During the 35th through 37th Congresses, Minnesota elected its two members of the United States House of Representatives at-large statewide on a general ticket. Minnesota then elected a member (considered the 10th seat) to an at-large seat 1913-1915, with the remaining nine representatives elected in districts. Minnesota elected all its members at large for the 73rd Congress, ending the practice two years later.
| Minnesota's at-large congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Obsolete district | |
| Created | 1857 1910 1930 |
| Eliminated | 1863 1935 |
| Years active | 1857-1863 1913-1915 1933-1935 |
List of members representing the district
edit1858-1863: two seats
edit| Cong ress |
Seat A | Seat B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||
| 35th (May 11, 1858 – 1859) |
 James M. Cavanaugh (Chatfield) |
Democratic | Elected in 1857. Lost re-election. |
 William Wallace Phelps (Red Wing) |
Democratic | Elected in 1857. Retired. | |
| 36th (1859 – 1861) |
 William Windom (Winona) |
Republican | Elected in 1859. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
.jpg) Cyrus Aldrich (Minneapolis) |
Republican | Elected in 1859. Re-elected in 1860. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
| 37th (1861 – 1863) | |||||||
1913–1915: one seat
editElected statewide as the 10th Representative
| Cong ress |
Member | Party | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd (1913 – 1915) |
.jpg) James Manahan (Minneapolis) |
Republican | Elected in 1912. Retired. |
1933–1935: nine seats
editElected statewide at-large on a general ticket.
| Years | Cong ress |
Seat one | Seat two | Seat three | Seat four | Seat five | Seat six | Seat seven | Seat eight | Seat nine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||||
| March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd |  Henry M. Arens (Jordan) |
Farmer–Labor | Elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election. |
 Ray P. Chase (Anoka) |
Republican | Elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost renomination. |
 Theodore Christianson (Minneapolis) |
Republican | Elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
.jpg) Einar Hoidale (Minneapolis) |
Democratic | Elected in 1932. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
.jpg) Magnus Johnson (Kimball) |
Farmer–Labor | Elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election. |
.jpg) Harold Knutson (St. Cloud) |
Republican | Elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
 Paul John Kvale (Beson) |
Farmer–Labor | Elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
.jpg) Ernest Lundeen (Minneapolis) |
Farmer–Labor | Elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
 Francis Shoemaker (Red Wing) |
Farmer–Labor | Elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 8th district and lost re-election as an Independent. | |||||||||
References
edit- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present