List of United States senators from Minnesota

Minnesota was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858. As of January 3, 2018, the state has had 44 people serve in the United States Senate. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Amy Klobuchar (since 2007) and Tina Smith (since 2018), making it one of only four states to have two female U.S. senators alongside Nevada, New Hampshire and Washington. The appointment of Smith marked the first time the state had two female U.S. senators at any one time. Knute Nelson is Minnesota's longest-serving senator (1895–1923).Minnesota is one of fifteen states alongside Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, South Dakota and Utah to have a younger senior senator and an older junior senator.

Current delegation
Senator Klobuchar
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D)
Senator Smith
Senator Tina Smith (D)

List of senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.

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Class 2

Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2008, 2014, 2018 (special), and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.

#SenatorPartyDates in officeElectoral historyTTElectoral historyDates in officePartySenator#
1
Henry M. Rice
DemocraticMay 11, 1858 –
Mar 3, 1863
Elected in 1858.
Retired.
135th1Elected in 1858.
Lost re-election.
May 11, 1858 –
Mar 3, 1859
Democratic
James Shields
1
36th2Elected in 1858 or 1859.
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1859 –
Mar 3, 1865
Republican
Morton S. Wilkinson
2
37th
2
Alexander Ramsey
RepublicanMar 4, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1875
Elected in 1863.238th
39th3Elected in 1865.
Died.
Mar 4, 1865 –
Jul 13, 1870
Republican
Daniel S. Norton
3
40th
Re-elected in 1869.
[data missing].
341st
 Jul 13, 1870 –
Jul 15, 1870
Vacant
Appointed to continue Norton's term.
Successor qualified.
Jul 15, 1870 –
Jan 22, 1871
Republican
William Windom
4
Elected in 1871 to finish Norton's term.
Retired.
Jan 23, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1871
Republican
Ozora P. Stearns
5
42nd4Elected in 1871.Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 7, 1881
Republican
William Windom
6
43rd
3
Samuel J. R. McMillan
RepublicanMar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1887
Elected in 1875.444th
45th5Re-elected in 1877.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
46th
Re-elected in 1881.
Retired.
547th
 Mar 7, 1881 –
Mar 12, 1881
Vacant
Appointed to continue Windom's term.
Successor qualified.
Mar 12, 1881 –
Oct 30, 1881
Republican
Alonzo J. Edgerton
7
 Oct 30, 1881 –
Nov 15, 1881
Vacant
Elected in 1881 to finish his own term.
Lost election to full term.
Nov 15, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1883
Republican
William Windom
8
48th6Elected in 1883.
Lost renomination.
Mar 4, 1883 –
Mar 3, 1889
Republican
Dwight M. Sabin
9
49th
4
Cushman Davis
RepublicanMar 4, 1887 –
Nov 27, 1900
Elected in 1886.650th
51st7Elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1895
Republican
William D. Washburn
10
52nd
Re-elected in 1892.753rd
54th8Elected in 1895.Mar 4, 1895 –
Apr 28, 1923
Republican
Knute Nelson
11
55th
Re-elected in 1899.[1]
Died.
856th
VacantNov 27, 1900 –
Dec 5, 1900
 
5
Charles A. Towne
DemocraticDec 5, 1900 –
Jan 23, 1901
Appointed to continue Davis's term.
Successor qualified.
6
Moses E. Clapp
RepublicanJan 23, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1917
Elected in 1901 to finish Davis's term
57th9Re-elected in 1901.
58th
Re-elected in 1905.[2]959th
60th10Re-elected in 1907.
61st
Re-elected in 1911.
Lost renomination.
1062nd
63rd11Re-elected in 1913.
64th
7
Frank B. Kellogg
RepublicanMar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923
Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
1165th
66th12Re-elected in 1918.
Died.
67th
8
Henrik Shipstead
Farmer–
Labor
Mar 4, 1923 –
Jan 3, 1947
Elected in 1922.1268th
 Apr 28, 1923 –
Jul 16, 1923
Vacant
Elected in 1923 to finish Nelson's term.
Lost election to full term.
Jul 16, 1923 –
Mar 3, 1925
Farmer–
Labor

Magnus Johnson
12
69th13Elected in 1924.Mar 4, 1925 –
Dec 22, 1935
Republican
Thomas D. Schall
13
70th
Re-elected in 1928.1371st
72nd14Re-elected in 1930.
Died.
73rd
Re-elected in 1934.1474th
 Dec 22, 1935 –
Dec 27, 1935
Vacant
Appointed to continue Schall's term.
Retired when successor elected.
Dec 27, 1935 –
Nov 3, 1936
Farmer–
Labor

