Political party strength in Minnesota

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Minnesota:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Not all legislative vacancies are depicted on this table.[a] For additional detail, find the appropriate legislative session at List of Minnesota state legislatures.

YearExecutive offices Territorial Legislature United States Congress
Governor Territorial Secretary Attorney General Auditor Treasurer Terr. Senate Terr. House Delegate
1849 Alexander Ramsey (W)[b] Charles K. Smith (W) Lorenzo A. Babcock (W) Jonathan E. McKusick (W) Calvin A. Tuttle (W) 6D, 2W, 1? 12D, 4W, 2? Henry Hastings Sibley (D)[c]
1850
1851 Alexander C. Wilkin (W) 8D, 7?, 3W
5D, 4?, 2W
1852 Abraham Van Vorhes (W) 7D, 2W 10D, 5?, 3W
1853 Willis A. Gorman (D)[d] Joseph Rosser (D) LaFayette Emmett (D) Socrates Nelson (D) George W. Prescott (D) 13D, 3W, 2? Henry M. Rice (D)[c]
1854 Julius Georgii (D) Charles E. Leonard (D) 9D 13D, 5W
1855 13D, 4?, 1R
1856 9D, 4?, 2R 18D, 12R, 9?
8D, 4?, 2R 19D, 11R, 9?
6D, 4?, 2R
1857 Samuel Medary (D)[e] Charles L. Chase (D) George W. Armstrong (D) 6D, 5R, 4? 20R, 18D William W. Kingsbury (D)[c]
20R, 19D
19R, 19D
20R, 19D
20D, 17R 43D, 37R

1858–2002

Year Executive offices State Legislature Judicial United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lt. Governor Secretary
of State		 Attorney
General		 Auditor Treasurer State Senate State House Clerk of the
Supreme Court		 U.S. Senator
(Class I)		U.S. Senator
(Class II)		U.S.
House
1858 Henry Hastings Sibley (D) William Holcombe (D) Francis Baasen (D) Charles H. Berry (D) William F. Dunbar (D) George W. Armstrong (D) 20D, 17R 43D, 37R Jacob J. Noah (D) Henry M. Rice (D) James Shields (D) 2D
1859 19D, 18R[f] 49R, 31D[f] Morton S. Wilkinson (R) 2R
1860 Alexander Ramsey (R)[g] Ignatius L. Donnelly (R)[h] James H. Baker (R) Gordon E. Cole (R) Charles Scheffer (R) 23R, 13D, 1I 58R, 22D Lincoln/
Hamlin (R) Green tick
1861 Charles McIlrath (R) 19R, 2D 40R, 2D Andrew J. Van Vorhes (R)
1862 David Blakeley (R) 16R, 5D 30R, 10D, 2UD
1863 Henry A. Swift (R)[i] 29R, 12D, 1UD
Henry A. Swift (R)[i] vacant Alexander Ramsey (R)
1864 Stephen Miller (R) Charles D. Sherwood (R) 17R, 4D 27R, 11D, 4UD George F. Potter (R)[j] Lincoln/
Johnson (NU) Green tick
1865 32R, 10D Daniel Sheldon Norton (R)[k]
1866 William Rainey Marshall (R) Thomas H. Armstrong (R) William J. Colvill (R) 16R, 5D 29R, 13D
1867 17R, 5D 37R, 9D, 1? Sherwood Hough (R)[l]
1868 Henry C. Rogers (R) Francis R. E. Cornell (R) Emil D. Munch (R) 15R, 7D 34R, 13D Grant/
Colfax (R) Green tick
1869 16R, 6D 38R, 9D 1R, 1D
1870 Horace Austin (R) William H. Yale (R) Hans Mattson (R) William Windom (R)[m]
