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.						C o n g r e s s	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.
#	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
		Re-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 in 1871 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
		Re-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 in 1881 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 1886.	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
		Re-elected in 1892.		7	53rd Congress
					54th Congress	8	Elected in 1895.	March 4, 1895 – April 28, 1923	Republican	Knute Nelson	11
					55th Congress
		Re-elected January 18, 1899.[1] 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 in 1901 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 in 1923 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 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 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 in 1942 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 in 1966 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 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 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 October 2016, there are six former Senators from Minnesota who are currently living, two from Class 1 and five from Class 2. The most recent senator to die was Wendell R. Anderson of Class 2 (1976-1978) on July 17, 2016. The most recent Class 1 senator to die was Rod Grams (1995-2001) on October 8, 2013. The most recently serving Class 1 senator to die was Hubert Humphrey (1971-1978), who died in office on January 13, 1978. The most recently serving Class 2 senator to die was Paul Wellstone (1991-2002), who died in office on October 25, 2002.

See also

• United States congressional delegations from Minnesota
• List of United States Representatives from Minnesota
• Classes of United States Senators

Notes

External links

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• Chronological list of U.S. Senators

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