (D)
1961	Elmer L. Andersen Elmer L. Andersen Elmer Lee Andersen was an American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th Governor of Minnesota, serving a single term from January 2, 1961, to March 25, 1963, as a Republican.- Early life and education :... (R)							73L, 58C			6R, 3DFL
1962								73L, 58C			6R, 3DFL
1963	Karl Rolvaag (DFL)	Alexander M. Keith Alexander M. Keith Alexander MacDonald Keith is a Minnesota lawyer who served as a state senator, the 37th Lieutenant Governor, and an associate justice and chief justice of the state supreme court.-Personal life:... (DFL)					43C, 24L	80C, 54L			4R, 4DFL
1964												Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and... (D)
1964				Robert W. Mattson, Sr. Robert W. Mattson, Sr. Robert W. Mattson, Sr. was an American army veteran, lawyer, and politician in Minnesota, where he was the state Attorney General from 1964 to 1967. He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.... (DFL)						Walter Mondale (DFL)
1965							44C, 23L	78C, 56L
1966							44C, 23L	78C, 56L
1967	Harold LeVander Harold LeVander Karl Harold Phillip LeVander was an American politician. He served as the 32nd Governor of Minnesota from January 2, 1967 to January 4, 1971 as a Republican, having defeated incumbent Karl Rolvaag, a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , in the 1966 election.LeVander was born in... (R)	James B. Goetz James B. Goetz James Burton Goetz was a radio broadcaster and Minnesota Republican politician. He served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from January 2, 1967 to January 4, 1971.... (R)		Douglas M. Head Douglas M. Head Douglas Michael Head was an American politician from the Republican Party and a former Attorney General of Minnesota.Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Head graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and an LL.B... (R)			45C, 22L	93C, 42L			5R, 3DFL
1968								93C, 42L				Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie was an American politician from Rumford, Maine. He served as Governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, as a member of the United States Senate from 1959 to 1980, and as Secretary of State under Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981... (D)
1969					William J. O'Brien (R)			85C, 50L
1970					William J. O'Brien (R)			85C, 50L
1971	Wendell Anderson Wendell Anderson Wendell Richard "Wendy" Anderson is an American politician and was the 33rd Governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1971 to December 29, 1976. In late 1976, he resigned the governor's office in order to be named U.S. Senator to replace Walter Mondale, who had been elected Vice President of the... (DFL)	Rudy Perpich Rudy Perpich Rudolph George "Rudy" Perpich, Sr. was an American politician and the longest-serving governor of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, he served as the 34th and 36th Governor of Minnesota from December 29, 1976 to January 4, 1979, and from January 3, 1983, to January 7, 1991... (DFL)	Arlen Erdahl Arlen Erdahl Arlen Ingolf Erdahl served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970, Minnesota Secretary of State from 1971 – 1975 and was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota, serving the first district from 1979 – 1983, in the 96th and 97th congresses.- Background :Arlen Ingolf... (R)	Warren Spannaus Warren Spannaus Warren R. Spannaus is an American politician from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and former Attorney General of Minnesota. Spannaus graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1963. He was elected attorney general in 1970 and assumed office on January 4, 1971... (DFL)	Rolland F. Hatfield (R)		34C, 33L	70C, 65L	Hubert Humphrey (DFL)		4R, 4DFL
1972							34C, 33L	70C, 65L				Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... and Spiro Agnew Spiro Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland... (R)
1973							37DFL, 30R	78DFL, 56R
1974							36DFL, 31R	78DFL, 56R
1975			Joan Growe Joan Growe Joan Anderson Growe is a former Secretary of State of Minnesota, serving from 1975–1999. Known for her work to encourage voter participation, her tenure was one of the longest of any secretary of state in Minnesota's history. In 1984, she unsuccessfully challenged Republican U.S... (DFL)		Robert W. Mattson, Jr. Robert W. Mattson, Jr. Robert W. Mattson, Jr. is an American lawyer who held elective political office in Minnesota, and is also involved in various business ventures in Florida. He served one term as Minnesota State Auditor from 1975–1979, and was Minnesota State Treasurer from 1983–1987. He is a member of the... (DFL)	Jim Lord Jim Lord James Frank "Jim" Lord was a Minnesota lawyer and politician in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.A native of Chanhassen, Minnesota, he was the son of United States District Court Judge Miles Lord and brother of Priscilla Lord Faris. He graduated from the University of Minnesota and William... (DFL)	38DFL, 28IR	104DFL, 30IR			5DFL, 3R
