List of United States senators from Minnesota

Current delegation

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D)

Senator Tina Smith (D)

Minnesota was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858. As of January 3, 2018, the state has had 44 people serve in the United States Senate. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Amy Klobuchar (since 2007) and Tina Smith (since 2018). The appointment of Smith marked the first time the state had two female U.S. senators at any one time. Knute Nelson is Minnesota's longest-serving senator (1895–1923).

List of senators[]

#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.						C	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2008, 2014, 2018 (special election), and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.
1	Henry Mower Rice	Democratic	May 11, 1858 – March 4, 1863	Elected in 1858. Retired.	1	35th	1	Elected in 1858. Lost re-election.	May 11, 1858 – March 4, 1859	Democratic	James Shields	1
						36th	2	Elected in 1858 or 1859. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1865	Republican	Morton S. Wilkinson	2
						37th
2	Alexander Ramsey	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1875	Elected in 1863.	2	38th
						39th	3	Elected in 1865. Died.	March 4, 1865 – July 13, 1870	Republican	Daniel S. Norton	3
						40th
				Re-elected in 1869. [data unknown/missing].	3	41st
									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 in 1871 to finish Norton's term. Retired.	January 23, 1871 – March 4, 1871	Republican	Ozora P. Stearns	5
						42nd	4	Elected in 1871.	March 4, 1871 – March 7, 1881	Republican	William Windom	6
						43rd
3	Samuel J. R. McMillan	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1887	Elected in 1875.	4	44th
						45th	5	Re-elected in 1877. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
						46th
				Re-elected in 1881. Retired.	5	47th
									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 in 1881 to finish his own term. Lost election to full term.	November 15, 1881 – March 4, 1883	Republican	William Windom	8
						48th	6	Elected in 1883. Lost renomination.	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1889	Republican	Dwight M. Sabin	9
						49th
4	Cushman Davis	Republican	March 4, 1887 – November 27, 1900	Elected in 1886.	6	50th
						51st	7	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1895	Republican	William D. Washburn	10
						52nd
				.	7	53rd
						54th	8	Elected in 1895.	March 4, 1895 – April 28, 1923	Republican	Knute Nelson	11
						55th
				Re-elected January 18, 1899.^[1] Died.	8	56th
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 in 1901 to finish Davis's term
						57th	9	Re-elected in 1901.
						58th
				Re-elected January 18, 1905.^[2]	9	59th
						60th	10	Re-elected in 1907.
						61st
				Re-elected January 17, 1911. Lost renomination.	10	62nd
						63rd	11	Re-elected January 21, 1913.
						64th
7	Frank B. Kellogg	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1923	Elected in 1916. Lost re-election.	11	65th
						66th	12	Re-elected in 1918. Died.
						67th
8	Henrik Shipstead	Farmer–Labor	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1947	Elected in 1922.	12	68th
									April 28, 1923 – July 16, 1923	Vacant
								Elected in 1923 to finish Nelson's term. Lost election to full term.	July 16, 1923 – March 4, 1925	Farmer–Labor	Magnus Johnson	12
						69th	13	Elected in 1924.	March 4, 1925 – December 22, 1935	Republican	Thomas D. Schall	13
						70th
				Re-elected in 1928.	13	71st
						72nd	14	Re-elected in 1930. Died.
						73rd
				Re-elected in 1934.	14	74th
									December 22, 1935 – December 27, 1935	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Schall's term. Retired when successor elected.	December 27, 1935 – November 3, 1936	Farmer–Labor	Elmer A. Benson	14
								Elected in 1936 to finish Schall's term. Retired.	November 4, 1936 – January 3, 1937	Republican	Guy V. Howard	15
						75th	15	Elected in 1936. Died.	January 3, 1937 – August 31, 1940	Farmer–Labor	Ernest Lundeen	16
						76th		Elected in 1936. Died.	January 3, 1937 – August 31, 1940	Farmer–Labor	Ernest Lundeen	16
									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 17, 1942	Republican	Joseph H. Ball	17
		Republican		Re-elected in 1940. Lost renomination.	15	77th			October 14, 1940 – November 17, 1942	Republican	Joseph H. Ball	17
									November 17, 1942 – November 18, 1942	Vacant
								Elected in 1942 to finish Lundeen's term. Retired.	November 18, 1942 – January 3, 1943	Republican	Arthur E. Nelson	18
						78th	16	Elected in 1942. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949	Republican	Joseph H. Ball	19
						79th
9	Edward John Thye	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959	Elected in 1946.	16	80th
						81st	17	Elected in 1948.	January 3, 1949 – December 29, 1964	Democratic (DFL)	Hubert Humphrey	20
						82nd
				Re-elected in 1952. Lost re-election.	17	83rd
						84th	18	Re-elected in 1954.
						85th
10	Eugene McCarthy	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971	Elected in 1958.	18	86th
						87th	19	Re-elected in 1960. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
						88th
						88th		Appointed to finish Humphrey's term.	December 30, 1964 – December 30, 1976	Democratic (DFL)	Walter Mondale	21
				Re-elected in 1964. Retired.	19	89th		Appointed to finish Humphrey's term.
						90th	20	Elected to full term in 1966.
						91st
11	Hubert Humphrey	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1971 – January 13, 1978	Elected in 1970.	20	92nd
						93rd	21	Re-elected in 1972. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
						94th
						94th		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 (DFL)	Wendell Anderson	22
				Re-elected in 1976. Died.	21	95th
Vacant			January 13, 1978 – January 25, 1978	Re-elected in 1976. Died.
12	Muriel Humphrey	Democratic (DFL)	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 in 1978 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	22	Elected in 1978.
						97th
				Re-elected in 1982.	22	98th
						99th	23	Re-elected in 1984. Lost re-election.
						100th
				Re-elected in 1988. Retired.	23	101st
						102nd	24	Elected in 1990.	January 3, 1991 – October 25, 2002	Democratic (DFL)	Paul Wellstone	24
						103rd
14	Rod Grams	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001	Elected in 1994. Lost re-election.	24	104th
						105th	25	Re-elected in 1996. Ran for re-election, but died.
						106th
15	Mark Dayton	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007	Elected in 2000. Retired.	25	107th
									October 25, 2002 – November 4, 2002	Vacant
								Appointed to finish Wellstone's term.	November 4, 2002 – January 3, 2003	Independence	Dean Barkley	25
						108th	26	Elected in 2002. Lost re-election.	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	Republican	Norm Coleman	26
						109th
16	Amy Klobuchar	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 2007 – Present	Elected in 2006.	26	110th
						111th	27	Election disputed.	January 3, 2009 – July 7, 2009	Vacant
						111th		Elected in 2008.	July 7, 2009 – January 2, 2018	Democratic (DFL)	Al Franken	27
						112th
				Re-elected in 2012.	27	113th
						114th	28	Re-elected in 2014. Resigned.
						115th		Re-elected in 2014. Resigned.
						115th		Appointed to continue Franken's term. Elected in 2018 to finish Franken's term.	January 3, 2018 – Present	Democratic (DFL)	Tina Smith	28
				Re-elected in 2018.	28	116th
						117th	29	Re-elected in 2020.
						118th
To be determined in the 2024 election.					29	119th
To be determined in the 2024 election.					29	120th	30	To be determined in the 2026 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 2