1871 14R, 8D 27R, 20D Ozora P. Stearns (R) 2R
William Windom (R)[n]
1872 Samuel P. Jennison (R) William Seeger (R)[o] 29R, 12D 73R, 33D Grant/
Wilson (R) Green tick
1873 Orlan P. Whitcomb (R) Edwin W. Dyke (R)[p] 31R, 10D 79R, 27D 3R
1874 Cushman K. Davis (R) Alphonso Barto (R) George P. Wilson (R) Edwin W. Dyke (A-M)[q] 28R, 13D 58R, 48D
1875 21R, 18D, 2I 54R, 48D, 4I Samuel J. R. McMillan (R)
1876 John S. Pillsbury (R) James Wakefield (R) John S. Irgens (R) William Pfaender (R) 27R, 14D 74R, 32D Sam Nichols (R)[r] Hayes/
Wheeler (R) Green tick
1877 26R, 15D 77R, 29D
1878 29R, 12D 66R, 40D
1879 23R, 16D, 2GB[s] 73R, 30D, 3GB[s] 2R, 1D
1880 Charles A. Gilman (R) Frederick Von Baumbach (R) Charles M. Start (R)[h] Charles Kittelson (R) Garfield/
Arthur (R) Green tick
1881 William John Hahn (R)[t] 29R, 11D, 1? 87R, 15D, 1? Alonzo J. Edgerton (R)[m] 3R
1882 Lucius Frederick Hubbard (R) William W. Braden (R) William Windom (R)
1883 36R, 10D, 1I 72R, 28D, 2I, 1? Dwight M. Sabin (R) 5R
1884 Blaine/
Logan (R) Red X
1885 30R, 17D 70R, 33D
1886
1887 Andrew Ryan McGill (R) Albert E. Rice (R) Hans Mattson (R) Moses E. Clapp (R) Joseph Bobleter (R) 30R, 16D, 1FA 66R, 34D, 3FA John David Jones (R)[u] Cushman K. Davis (R)[k] 3D, 2R
1888 Harrison/
Morton (R) Green tick
1889 William Rush Merriam (R) 89R, 9D, 3I, 2FA William D. Washburn (R) 5R
1890
1891 Gideon S. Ives (R) Frederick P. Brown (R) Adolph Biermann (D) 25R, 16D, 13P[v] 52D, 43R, 19FA[w] Charles P. Holcomb (R) 3D, 1R, 1P
1892 Harrison/
Reid (R) Red X
1893 Knute Nelson (R)[g] David Marston Clough (R) Henry W. Childs (R) 71R, 41D, 2Pop 4R, 2D, 1Pop
1894
1895 David Marston Clough (R)[x] Frank A. Day (R) Albert Berg (R) Robert C. Dunn (R) August T. Koerner (R) 46R, 5Pop, 3D 95R, 10D, 9Pop Darius F. Reese (R)[y] Knute Nelson (R)[k] 7R
1896 McKinley/
Hobart (R) Green tick
1897 John L. Gibbs (R) 90R, 13Pop, 11D
1898
1899 John Lind (D)[z] Lyndon A. Smith (R) Wallace B. Douglas (R)[aa] 44R, 18D, 1I 93R, 25D, 1I
1900 McKinley/
Roosevelt (R) Green tick
Charles A. Towne (D)[m]
1901 Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (R) Peter E. Hanson (R) Julius H. Block (R) 96R, 17D, 6Pop Moses E. Clapp (R)
1902
1903 Ray W. Jones (R) Samuel G. Iverson (R) 52R, 11D 104R, 15D C. A. Pidgeon (R)[h] 8R, 1D
1904 William J. Donahower (R)[m] Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R) Green tick
1905 John Albert Johnson (D)[k] Edward T. Young (R) 109R, 10D 9R
1906
1907 Adolph Olson Eberhart (R) Julius A. Schmahl (R) Clarence C. Dinehart (R)[k] 43R, 19D, 1Pop 102R, 14D, 3Proh 8R, 1D
1908 Taft/
Sherman (R) Green tick
1909 Adolph Olson Eberhart (R)[x] Edward Everett Smith[i] George T. Simpson (R) 94R, 22D, 3Proh