1976							37DFL, 29IR	103DFL, 31IR				Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office... and Walter Mondale Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States , under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator for Minnesota... (D)
1976	Rudy Perpich (DFL)	Alec G. Olson Alec G. Olson Alec Gehard Olson is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a former state senator, and a former lieutenant governor of Minnesota. He was born in Mamre Township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.... (DFL)					37DFL, 29IR	103DFL, 31IR		Wendell Anderson (DFL)
1977							48DFL, 19IR	100DFL, 34IR			4DFL, 4R
1978							47DFL, 20IR	99DFL, 35IR	Muriel Humphrey Muriel Humphrey Muriel Fay Buck Humphrey Brown was the widow of former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Following her husband's death, she was appointed to his seat in the United States Senate, thus being the first wife of a Vice President to hold public office... (DFL)
1979	Al Quie Al Quie Albert Harold Quie is an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1979, to January 3, 1983.-State and national government service:... (IR)	Lou Wangberg Lou Wangberg Louis "Lou" Wangberg of Bemidji, Minnesota is an educator and was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He was elected on the Independent-Republican ticket with Governor Al Quie and served from January 1, 1979 to January 3, 1983... (IR)			Arne Carlson Arne Carlson Arne Helge Carlson, Sr. is an American politician and the 37th Governor of the state of Minnesota.-Early years, education and family:... (IR)		46DFL, 20IR	67DFL, 66IR	David Durenberger David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger is an American politician and a former Republican member of the U.S. Senate from Minnesota.- Early life :... (R)	Rudy Boschwitz Rudy Boschwitz Rudolph Ely "Rudy" Boschwitz is a former Independent-Republican United States Senator from Minnesota. He served in the Senate from December 1978 to January 1991, in the 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th, and 101st congresses. He was then defeated by Paul Wellstone.-Life and career:Boschwitz was born... (R)
1980							44DFL, 21IR	68DFL, 66IR
1981							44DFL, 23IR	70DFL, 64IR			5R, 3DFL
1982							44DFL, 23IR	70DFL, 64IR			5R, 3DFL
1983	Rudy Perpich (DFL)	Marlene Johnson Marlene Johnson Marlene Johnson was the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and the first woman to hold that office. She was elected as the running mate of Governor Rudy Perpich, and held the position from 1983 – 1991.... (DFL)		Skip Humphrey Skip Humphrey Hubert Horatio "Skip" Humphrey III is a former Minnesota politician who served as attorney general of the state from 1983 to 1999. Prior to that, he was a state senator from 1973 to 1983... (DFL)		Robert W. Mattson, Jr. Robert W. Mattson, Jr. Robert W. Mattson, Jr. is an American lawyer who held elective political office in Minnesota, and is also involved in various business ventures in Florida. He served one term as Minnesota State Auditor from 1975–1979, and was Minnesota State Treasurer from 1983–1987. He is a member of the... (DFL)	42DFL, 25IR	76DFL, 58IR			5DFL, 3R
1984							42DFL, 25IR	76DFL, 58IR				Walter Mondale Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States , under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator for Minnesota... and Geraldine Ferraro Geraldine Ferraro Geraldine Anne Ferraro was an American attorney, a Democratic Party politician, and a member of the United States House of Representatives. She was the first female Vice Presidential candidate representing a major American political party.... (D)
1985							42DFL, 24IR, 1NP	69IR, 65DFL
1986							43DFL, 24IR	68IR, 65DFL
1987						Michael McGrath (DFL)	46DFL, 21IR	82DFL, 52IR
1988							44DFL, 23IR	81DFL, 51IR				Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis Michael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving... and Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. was a four-term United States senator from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for Vice President in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955. In his later political life, he was Chairman of the Senate... (D)
1989								80DFL, 54IR
1990								79DFL, 53IR
