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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
was admitted to the
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on May 11, 1858. As of January 3, 2018, the state has had 44 people serve in the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats
Amy Klobuchar Amy Jean Klobuchar ( ; born May 25, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minne ...
(since 2007) and
Tina Smith Christine Elizabeth Smith (née Flint, born March 4, 1958) is an American politician, retired Democratic political consultant, and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Minnesota since 2018. She is a member of the ...
(since 2018). The appointment of Smith marked the first time the state had two female U.S. senators at any one time.
Knute Nelson Knute Nelson (born Knud Evanger; February 2, 1843 – April 28, 1923) was an American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesot ...
is Minnesota's longest-serving senator (1895–1923).


List of senators

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Henry Mower Rice Henry Mower Rice (November 29, 1816January 15, 1894) was a fur trader and an American politician prominent in the statehood of Minnesota. Early life Henry Rice was born on November 29, 1816, in Waitsfield, Vermont to Edmund Rice and Ellen (Durk ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , May 11, 1858 –
Mar 3, 1863 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1858.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 1 , , 1 , Elected in 1858.Lost re-election. , nowrap , May 11, 1858 –
Mar 3, 1859 , , Democratic , align=right ,
James Shields ! 1 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1858 or 1859.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1859 –
Mar 3, 1865 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Morton S. Wilkinson Morton Smith Wilkinson (January 22, 1819February 4, 1894) was an American politician. Born in Skaneateles, New York, he moved to Illinois in 1837 and was employed in railroad work for two years. Upon returning to Skaneateles in 1840, he studied ...
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Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s. He was the first Minnesota Territorial Governor. Early years and fam ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1875 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1863. , rowspan=3 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1865.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1865 –
Jul 13, 1870 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Daniel S. Norton Daniel Sheldon Norton (April 12, 1829July 13, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Minnesota State Senate and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Life and career Norton was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio to Daniel Sheldon and ...
! rowspan=3 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1869.. , rowspan=6 , 3 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jul 13, 1870 –
Jul 15, 1870 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Norton's term.Successor qualified. , nowrap , Jul 15, 1870 –
Jan 22, 1871 , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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William Windom William Windom (May 10, 1827January 29, 1891) was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 ...
! 4 , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1871 to finish Norton's term.Retired. , nowrap , Jan 23, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1871 , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Ozora P. Stearns ! 5 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1871. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 7, 1881 , rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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William Windom William Windom (May 10, 1827January 29, 1891) was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 ...
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Samuel J. R. McMillan Samuel James Renwick McMillan (February 22, 1826October 3, 1897) was an American lawyer, judge and Republican politician. He served on the Minnesota District Court, the Minnesota Supreme Court and as U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Life and care ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=10 nowrap , Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1887 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1875. , rowspan=3 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1877.Resigned to become
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...
. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=7 , Re-elected in 1881.Retired. , rowspan=7 , 5 , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Mar 7, 1881 –
Mar 12, 1881 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Windom's term.Successor qualified. , nowrap , Mar 12, 1881 –
Oct 30, 1881 , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Alonzo J. Edgerton Alonzo Jay Edgerton (June 7, 1827 – August 9, 1896) was a United States senator from Minnesota and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. Education and career Born June 7, 1827, i ...
! 7 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Oct 30, 1881 –
Nov 15, 1881 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1881 to finish his own term.Lost election to full term. , nowrap , Nov 15, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1883 , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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William Windom William Windom (May 10, 1827January 29, 1891) was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 ...
! 8 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1883.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1883 –
Mar 3, 1889 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Dwight M. Sabin Dwight May Sabin (April 25, 1843December 22, 1902) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator from Minnesota and in the Minnesota Legislature. He is known for the business ventures of Seymour, Sabin & Co. and the Northwestern Car Com ...
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Cushman Davis , rowspan=7 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1887 –
Nov 27, 1900 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1886. , rowspan=3 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 7 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1888.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1895 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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William D. Washburn ! rowspan=3 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1892. , rowspan=3 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 8 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1895. , rowspan=18 nowrap , Mar 4, 1895 –
Apr 28, 1923 , rowspan=18 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Knute Nelson Knute Nelson (born Knud Evanger; February 2, 1843 – April 28, 1923) was an American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesot ...