1910 Elias S. Pettijohn (R)[m] Irving A. Caswell (R)[t][ab]
1911 Samuel Y. Gordon (R) Walter J. Smith (R)[h] 42R, 19D, 2I 88R, 26D, 4Proh, 1IR, 1Soc
1912 Lyndon A. Smith (R)[k] Roosevelt/
Johnson (Prog) Red X
1913 Joseph A. A. Burnquist (R) 98R, 20D, 1 Proh, 1Soc
1914
1915 Winfield Scott Hammond (D)[k] J. A. O. Preus (R) Conservative
majority[ac]		 Conservative
majority[ac]		 9R, 1D
1916 Joseph A. A. Burnquist (R)[x] George H. Sullivan[i] Arthur C. Gooding (R)[m] Hughes/
Fairbanks (R) Red X
1917 Thomas Frankson (R) Henry Rines (R)[h] Frank B. Kellogg (R)
1918 Clifford L. Hilton (R)[t][aa]
1919 Herman J. Mueller (R)[ad] 9R, 1FL
1920 Harding/
Coolidge (R) Green tick
1921 J. A. O. Preus (R) Louis L. Collins (R) Mike Holm (R)[k] Ray P. Chase (R) 10R
1922
1923 Grace F. Kaercher (R) Henrik Shipstead (FL) Magnus Johnson (FL) 8R, 2FL
1924 Coolidge/
Dawes (R) Green tick
1925 Theodore Christianson (R) William I. Nolan (R)[h] Edward W. Stark (R)[m] Thomas D. Schall (R)[k] 7R, 3FL
1926
1927 Albert F. Pratt (R)[m][k] Julius A. Schmahl (R) 8R, 2FL
1928 G. Aaron Youngquist (R)[t][h] Hoover/
Curtis (R) Green tick
1929 Charles Edward Adams (R)[i] Henry N. Benson (R)[t] 9R, 1FL
1930
1931 Floyd B. Olson (FL)[k] Henry M. Arens (FL) Stafford King (R)[h]
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Green tick
1933 Konrad K. Solberg (FL) Harry H. Peterson (FL)[aa] Liberal
majority		 5FL, 3R, 1D
1934
1935 Hjalmar Petersen (FL) Conservative
majority		 Russell O. Gunderson (FL)[ae] Elmer A. Benson (FL)[m] 5R, 3FL, 1D
1936 Hjalmar Petersen (FL)[i] William B. Richardson (R)[af] William S. Ervin (FL)[m] Guy V. Howard (R)
1937 Elmer A. Benson (FL) Gottfrid Lindsten (FL) C. A. Halverson (FL) Liberal
majority		 Ernest Lundeen (FL)[k] 5FL, 3R, 1D
1938
1939 Harold Stassen (R)[h] C. Elmer Anderson (R) Joseph A. A. Burnquist (R) Julius A. Schmahl (R) Conservative
majority		 Grace F. Kaercher (R) 7R, 1D, 1FL
1940 Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) Green tick
1941 Henrik Shipstead (R) Joseph H. Ball (R)[m] 8R, 1FL
1942 Arthur E. Nelson (R)
1943 Edward J. Thye (R)
Edward J. Thye (R)[x] Archie H. Miller (R)[i] Joseph H. Ball (R)
1944 Roosevelt/
Truman (D) Green tick
1945 C. Elmer Anderson (R) 7R, 2DFL[ag]
1946
1947 Luther Youngdahl (R)[h] Edward J. Thye (R) 8R, 1DFL
1948 Truman/
Barkley (D) Green tick
1949 Hubert Humphrey (DFL)[ah] 5R, 4DFL
1950
1951 C. Elmer Anderson (R)[x] vacant Val Bjornson (R) 51C, 16L 87C, 44L
1952 H. H. Chesterman[m] Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) Green tick
Virginia Paul Holm (R)[t]
1953 Ancher Nelsen (R)[ai] 52C, 15L 85C, 46L
1954 Donald O. Wright (R)[i]