1991	Arne Carlson (IR/R)	Joanell Dyrstad Joanell Dyrstad Joanell M. Dyrstad was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. She served January 7, 1991 to January 3, 1995 and was elected with Governor Arne Carlson. She ran for the U.S. Senate seat in 1994 but lost in the primary to Rod Grams... (IR)			Mark Dayton Mark Dayton Mark Brandt Dayton is an American politician, the 40th and current Governor of the state of Minnesota. Dayton previously served as United States Senator from Minnesota from 2001 to 2007 in the 107th, 108th, and 109th Congresses... (DFL)		46DFL, 21IR	78DFL, 56IR		Paul Wellstone Paul Wellstone Paul David Wellstone was a two-term U.S. Senator from the state of Minnesota and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which is affiliated with the national Democratic Party. Before being elected to the Senate in 1990, he was a professor of political science at Carleton College... (DFL)	6DFL, 2R
1992							46DFL, 20IR	86DFL, 47IR				Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... and Al Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... (D)
1993							45DFL, 22IR	85DFL, 48IR
1994							43DFL, 24IR	84DFL, 50IR
1995		Joanne Benson Joanne Benson Joanne E. Benson was the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from January 3, 1995 to January 4, 1999. An Independent Republican, she was elected on the gubernatorial ticket with Governor Arne Carlson, competing for the party endorsement with Allen Quist and Doug McFarland, and later in the... (IR/R)			Judi Dutcher Judi Dutcher Judith H. Dutcher is an attorney and former politician who served as the Minnesota State Auditor from 1995 – 2003 as both a Republican and Democrat . She was the first woman to serve as Minnesota State Auditor.... (R)		43DFL, 24IR	69DFL, 65IR	Rod Grams Rod Grams Rodney Dwight "Rod" Grams served the state of Minnesota in both the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.- Early life :... (R)
1996							41DFL, 25R, 1NP	68DFL, 65R
1997							42DFL, 24R, 1NP	70DFL, 61R
1998							42DFL, 24R, 1NP	70DFL, 64R
1999	Jesse Ventura Jesse Ventura James George Janos , better known as Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, Navy UDT veteran, former SEAL reservist, actor, and former radio and television talk show host... (Ref/I)	Mae Schunk Mae Schunk Mae A. Schunk served as the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003... (Ref/I)	Mary Kiffmeyer Mary Kiffmeyer Mary Kiffmeyer is an American politician who served as the 20th Minnesota Secretary of State from 1999 to 2007.She was subsequently elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2008, and currently represents District 16B.... (R)	Mike Hatch Mike Hatch Michael Allen Hatch is an American politician, and was Attorney General of Minnesota from 1999 to 2007. In 2006, he was the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nominee for governor of Minnesota... (DFL)		Carol C. Johnson Carol C. Johnson Carol C. Johnson is a politician in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. She was the last person and the first woman to serve as Minnesota State Treasurer before the office was abolished in 2003. Before she assumed the office in 1999, she served as an assistant to the previous treasurer,... (DFL)	40DFL, 26R, 1NP	71R, 63DFL
2000					Judi Dutcher Judi Dutcher Judith H. Dutcher is an attorney and former politician who served as the Minnesota State Auditor from 1995 – 2003 as both a Republican and Democrat . She was the first woman to serve as Minnesota State Auditor.... (DFL)		41DFL, 26R	71R, 63DFL				Al Gore and Joe Lieberman Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's nominee for Vice President in the 2000 election. Currently an independent, he remains closely affiliated with the party.Born in Stamford, Connecticut,... (D)
2001							39DFL, 27R, 1I	68R, 65DFL, 1 Other	Mark Dayton Mark Dayton Mark Brandt Dayton is an American politician, the 40th and current Governor of the state of Minnesota. Dayton previously served as United States Senator from Minnesota from 2001 to 2007 in the 107th, 108th, and 109th Congresses... (DFL)		5DFL, 3R
2002							39DFL, 26R, 2I
2002							39DFL, 27R, 1I			Dean Barkley Dean Barkley Dean Malcolm Barkley is a politician who briefly served as a member of the United States Senate from Minnesota following the death of Paul Wellstone... (I)
