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List of United States senators from Minnesota

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Minnesota was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858. As of July 7, 2009, Minnesota has had 40 senators serve in the US Senate.

SenatorPartyTook officeLeft officeReasonNotes
Henry Mower RiceDemocraticMay 11, 1858March 4, 1863Retired
Alexander RamseyRepublicanMarch 4, 1863March 4, 1875Secretary of War (1879–1881)
Governor of Minnesota (1860–1863)
Governor of Minnesota Territory (1849–1853)
Samuel J. R. McMillanRepublicanMarch 4, 1875March 4, 1887RetiredChief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1874–1875)
Cushman K. DavisRepublicanMarch 4, 1887November 27, 1900DiedGovernor of Minnesota (1874–1875)
Charles A. TowneDemocraticDecember 5, 1900January 23, 1901Successor qualified
Moses E. ClappRepublicanJanuary 23, 1901March 4, 1917Lost renominationMinnesota Attorney General (1887–1893)
Frank B. KelloggRepublicanMarch 4, 1917March 4, 1923Lost re-electionU.S. Secretary of State (1925–1929)
Ambassador to Great Britain (1923–1925)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1929)
Henrik ShipsteadFarmer-LaborMarch 4, 1923January 3, 1947Lost renomination
Republican
Edward John ThyeRepublicanJanuary 3, 1947January 3, 1959Lost re-electionGovernor of Minnesota (1943–1947)
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1943)
Eugene McCarthyDemocratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 1959January 3, 1971Retired
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 1971January 13, 1978DiedVice President of the United States (1965–1969)
Deputy President pro tempore (1977–1978)
Majority Whip (1961–1964)
Also served in Minnesota's class II seat
Muriel HumphreyDemocratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 25, 1978November 7, 1978Successor qualified
David DurenbergerRepublicanNovember 7, 1978January 3, 1995RetiredCensured (1990)
Rod GramsRepublicanJanuary 3, 1995January 3, 2001Lost re-election
Mark DaytonDemocratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 2001January 3, 2007Retired
Amy KlobucharDemocratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 2007Incumbent

Class II

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SenatorPartyTook officeLeft officeReasonNotes
James ShieldsDemocraticMay 11, 1858March 4, 1859Lost re-electionAlso a senator from Illinois and Missouri
Morton S. WilkinsonRepublicanMarch 4, 1859March 4, 1865Lost re-election
Daniel S. NortonRepublicanMarch 4, 1865July 13, 1870Died
William WindomRepublicanJuly 15, 1870January 22, 1871Successor qualifiedSecretary of the Treasury (1881; 1889–1891)
Ozora P. StearnsRepublicanJanuary 23, 1871March 4, 1871Retired
William WindomRepublicanMarch 4, 1871March 7, 1881ResignedSecretary of the Treasury (1881; 1889–1891)
Alonzo J. EdgertonRepublicanMarch 12, 1881October 30, 1881Successor qualified
William WindomRepublicanNovember 15, 1881March 4, 1883Lost re-electionSecretary of the Treasury (1881; 1889–1891)
Dwight M. SabinRepublicanMarch 4, 1883March 4, 1889Lost renomination
William D. WashburnRepublicanMarch 4, 1889March 4, 1895Lost re-election
Knute NelsonRepublicanMarch 4, 1895April 28, 1923DiedGovernor of Minnesota (1893–1895)
Magnus JohnsonFarmer-LaborJuly 16, 1923March 4, 1925Lost re-election
Thomas D. SchallRepublicanMarch 4, 1925December 22, 1935Died
Elmer A. BensonFarmer-LaborMarch 27, 1935November 3, 1936RetiredGovernor of Minnesota (1937–1939)
Guy V. HowardRepublicanNovember 4, 1936January 3, 1937Retired
Ernest LundeenFarmer-LaborJanuary 3, 1937August 31, 1940Died
Joseph H. BallRepublicanOctober 14, 1940November 3, 1942Successor qualified
Arthur E. NelsonRepublicanNovember 18, 1942January 3, 1943Retired
Joseph H. BallRepublicanJanuary 3, 1943January 3, 1949Lost re-election
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 1949December 29, 1964ResignedVice President of the United States (1965–1969)
Deputy President pro tempore (1977–1978)
Majority Whip (1961–1964)
Also served in Minnesota's class I seat
Walter MondaleDemocratic-
Farmer-Labor
December 30, 1964December 30, 1976ResignedVice President of the United States (1977–1981)
Ambassador to Japan (1993–1996)
Minnesota Attorney General (1960–1964)
Wendell AndersonDemocratic-
Farmer-Labor
December 30, 1976December 29, 1978ResignedGovernor of Minnesota (1971–1976)
Rudy BoschwitzRepublicanDecember 30, 1978January 3, 1991Lost re-election
Paul WellstoneDemocratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 1991October 25, 2002Died
Dean BarkleyIndependenceNovember 12, 2002January 3, 2003Interim appointment
Norm ColemanRepublicanJanuary 3, 2003January 3, 2009Lost re-election
The seat was vacant January 3 2009 - July 7, 2009 because of the result of the election was disputed [1]
Al FrankenDemocratic-
Farmer-Labor
July 7, 2009January 2, 2018Resigned
Tina SmithDemocratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 2018

All living senators

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  • Rudy Boschwitz
  • Dean Barkley
  • Norm Coleman
  • David Durenberger
  • Mark Dayton
  • Amy Klobuchar
  • Al Franken
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References

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