! rowspan=18 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1899.Died. , rowspan=6 , 8 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 27, 1900 –
Dec 5, 1900 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 5 , align=left ,
Charles A. Towne , , Democratic , nowrap , Dec 5, 1900 –
Jan 23, 1901 , Appointed to continue Davis's term.Successor qualified. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 6 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Moses E. Clapp , rowspan=9 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 23, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1917 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1901 to finish Davis's term , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 9 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1901. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1905. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1907. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1911.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1913. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 7 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Frank B. Kellogg Frank Billings Kellogg (December 22, 1856December 21, 1937) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg–Briand Pact, for which he was awarded the ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1916.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1918.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=21 , 8 , rowspan=21 align=left ,
Henrik Shipstead Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881June 26, 1960) was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, from the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party from 1923 to 1941 an ...
, rowspan=16 , Farmer–
Labor , rowspan=21 nowrap , Mar 4, 1923 –
Jan 3, 1947 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1922. , rowspan=5 , 12 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Apr 28, 1923 –
Jul 16, 1923 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1923 to finish Nelson's term.Lost election to full term. , nowrap , Jul 16, 1923 –
Mar 3, 1925 , , Farmer–
Labor , align=right ,
Magnus Johnson Magnus Johnson (September 19, 1871September 13, 1936) was an American farmer and politician. He served in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives from Minnesota as a member of the Farmer–Labor Party. Johnson is the on ...
! 12 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1924. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1925 –
Dec 22, 1935 , rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Thomas D. Schall Thomas David Schall (June 4, 1878December 22, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota. He was initially elected and then re-elected as ...
! rowspan=6 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1928. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1930.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=8 , Re-elected in 1934. , rowspan=8 , 14 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Dec 22, 1935 –
Dec 27, 1935 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Schall's term.Retired when successor elected. , nowrap , Dec 27, 1935 –
Nov 3, 1936 , , Farmer–
Labor , align=right ,
Elmer A. Benson ! 14 , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1936 to finish Schall's term.Retired. , nowrap , Nov 4, 1936 –
Jan 3, 1937 , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, align=right ,
Guy V. Howard ! 15 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 15 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1936.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 3, 1937 –
Aug 31, 1940 , rowspan=2 , Farmer–
Labor , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Ernest Lundeen Ernest Lundeen (August 4, 1878August 31, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician. Family and education Lundeen was born and raised on his father's homestead in Brooklyn Township of Lincoln County near Beresford in the Dakota Territory. H ...
! rowspan=2 , 16 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Aug 31, 1940 –
Oct 14, 1940 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Lundeen's term.Retired when successor elected, but elected to next full term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Oct 14, 1940 –
Nov 17, 1942 , rowspan=2 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=2 align=right ,
Joseph H. Ball Joseph Hurst Ball (November 3, 1905December 18, 1993) was an American journalist, politician and businessman. Ball served as a Republican senator from Minnesota from 1940 to 1949. He was a conservative in domestic policy and a leading foe of l ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1940.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 , 15 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 17, 1942 –
Nov 18, 1942 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1942 to finish Lundeen's term.Retired. , nowrap , Nov 18, 1942 –
Jan 3, 1943 , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, align=right ,
Arthur E. Nelson ! 18 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1942.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1943 –
Jan 3, 1949 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 align=right ,
Joseph H. Ball Joseph Hurst Ball (November 3, 1905December 18, 1993) was an American journalist, politician and businessman. Ball served as a Republican senator from Minnesota from 1940 to 1949. He was a conservative in domestic policy and a leading foe of l ...
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Edward John Thye Edward John Thye (April 26, 1896August 28, 1969) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was the 26th governor of Minnesota from 1943 to 1947 and a United States Senate, United States Se ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1959 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1946. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1948. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Jan 3, 1949 –
Dec 29, 1964 , rowspan=8 , DFL , rowspan=8 align=right ,
Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Mi ...
! rowspan=8 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1952.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1954. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 10 , rowspan=7 align=left ,
Eugene McCarthy Eugene Joseph McCarthy (March 29, 1916December 10, 2005) was an American politician, writer, and academic from Minnesota. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the United States Senate from 1959 to 1971. ...
, rowspan=7 , DFL , rowspan=7 nowrap , Jan 3, 1959 –
Jan 3, 1971 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1958. , rowspan=4 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 19 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1960.Resigned to become U.S. Vice President. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to finish Humphrey's term. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Dec 30, 1964 –
Dec 30, 1976 , rowspan=7 , DFL , rowspan=7 align=right ,
Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...