2003	Tim Pawlenty Tim Pawlenty Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011... (R)	Carol Molnau Carol Molnau Carol Molnau was the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. She formerly served as head of the Minnesota Department of Transportation... (R)			Patricia Anderson Patricia Anderson Patricia "Pat" Anderson is a Minnesota politician and current national committeewoman for Minnesota to the Republican National Committee. She served as the 17th State Auditor of Minnesota, from 2003 to 2007. Prior to this, she was mayor of Eagan, Minnesota for four years after serving as a city... (R)		35DFL, 31R, 1IPM	81R, 53DFL		Norm Coleman Norm Coleman Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr. is an American attorney and politician. He was a United States senator from Minnesota from 2003 to 2009. Coleman was elected in 2002 and served in the 108th, 109th, and 110th Congresses. Before becoming a senator, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1994 to 2002... (R)	4DFL, 4R
2004							35DFL, 31R, 1IPM	81R, 53DFL				John Kerry John Kerry John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W... and John Edwards John Edwards Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in... (D)
2005							37DFL, 29R, 1IPM	68R, 66DFL
2006							37DFL, 29R, 1IPM	68R, 66DFL
2007			Mark Ritchie Mark Ritchie Donald Mark Ritchie was elected the 21st Minnesota Secretary of State on November 7, 2006. He was re-elected in 2010. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He grew up in Iowa, and graduated from Iowa State University in 1971... (DFL)	Lori Swanson Lori Swanson Lori Swanson is the Attorney General of the US state of Minnesota. She was elected on November 7, 2006, and took office on January 2, 2007, succeeding Mike Hatch, who declined to run for re-election in order to run for governor... (DFL)	Rebecca Otto Rebecca Otto Rebecca Otto is the State Auditor of the U.S. state of Minnesota. She is affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party . She also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 – 2005 and on the Forest Lake School Board. Before entering politics, she was a science... (DFL)		44DFL, 23R	85DFL, 49R	Amy Klobuchar Amy Klobuchar Amy Jean Klobuchar is the senior United States Senator from Minnesota. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, an affiliate of the Democratic Party... (DFL)		5DFL, 3R
2007							44DFL, 22R	85DFL, 48R, 1IR
2008							44DFL, 22R	85DFL, 48R, 1IR				Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... and Joe Biden Joe Biden Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama... (D)
2008							45DFL, 22R	85DFL, 47R, 1IR, 1I
2009							46DFL, 21R	87DFL, 47R		Al Franken Al Franken Alan Stuart "Al" Franken is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party.... (DFL)
2010							46DFL, 21R	87DFL, 47R
2011	Mark Dayton Mark Dayton Mark Brandt Dayton is an American politician, the 40th and current Governor of the state of Minnesota. Dayton previously served as United States Senator from Minnesota from 2001 to 2007 in the 107th, 108th, and 109th Congresses... (DFL)	Yvonne Prettner Solon Yvonne Prettner Solon Yvonne Prettner Solon is the 47th and current Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. She is the sixth consecutive woman to serve in that capacity and is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.-Education:... (DFL)					37R, 30DFL	72R, 62DFL			4DFL, 4R
								72R, 61DFL
								72R, 62DFL
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Minnesota Secretary of State The Minnesota Secretary of State is the state secretary of state of the state of Minnesota.The Secretary of State is the keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Minnesota and files and certifies the authenticity of a wide variety of official documents...	Attorney General	Auditor Minnesota State Auditor The Minnesota State Auditor is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. State of Minnesota. The State Auditor is charged with overseeing more than $20 billion spent annually by local governments in Minnesota...	Treasurer Minnesota State Treasurer The Minnesota State Treasurer was an elected officer under the Minnesota Constitution until 2003. Before statehood, the Minnesota Territory had the same office.In 1886, elections were moved from odd years to even years...	State Senate Minnesota Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...	State House Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. House	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Executive offices						\|State Legislature Minnesota Legislature The Minnesota Legislature is the legislative branch of government in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a bicameral legislature located at the Minnesota Capitol in Saint Paul and it consists of two houses: the lower Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Minnesota These are tables of congressional delegations from Minnesota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Minnesota became a state on May 11, 1858.-United States Senate:- Delegates from Minnesota Territory :...

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