Elmer A. Benson
14
Elected in 1936 to finish Schall's term.
Retired.
Nov 4, 1936 –
Jan 3, 1937
Republican
Guy V. Howard
15
75th15Elected in 1936.
Died.
Jan 3, 1937 –
Aug 31, 1940
Farmer–
Labor

Ernest Lundeen
16
76th
 Aug 31, 1940 –
Oct 14, 1940
Vacant
Appointed to continue Lundeen's term.
Retired when successor elected, but elected to next full term.
Oct 14, 1940 –
Nov 17, 1942
Republican
Joseph H. Ball
17
RepublicanRe-elected in 1940.
Lost renomination.
1577th
 Nov 17, 1942 –
Nov 18, 1942
Vacant
Elected in 1942 to finish Lundeen's term.
Retired.
Nov 18, 1942 –
Jan 3, 1943
Republican
Arthur E. Nelson
18
78th16Elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.
Jan 3, 1943 –
Jan 3, 1949
Republican
Joseph H. Ball
19
79th
9
Edward J. Thye
RepublicanJan 3, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1959
Elected in 1946.1680th
81st17Elected in 1948.Jan 3, 1949 –
Dec 29, 1964
DFL
Hubert Humphrey
20
82nd
Re-elected in 1952.
Lost re-election.
1783rd
84th18Re-elected in 1954.
85th
10
Eugene McCarthy
DFLJan 3, 1959 –
Jan 3, 1971
Elected in 1958.1886th
87th19Re-elected in 1960.
Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
88th
Appointed to finish Humphrey's term.Dec 30, 1964 –
Dec 30, 1976
DFL
Walter Mondale
21
Re-elected in 1964.
Retired.
1989th
90th20Elected to full term in 1966.
91st
11
Hubert Humphrey
DFLJan 3, 1971 –
Jan 13, 1978
Elected in 1970.2092nd
93rd21Re-elected in 1972.
Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
94th
Appointed to finish Mondale's term.
Lost election to full term.
Resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
Dec 30, 1976 –
Dec 29, 1978
DFL
Wendell Anderson
22
Re-elected in 1976.
Died.
2195th
VacantJan 13, 1978 –
Jan 25, 1978
 
12
Muriel Humphrey
DFLJan 25, 1978 –
Nov 7, 1978
Appointed to continue her husband's term.
Successor qualified.
13
David Durenberger
Independent-
Republican
Nov 7, 1978 –
Jan 3, 1995
Elected in 1978 to finish Hubert Humphrey's term.
Appointed early to finish Mondale's term, having already been elected to the next term.Dec 30, 1978 –
Jan 3, 1991
Independent-
Republican

Rudy Boschwitz
23
96th22Elected in 1978.
97th
Re-elected in 1982.2298th
99th23Re-elected in 1984.
Lost re-election.
100th
Re-elected in 1988.
Retired.
23101st
102nd24Elected in 1990.Jan 3, 1991 –
Oct 25, 2002
DFL
Paul Wellstone
24
103rd
14
Rod Grams
Independent-
Republican
Jan 3, 1995 –
Jan 3, 2001
Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.
24104th
105th25Re-elected in 1996.
Ran for re-election, but died.
106th
15
Mark Dayton
DFLJan 3, 2001 –
Jan 3, 2007
Elected in 2000.
Retired.
25107th
 Oct 25, 2002 –
Nov 4, 2002
Vacant
Appointed to finish Wellstone's term.
Retired when successor was elected to the next full term.
Nov 4, 2002 –
Jan 3, 2003
Independence
Dean Barkley
25
108th26Elected in 2002.
Term expired before election dispute.
Lost re-election.
Jan 3, 2003 –
Jan 3, 2009
Republican
Norm Coleman
26
109th
16
Amy Klobuchar
DFLJan 3, 2007 –
present
Elected in 2006.26110th
111th27Election disputed.Jan 3, 2009 –
Jul 7, 2009
Vacant
Elected in 2008, but was not seated until 7 July 2009.Jul 7, 2009 –
Jan 2, 2018
DFL
Al Franken
27
112th
Re-elected in 2012.27113th
114th28Re-elected in 2014.
Resigned.
115th
Appointed to continue Franken's term.
Elected in 2018 to finish Franken's term.
Jan 3, 2018 –
present
DFL
Tina Smith
28
Re-elected in 2018.28116th
117th29Re-elected in 2020.
118th
To be determined in the 2024 election.29119th
120th30To be determined in the 2026 election.
#SenatorPartyYears in officeElectoral historyTCTElectoral historyYears in officePartySenator#
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