List of United States Senators from Minnesota
Minnesota was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858. As of December 30, 2015, Minnesota has had 43 senators serve in the US Senate. Its current Senators are Democrats Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken.
List of Senators
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018. |
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Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T e r m |
T e r m |
Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
1 | Henry Mower Rice |
Democratic | May 11, 1858 – March 4, 1863 |
Elected in 1858. Retired. |
1 | 35th Congress | 1 | Elected in 1858. Lost re-election. |
May 11, 1858 – March 4, 1859 |
Democratic | James Shields |
1 |
36th Congress | 2 | Elected in 1858 or 1859. Lost re-election. |
March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1865 |
Republican | Morton S. Wilkinson |
2 | ||||||
37th Congress | ||||||||||||
2 | Alexander Ramsey |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1875 |
Elected in 1863. | 2 | 38th Congress | ||||||
39th Congress | 3 | Elected in 1865. Died. |
March 4, 1865 – July 13, 1870 |
Republican | Daniel S. Norton |
3 | ||||||
40th Congress | ||||||||||||
Elected in 1869. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]. |
3 | 41st Congress | ||||||||||
July 13, 1870 – July 15, 1870 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Norton's term. Successor qualified. |
July 15, 1870 – January 22, 1871 |
Republican | William Windom |
4 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Norton's term. Retired. |
January 23, 1871 – March 4, 1871 |
Republican | Ozora P. Stearns |
5 | ||||||||
42nd Congress | 4 | Elected in 1871. | March 4, 1871 – March 7, 1881 |
Republican | William Windom |
6 | ||||||
43rd Congress | ||||||||||||
3 | Samuel J. R. McMillan |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1887 |
Elected in 1875. | 4 | 44th Congress | ||||||
45th Congress | 5 | Re-elected in 1877. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. | ||||||||||
46th Congress | ||||||||||||
Elected in 1881. Retired. |
5 | 47th Congress | ||||||||||
March 7, 1881 – March 12, 1881 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Windom's term. Successor qualified. |
March 12, 1881 – October 30, 1881 |
Republican | Alonzo J. Edgerton |
7 | ||||||||
October 30, 1881 – November 15, 1881 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish his own term. Lost election to full term. |
November 15, 1881 – March 4, 1883 |
Republican | William Windom |
8 | ||||||||
48th Congress | 6 | Elected in 1883. Lost renomination. |
March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1889 |
Republican | Dwight M. Sabin |
9 | ||||||
49th Congress | ||||||||||||
4 | Cushman Davis |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – November 27, 1900 |
Elected in 1887. | 6 | 50th Congress | ||||||
51st Congress | 7 | Elected in 1888. Lost re-election. |
March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1895 |
Republican | William D. Washburn |
10 | ||||||
52nd Congress | ||||||||||||
Elected in 1893. | 7 | 53rd Congress | ||||||||||
54th Congress | 8 | Elected in 1895. | March 4, 1895 – April 28, 1923 |
Republican | Knute Nelson |
11 | ||||||
55th Congress | ||||||||||||
Elected in 1899. Died. |
8 | 56th Congress | ||||||||||
Vacant | November 27, 1900 – December 5, 1900 | |||||||||||
5 | Charles A. Towne |
Democratic | December 5, 1900 – January 23, 1901 |
Appointed to continue Davis's term. Successor qualified. | ||||||||
6 | Moses E. Clapp |
Republican | January 23, 1901 – March 4, 1917 |
Elected to finish Davis's term | ||||||||
57th Congress | 9 | Re-elected in 1901. | ||||||||||
58th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1904. | 9 | 59th Congress | ||||||||||
60th Congress | 10 | Re-elected in 1907. | ||||||||||
61st Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1910. Lost renomination. |
10 | 62nd Congress | ||||||||||
63rd Congress | 11 | Re-elected in 1912. | ||||||||||
64th Congress | ||||||||||||
7 | Frank B. Kellogg |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1923 |
Elected in 1916. Lost re-election. |
11 | 65th Congress | ||||||
66th Congress | 12 | Re-elected in 1918. Died. | ||||||||||
67th Congress | ||||||||||||
8 | Henrik Shipstead |
Farmer-Labor | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1947 |
Elected in 1922. | 12 | 68th Congress | ||||||
April 28, 1923 – July 16, 1923 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Nelson's term. Lost election to full term. |
July 16, 1923 – March 4, 1925 |
Farmer-Labor | Magnus Johnson |
12 | ||||||||
69th Congress | 13 | Elected in 1924. | March 4, 1925 – December 22, 1935 |
Republican | Thomas D. Schall |
13 | ||||||
70th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1928. | 13 | 71st Congress | ||||||||||
72nd Congress | 14 | Re-elected in 1930. Died. | ||||||||||
73rd Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1934. | 14 | 74th Congress | ||||||||||
December 22, 1935 – December 27, 1935 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Johnson's term. Retired when successor elected. |
December 27, 1935 – November 3, 1936 |
Farmer-Labor | Elmer A. Benson |
14 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Johnson's term. Retired. |
November 4, 1936 – January 3, 1937 |
Republican | Guy V. Howard |
15 | ||||||||
75th Congress | 15 | Elected in 1936. Died. |
January 3, 1937 – August 31, 1940 |
Farmer-Labor | Ernest Lundeen |
16 | ||||||
76th Congress | ||||||||||||
August 31, 1940 – October 14, 1940 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Lundeen's term. Retired when successor elected, but elected to next full term. |