! rowspan=7 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1966. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 11 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Mi ...
, rowspan=5 , DFL , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 1971 –
Jan 13, 1978 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1970. , rowspan=4 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=8 , 21 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1972.Resigned to become U.S. Vice President. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Appointed to finish Mondale's term.Lost election to full term.Resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Dec 30, 1976 –
Dec 29, 1978 , rowspan=5 , DFL , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Wendell R. Anderson ! rowspan=5 , 22 , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1976.Died. , rowspan=7 , 21 , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 13, 1978 –
Jan 25, 1978 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 12 , align=left ,
Muriel Humphrey Muriel Fay Humphrey Brown (née Buck; February 20, 1912September 20, 1998) was an American politician who served as the second lady of the United States from 1965 to 1969, and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota in 1978. She was married to the 38th ...
, , DFL , nowrap , Jan 25, 1978 –
Nov 7, 1978 , Appointed to continue her husband's term.Successor qualified. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 13 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
David Durenberger David Ferdinand Durenberger (born August 19, 1934) is a retired American politician and attorney. Durenberger represented Minnesota in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and has become ...
, rowspan=10 , Independent-
Republican , rowspan=10 nowrap , Nov 7, 1978 –
Jan 3, 1995 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1978 to finish Hubert Humphrey's term. , - style="height:2em" , Appointed early to finish Mondale's term, having already been elected to the next term. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Dec 30, 1978 –
Jan 3, 1991 , rowspan=7 , Independent-
Republican , rowspan=7 align=right ,
Rudy Boschwitz Rudolph Ely Boschwitz (born November 7, 1930) is an American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 1978 until 1991. Boschwitz is a member of the Republican Party. He was born in Berlin to a Jewish ...
! rowspan=7 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1978. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1982. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1988.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1990. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1991 –
Oct 25, 2002 , rowspan=6 , DFL , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Paul Wellstone Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American academic, author, and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002. A me ...
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Rod Grams Rodney Dwight Grams (February 4, 1948 – October 8, 2013) was an American politician and television news anchor who served in both the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. A local news anchor, Grams became well-known f ...
, rowspan=3 , Independent-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1995 –
Jan 3, 2001 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1994.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1996.Ran for re-election, but died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 15 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Mark Dayton Mark Brandt Dayton (born January 26, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. He was a United States Senator for Minnesota from 2001 to 2007, and the Minnesota State Auditor from 1991 to 1 ...
, rowspan=5 , DFL , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 2001 –
Jan 3, 2007 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 2000.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 25 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Oct 25, 2002 –
Nov 4, 2002 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Wellstone's term.Retired when successor was elected to the next full term. , nowrap , Nov 4, 2002 –
Jan 3, 2003 , ,
Independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...
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Dean Barkley Dean Malcolm Barkley (born August 31, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who briefly served as a United States Senator from Minnesota from 2002 to 2003 as a member of the Independence Party of Minnesota. The founder and chair of the ...
! 25 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2002.Term expired before election dispute.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 2003 –
Jan 3, 2009 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Norm Coleman Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States Senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. First elected ...
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Amy Klobuchar Amy Jean Klobuchar ( ; born May 25, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minne ...
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Al Franken Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...
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Tina Smith Christine Elizabeth Smith (née Flint, born March 4, 1958) is an American politician, retired Democratic political consultant, and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Minnesota since 2018. She is a member of the ...
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Living former senators

, there are six living former U.S. senators from Minnesota. The most recent senator to die was
Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...
(served 1964–1976) on April 19, 2021. The most recently serving senator to die was
Paul Wellstone Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American academic, author, and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002. A me ...
(served 1991–2002), who died in office on October 25, 2002.


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Oldest at end of service


See also

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United States congressional delegations from Minnesota These are tables of congressional delegations from Minnesota to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the Minnesota delegation is Representative Betty McCollum (MN-4), having served in the ...
* List of United States representatives from Minnesota *
Elections in Minnesota Employees in Minnesota are allowed time off from work to vote on the morning of Election Day. Minnesota is also one of the first states to adopt same-day registration in the 1970s. In a 2020 study, Minnesota was ranked as the 15th easiest state ...


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External links


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

Chronological list of U.S. senators
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United States Senators The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...