Minnesota's 1st congressional district

Minnesota's 1st congressional district
Minnesota's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Jim Hagedorn R–Blue Earth
Area	13,322[1] sq mi (34,500 km2)
Distribution	62.53% urban[2] 37.47% rural
Population (2019)	679,003[3]
Median household income	$66,330[4]
Ethnicity	86.7% White 6.0% Hispanic 2.8% Black 2.6% Asian 1.4% Two or more races 0.4% other
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
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[]

Election results from statewide races[]

Historical district boundaries[]

2003 - 2013

See also[]

• Minnesota's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References[]

Coordinates: 43°53′56″N 93°42′42″W / 43.89889°N 93.71167°W / 43.89889; -93.71167