October 14, 1940 – November 3, 1942 |
Republican | Joseph H. Ball |
17 | ||||||||
Republican | Re-elected in 1940. Lost renomination. |
15 | 77th Congress | |||||||||
November 3, 1942 – November 18, 1942 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Lundeen's term. Retired. |
November 18, 1942 – January 3, 1943 |
Republican | Arthur E. Nelson |
18 | ||||||||
78th Congress | 16 | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 |
Republican | Joseph H. Ball |
19 | ||||||
79th Congress | ||||||||||||
9 | Edward John Thye |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959 |
Elected in 1946. | 16 | 80th Congress | ||||||
81st Congress | 17 | Elected in 1948. | January 3, 1949 – December 29, 1964 |
Democratic- Farmer-Labor |
Hubert Humphrey |
20 | ||||||
82nd Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1952. Lost re-election. |
17 | 83rd Congress | ||||||||||
84th Congress | 18 | Re-elected in 1954. | ||||||||||
85th Congress | ||||||||||||
10 | Eugene McCarthy |
Democratic- Farmer-Labor |
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971 |
Elected in 1958. | 18 | 86th Congress | ||||||
87th Congress | 19 | Re-elected in 1960. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President. | ||||||||||
88th Congress | ||||||||||||
Appointed to finish Humphrey's term | December 30, 1964 – December 30, 1976 |
Democratic- Farmer-Labor |
Walter Mondale |
21 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1964. Retired. |
19 | 89th Congress | ||||||||||
90th Congress | 20 | Elected to full term in 1966 | ||||||||||
91st Congress | ||||||||||||
11 | Hubert Humphrey |
Democratic- Farmer-Labor |
January 3, 1971 – January 13, 1978 |
Elected in 1970. | 20 | 92nd Congress | ||||||
93rd Congress | 21 | Re-elected in 1972. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President. | ||||||||||
94th Congress | ||||||||||||
Appointed to finish Mondale's term. Lost election to next term. Resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. |
December 30, 1976 – December 29, 1978 |
Democratic- Farmer-Labor |
Wendell Anderson |
22 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1976. Died. |
21 | 95th Congress | ||||||||||
Vacant | January 13, 1978 – January 25, 1978 | |||||||||||
12 | Muriel Humphrey |
Democratic- Farmer-Labor |
January 25, 1978 – November 7, 1978 |
Appointed to continue her husband's term. Successor qualified. | ||||||||
13 | David Durenberger |
Republican | November 7, 1978 – January 3, 1995 |
Elected to finish Humphrey's term | ||||||||
Appointed early to finish Anderson's term, having already been elected to the next term | December 30, 1978 – January 3, 1991 |
Republican | Rudy Boschwitz |
23 | ||||||||
96th Congress | 22 | Elected in 1978. | ||||||||||
97th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1982. | 22 | 98th Congress | ||||||||||
99th Congress | 23 | Re-elected in 1984. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
100th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1988. Retired. |
23 | 101st Congress | ||||||||||
102nd Congress | 24 | Elected in 1990. | January 3, 1991 – October 25, 2002 |
Democratic- Farmer-Labor |
Paul Wellstone |
24 | ||||||
103rd Congress | ||||||||||||
14 | Rod Grams |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 |
Elected in 1994. Lost re-election. |
24 | 104th Congress | ||||||
105th Congress | 25 | Re-elected in 1996. Ran for re-election, but died. | ||||||||||
106th Congress | ||||||||||||
15 | Mark Dayton |
Democratic- Farmer-Labor |
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 |
Elected in 2000. Retired. |
25 | 107th Congress | ||||||
October 25, 2002 – November 4, 2002 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to finish Wellstone's term | November 4, 2002 – January 3, 2003 |
Independence | Dean Barkley |
25 | ||||||||
108th Congress | 26 | Elected in 2002. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009 |
Republican | Norm Coleman |
26 | ||||||
109th Congress | ||||||||||||
16 | Amy Klobuchar |
Democratic- Farmer-Labor |
January 3, 2007 – Present |
Elected in 2006. | 26 | 110th Congress | ||||||
111th Congress | 27 | Election disputed | January 3, 2009 – July 7, 2009 |
Vacant | ||||||||
Elected in 2008. | July 7, 2009 – Present |
Democratic- Farmer-Labor |
Al Franken |
27 | ||||||||
112th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2012. | 27 | 113th Congress | ||||||||||
114th Congress | 28 | Re-elected in 2014. | ||||||||||
115th Congress | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2018 election. | 28 | 116th Congress | ||||||||||
117th Congress | 29 | To be determined in the 2020 election. | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T e r m |
T e r m |
Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 1 | Class 2 |
Living former Senators
As of April 2015, there are seven former Senators from Minnesota who are currently living, two from Class 1 and five from Class 2.
Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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Walter Mondale | 1964–1976 | 2 | January 5, 1928 |
Wendell R. Anderson | 1976–1978 | 2 | February 1, 1933 |
Rudy Boschwitz | 1978–1991 | 2 | November 7, 1930 |
David Durenberger | 1978–1995 | 1 | August 19, 1934 |
Mark Dayton | 2001–2007 | 1 | January 26, 1947 |
Dean Barkley | 2002–2003 | 2 | August 31, 1950 |
Norm Coleman | 2003–2009 | 2 | August 17, 1949 |
See also
- United States congressional delegations from Minnesota
- List of United States Representatives from Minnesota
- Classes of United States Senators
External links
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