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.

Class I

SenatorPartyTook officeLeft officeReasonNotes
Henry Mower Rice DemocraticMay 11, 1858March 4, 1863Retired
Alexander Ramsey RepublicanMarch 4, 1863March 4, 1875Secretary of War (1879–1881)
Governor of Minnesota (1860–1863)
Governor of Minnesota Territory (1849–1853)
Samuel J. R. McMillan RepublicanMarch 4, 1875March 4, 1887RetiredChief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1874–1875)
Cushman K. Davis RepublicanMarch 4, 1887November 27, 1900DiedGovernor of Minnesota (1874–1875)
Charles A. Towne DemocraticDecember 5, 1900January 23, 1901Successor qualified
Moses E. Clapp RepublicanJanuary 23, 1901March 4, 1917Lost renominationMinnesota Attorney General (1887–1893)
Frank B. Kellogg RepublicanMarch 4, 1917March 4, 1923Lost re-electionU.S. Secretary of State (1925–1929)
Ambassador to Great Britain (1923–1925)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1929)
Henrik Shipstead Farmer-LaborMarch 4, 1923January 3, 1947Lost renomination
Republican
Edward John Thye RepublicanJanuary 3, 1947January 3, 1959Lost re-electionGovernor of Minnesota (1943–1947)
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1943)
Eugene McCarthy Democratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 1959January 3, 1971Retired
Hubert Humphrey Democratic-
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 Humphrey Democratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 25, 1978November 7, 1978Successor qualified
David Durenberger RepublicanNovember 7, 1978January 3, 1995RetiredCensured (1990)
Rod Grams RepublicanJanuary 3, 1995January 3, 2001Lost re-election
Mark Dayton Democratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 2001January 3, 2007Retired
Amy Klobuchar Democratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 2007Incumbent

Class II

SenatorPartyTook officeLeft officeReasonNotes
James Shields DemocraticMay 11, 1858March 4, 1859Lost re-electionAlso a senator from Illinois and Missouri
Morton S. Wilkinson RepublicanMarch 4, 1859March 4, 1865Lost re-election
Daniel S. Norton RepublicanMarch 4, 1865July 13, 1870Died
William Windom RepublicanJuly 15, 1870January 22, 1871Successor qualifiedSecretary of the Treasury (1881; 1889–1891)
Ozora P. Stearns RepublicanJanuary 23, 1871March 4, 1871Retired
William Windom RepublicanMarch 4, 1871March 7, 1881ResignedSecretary of the Treasury (1881; 1889–1891)
Alonzo J. Edgerton RepublicanMarch 12, 1881October 30, 1881Successor qualified
William Windom RepublicanNovember 15, 1881March 4, 1883Lost re-electionSecretary of the Treasury (1881; 1889–1891)
Dwight M. Sabin RepublicanMarch 4, 1883March 4, 1889Lost renomination
William D. Washburn RepublicanMarch 4, 1889March 4, 1895Lost re-election
Knute Nelson RepublicanMarch 4, 1895April 28, 1923DiedGovernor of Minnesota (1893–1895)
Magnus Johnson Farmer-LaborJuly 16, 1923March 4, 1925Lost re-election
Thomas D. Schall RepublicanMarch 4, 1925December 22, 1935Died
Elmer A. BensonFarmer-LaborMarch 27, 1935November 3, 1936RetiredGovernor of Minnesota (1937–1939)
Guy V. HowardRepublicanNovember 4, 1936January 3, 1937Retired
Ernest Lundeen Farmer-LaborJanuary 3, 1937August 31, 1940Died
Joseph H. Ball RepublicanOctober 14, 1940November 3, 1942Successor qualified
Arthur E. Nelson RepublicanNovember 18, 1942January 3, 1943Retired
Joseph H. Ball RepublicanJanuary 3, 1943January 3, 1949Lost re-election
Hubert Humphrey Democratic-
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 Mondale Democratic-
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 Anderson Democratic-
Farmer-Labor
December 30, 1976December 29, 1978ResignedGovernor of Minnesota (1971–1976)
Rudy Boschwitz RepublicanDecember 30, 1978January 3, 1991Lost re-election
Paul Wellstone Democratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 1991October 25, 2002Died
Dean Barkley IndependenceNovember 12, 2002January 3, 2003Interim appointment
Norm Coleman RepublicanJanuary 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 Franken Democratic-
Farmer-Labor
July 7, 2009January 2, 2018Resigned
Tina Smith Democratic-
Farmer-Labor
January 3, 2018

All living senators

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

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