1955 Orville Freeman (DFL) Karl Rolvaag (DFL) Joseph L. Donovan (DFL) Miles Lord (DFL)[h] Arthur Hansen (DFL) 48C, 19L 66L, 65C Frank Larkin (DFL) 5DFL, 4R
1956
1957 Val Bjornson (R) 70L, 61C [aj]
1958
1959 43C, 24L 72L, 59C Eugene McCarthy (DFL) 5R, 4DFL
1960 Walter Mondale (DFL)[t][g] Kennedy/
Johnson (D) Green tick
1961 Elmer L. Andersen (R)[ak] 6R, 3DFL
1962
1963 Karl Rolvaag (DFL)[ak] Sandy Keith (DFL) 80C, 54L, 1I 4R, 4DFL
1964 Johnson/
Humphrey (D) Green tick
Robert W. Mattson Sr. (DFL)[m] Walter Mondale (DFL)[t][ah]
1965 44C, 23L 78C, 56L, 1I
1966
1967 Harold LeVander (R) James B. Goetz (R) Douglas M. Head (R) 45C, 22L 93C, 42L 5R, 3DFL
1968 Humphrey/
Muskie (D) Red X
1969 William J. O'Brien (R)[m] 85C, 50L
1970
1971 Wendell Anderson (DFL)[g] Rudy Perpich (DFL) Arlen Erdahl (R) Warren Spannaus (DFL) Rolland Hatfield (R) 34C, 33L 70C, 65L Hubert Humphrey (DFL)[k] 4R, 4DFL
1972 Nixon/
Agnew (R) Green tick
1973 37DFL, 30R 77DFL, 57R
1974 36DFL, 31R[3]
1975 Joan Growe (DFL) Bob Mattson (DFL) Jim Lord (DFL) 38DFL, 28IR,[al] 1I 104DFL, 30IR 5DFL, 3R
1976 103DFL, 31IR[4] Carter/
Mondale (D) Green tick
Rudy Perpich (DFL)[i] Alec G. Olson (DFL)[i] Wendell Anderson (DFL)[m][h]
1977 49DFL, 18IR 104DFL, 30IR 4DFL, 4R
1978 48DFL, 19IR[3] 99DFL, 35IR[am] Muriel Humphrey (DFL)[m]
1979 Al Quie (IR) Lou Wangberg (IR) Arne Carlson (IR) 47DFL, 20IR 67DFL, 67IR[an] David Durenberger (IR) Rudy Boschwitz (IR)[ao]
1980 45DFL, 22IR[3] 68DFL, 66IR[ap] Carter/
Mondale (D) Red X
1981 70DFL, 64IR 5R, 3DFL
1982 44DFL, 23IR[3]
1983 Rudy Perpich (DFL) Marlene Johnson (DFL) Skip Humphrey (DFL) Robert W. Mattson Jr. (DFL) 42DFL, 25IR 77DFL, 57IR 5DFL, 3R
1984 76DFL, 58IR[4] Mondale/
Ferraro (D) Red X
1985 42DFL, 24IR, 1I[aq] 69IR, 65DFL
1986 43DFL, 24IR[ar]
1987 Michael McGrath (DFL) 47DFL, 20IR 83DFL, 51IR
1988 46DFL, 21IR[3] 82DFL, 52IR[4] Dukakis/
Bentsen (D) Red X
1989 44DFL, 23IR[3] 81DFL, 53IR
1990 80DFL, 54IR[4]
1991 Arne Carlson (IR) Joanell Dyrstad (IR) Mark Dayton (DFL) 46DFL, 21IR Paul Wellstone (DFL)[k] 6DFL, 2R
1992 78DFL, 56IR[4] Clinton/
Gore (D) Green tick
1993 45DFL, 22IR 87DFL, 47IR
1994 84DFL, 50IR
1995 Joanne Benson (IR) Judi Dutcher (IR) 43DFL, 24IR 71DFL, 63IR Rod Grams (R)
1996 42DFL, 25R 69DFL, 65R[4]
1997 42DFL, 24R, 1I 70DFL, 64R
1998
1999 Jesse Ventura (Ref) Mae Schunk (Ref) Mary Kiffmeyer (R) Mike Hatch (DFL) Carol C. Johnson (DFL) 40DFL, 26R, 1I 71R, 63DFL
2000 Jesse Ventura (IPM)[7] Mae Schunk (IPM) Judi Dutcher (DFL)[as] 41DFL, 25R, 1I[at] 70R, 63DFL, 1I[au] Gore/
Lieberman (D) Red X
2001 39DFL, 27R, 1IPM 69R, 65DFL Mark Dayton (DFL) 5DFL, 3R
2002 70R, 64DFL[4]
Dean Barkley (IPM)[m]

2003–present

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