Minnesota's 1st congressional district
Minnesota's 1st congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 13,322[1] sq mi (34,500 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 679,003[3] | ||
Median household income | $66,330[4] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+8[5] |
Minnesota's 1st congressional district extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. It is a primarily rural district built on a strong history of agriculture, though this is changing rapidly due to strong population growth in Rochester and surrounding communities. The district is also home to several of Minnesota's major mid-sized cities, including Rochester, Mankato, Winona, Austin, Owatonna, Albert Lea, New Ulm, and Worthington. It is represented by Republican Jim Hagedorn of Blue Earth.
From early statehood until after the 2000 census, the district covered only southeast Minnesota. During the 20th century it was generally considered solidly Republican, but it became more of a swing district in the late 20th to early 21st century. In 2004, John Kerry received 47% of the vote in the district. In 2006, Republican Representative Gil Gutknecht lost to Democrat Tim Walz. In March 2017, Walz announced that he would not run for reelection to Congress and instead would run for governor of Minnesota. On paper, the district leans Republican with a CPVI of R+8, but recent elections have been among the closest in the nation, won by less than a single percentage point in both 2016 and 2018.[5]
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1863 | ||||
William Windom |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
38th 39th 40th |
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired. |
Morton S. Wilkinson |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | Elected in 1868. Lost renomination. |
Mark H. Dunnell |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1883 |
42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th |
Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Milo White |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
48th 49th |
Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired. |
Thomas Wilson |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
50th | Elected in 1886. Lost re-election. |
Mark H. Dunnell |
Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
51st | Elected in 1888. Lost re-election. |
William H. Harries | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election. |
James Albertus Tawney |
Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1911 |
53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th |
Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination. |
Sydney Anderson |
Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925 |
61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th |
Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Retired. |
Allen J. Furlow |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929 |
69th 70th |
Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination. |
Victor Christgau | Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 |
71st 72nd |
Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district, lost renomination and lost re-election as an independent. |
District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | All members elected at-large. | |
August H. Andresen |
Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 14, 1958 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th |
Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Died. |
Vacant | January 14, 1958 – February 18, 1958 |
85th | ||
Al Quie |
Republican | February 18, 1958 – January 3, 1979 |
85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th |
Elected to finish Andresen's term. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired to run for Governor of Minnesota. |
Arlen Erdahl |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
96th 97th |
Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Lost renomination. |
Tim Penny |
Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired. |
Gil Gutknecht |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 |
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th |
Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election. |
Tim Walz |
Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2019 |
110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th |
Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for Governor of Minnesota. |
Jim Hagedorn |
Republican | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Recent elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent) | 163,532 | 61 | - | |
Democratic (DFL) | 92,149 | 35 | - | ||
Green | Gregory Mikkelson | 9,954 | 4 | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent) | 193,132 | 60 | -1 | |
Democratic (DFL) | 115,088 | 35 | - | ||
Independence | Gregory Mikkelson | 15,569 | 5 | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz | 141,622 | 53 | - | |
Republican | Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent) | 126,487 | 47 | -13 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (Incumbent) | 207,748 | 62.5 | +9.5 | |
Republican | Brian J. Davis | 109,446 | 32.9 | - | |
Independence | Gregory Mikkelson | 14,903 | 4.5 | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (Incumbent) | 122,390 | 49.4 | -13.1 | |
Republican | Randy Demmer | 109,261 | 44.1 | +11.2 | |
Independence | Steven Wilson | 13,243 | 5.3 | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (Incumbent) | 193,211 | 57.5 | +8.1 | |
Republican | Allen Quist | 142,164 | 42.3 | -1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (Incumbent) | 122,851 | 54.2 | -3.3 | |
Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 103,536 | 45.7 | +3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (Incumbent) | 169,076 | 50.4 | -3.8 | |
Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 166,527 | 49.6 | +3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 146,202 | 50.1 | +0.5 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Dan Feehan | 144,891 | 49.7 | -0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Hagedorn (incumbent) | 179,234 | 48.6 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Dan Feehan | 167,890 | 45.5 | |
Grassroots | Bill Rood | 21,448 | 5.8 | |
Write-in | 284 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 368,856 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Election results from statewide races[]
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 49 - Al Gore 45% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 51 - John Kerry 47% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 51 - John McCain 47% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 49.6 - Mitt Romney 48.2% |
Senate | Amy Klobuchar 62 - Kurt Bills 32% | |
2014 | Governor | Jeff Johnson 48 - Mark Dayton 46% |
Attorney General | Lori Swanson 48 - Scott Newman 43% | |
Secretary of State | Dan Severson 50 - Steve Simon 42% | |
State Auditor | Rebecca Otto 45 - Randy Gilbert 45% | |
2016 | President | Donald J. Trump 53.3 - Hillary Clinton 38.4% |
2018 | Governor | Tim Walz 50 - Jeff Johnson 47% |
Attorney General | Doug Wardlow 52 - Keith Ellison 42% | |
Senate | Amy Klobuchar 53.5 - Jim Newberger 42.0% | |
Secretary of State | John Howe 50 - Steve Simon 45% | |
State Auditor | Pam Myhra 50 - Julie Blaha 43% | |
2020 | President | Donald J. Trump 53.8 - Joe Biden 43.7% |
Historical district boundaries[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
- ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.
- ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=27&cd=01
- ^ a b "Full Cook PVI Map". Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "Results for All Congressional Districts". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
Coordinates: 43°53′56″N 93°42′42″W / 43.89889°N 93.71167°W
- Congressional districts of Minnesota