Living former senators[]

As of August 2021, there are six living former U.S. senators from Minnesota. The most recent senator to die was Walter Mondale (served 1964–1976) on April 19, 2021. The most recently serving senator to die was Paul Wellstone (served 1991–2002), who died in office on October 25, 2002.

Senator	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
David Durenberger	November 7, 1978 – January 3, 1995	(1934-08-19) August 19, 1934 (age 87)
Rudy Boschwitz	December 30, 1978 – January 3, 1991	(1930-11-07) November 7, 1930 (age 90)
Mark Dayton	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007	(1947-01-26) January 26, 1947 (age 74)
Dean Barkley	November 4, 2002 – January 3, 2003	(1950-08-31) August 31, 1950 (age 71)
Norm Coleman	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	(1949-08-17) August 17, 1949 (age 72)
Al Franken	July 7, 2009 – January 2, 2018	(1951-05-21) May 21, 1951 (age 70)

Superlatives[]

Longest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Knute Nelson	March 4, 1895	April 28, 1923	28 years, 55 days (10,281 days)
Henrik Shipstead	March 4, 1923	January 3, 1947	23 years, 305 days (8,706 days)
Hubert Humphrey	January 3, 1949	December 29, 1964	Combined total: 23 years, 5 days (8,400 days)
Hubert Humphrey	January 3, 1971	January 13, 1978	Combined total: 23 years, 5 days (8,400 days)
David Durenberger	November 8, 1978	January 3, 1995	16 years, 56 days (5,900 days)
Moses E. Clapp	January 28, 1901	March 3, 1917	16 years, 34 days (5,878 days)

Shortest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Ozora P. Stearns	January 23, 1871	March 3, 1871	1 month, 1 week and 1 day (39 days)
Arthur E. Nelson	November 18, 1942	January 3, 1943	1 month, 2 weeks and 2 days (46 days)
Charles A. Towne	December 5, 1900	January 28, 1901	1 month, 3 weeks and 2 days (54 days)
Guy V. Howard	November 4, 1936	January 3, 1937	1 month, 4 weeks and 2 days (60 days)
Dean Barkley	November 4, 2002	January 3, 2003	1 month, 4 weeks and 2 days (60 days)

Youngest at beginning of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	First served	Age
Joseph H. Ball	November 3, 1905	October 14, 1940	34 years, 11 months and 11 days
Daniel Sheldon Norton	April 12, 1829	March 4, 1865	35 years, 10 months and 20 days
Walter Mondale	January 5, 1928	December 30, 1964	36 years, 11 months and 25 days
Hubert Humphrey	May 27, 1911	January 3, 1949	37 years, 7 months and 7 days
Dwight M. Sabin	April 25, 1843	March 4, 1883	39 years, 10 months and 7 days

Oldest at end of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	Last served	Age
Knute Nelson	February 2, 1843	April 28, 1923	80 years, 2 months and 26 days
Muriel Humphrey Brown	February 20, 1912	November 7, 1978	66 years, 8 months and 18 days
Hubert Humphrey	May 27, 1911	January 13, 1978	66 years, 7 months and 17 days
Al Franken	May 21, 1951	January 2, 2018	66 years, 7 months and 12 days
Frank B. Kellogg	December 22, 1856	March 3, 1923	66 years, 2 months and 9 days

Notes[]

^ "SENATORS FORMALLY ELECTED". The Chicago Daily Tribune. January 19, 1899. p. 2.
^ The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905.

External links[]

[1] "SENATORS FORMALLY ELECTED". The Chicago Daily Tribune. January 19, 1899. p. 2.

[2] The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905.

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