Political party strength in Minnesota

Last updated November 14, 2023

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Minnesota:

Pre-statehood (1849–1857)

Year	Executive offices					Territorial Legislature		United States Congress
Year	Governor	Territorial Secretary	Attorney General	Auditor	Treasurer	Terr. Senate	Terr. House	Delegate
1849	Alexander Ramsey (W)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Charles K. Smith (W)	Lorenzo A. Babcock (W)	Jonathan E. McKusick (W)	Calvin A. Tuttle (W)	6D, 2W, 1?	12D, 4W, 2?	Henry Hastings Sibley (D)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1850		Charles K. Smith (W)					12D, 4W, 2?
1851		Alexander C. Wilkin (W)					8D, 7?, 3W
1851							5D, 4?, 2W
1852				Abraham Van Vorhes (W)		7D, 2W	10D, 5?, 3W
1853	Willis A. Gorman (D)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Joseph Rosser (D)	LaFayette Emmett (D)	Socrates Nelson (D)	George W. Prescott (D)	7D, 2W	13D, 3W, 2?	Henry M. Rice (D)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1854				Julius Georgii (D)	Charles E. Leonard (D)	9D	13D, 5W
1855						9D	13D, 4?, 1R
1856						9D, 4?, 2R	18D, 12R, 9?
						8D, 4?, 2R	19D, 11R, 9?
						6D, 4?, 2R	19D, 11R, 9?
1857	Samuel Medary (D)^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Charles L. Chase (D)			George W. Armstrong (D)	6D, 5R, 4?	20R, 18D	William W. Kingsbury (D)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
							20R, 19D
							19R, 19D
							20R, 19D
						20D, 17R	43D, 37R
Year	Governor	Territorial Secretary	Attorney General	Auditor	Treasurer	Terr. Senate	Terr. House	Delegate
Year	Executive offices					Territorial Legislature		United States Congress

1858–2002

Year	Executive offices						State Legislature		Judicial	United States Congress			Electoral votes
Year	Governor	Lt. Governor	Secretary of State	Attorney General	Auditor	Treasurer	State Senate	State House	Clerk of the Supreme Court	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. House	Electoral votes
1858	Henry Hastings Sibley (D)	William Holcombe (D)	Francis Baasen (D)	Charles H. Berry (D)	William F. Dunbar (D)	George W. Armstrong (D)	20D, 17R	43D, 37R	Jacob J. Noah (D)	Henry M. Rice (D)	James Shields (D)	2D
1859	Henry Hastings Sibley (D)	William Holcombe (D)	Francis Baasen (D)	Charles H. Berry (D)		George W. Armstrong (D)	19D, 18R^{[lower-alpha 5]}	49R, 31D^{[lower-alpha 5]}			Morton S. Wilkinson (R)	2R
1860	Alexander Ramsey (R)^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Ignatius L. Donnelly (R)^{[lower-alpha 7]}	James H. Baker (R)	Gordon E. Cole (R)		Charles Scheffer (R)	23R, 13D, 1I	58R, 22D					Lincoln/ Hamlin (R)Y
1861			James H. Baker (R)		Charles McIlrath (R)		19R, 2D	40R, 2D	Andrew J. Van Vorhes (R)
1862			David Blakeley (R)				16R, 5D	30R, 10D, 2UD
1863		Henry A. Swift (R)^{[lower-alpha 8]}						29R, 12D, 1UD
1863	Henry A. Swift (R)^{[lower-alpha 8]}	vacant						29R, 12D, 1UD		Alexander Ramsey (R)
1864	Stephen Miller (R)	Charles D. Sherwood (R)					17R, 4D	27R, 11D, 4UD	George F. Potter (R)^{[lower-alpha 9]}				Lincoln/ Johnson (NU)Y
1865	Stephen Miller (R)	Charles D. Sherwood (R)					17R, 4D	32R, 10D			Daniel Sheldon Norton (R)^{[lower-alpha 10]}
1866	William Rainey Marshall (R)	Thomas H. Armstrong (R)		William J. Colvill (R)			16R, 5D	29R, 13D
1867				William J. Colvill (R)			17R, 5D	37R, 9D, 1?	Sherwood Hough (R)^{[lower-alpha 11]}
1868			Henry C. Rogers (R)	Francis R. E. Cornell (R)		Emil D. Munch (R)	15R, 7D	34R, 13D					Grant/ Colfax (R)Y
1869			Henry C. Rogers (R)				16R, 6D	38R, 9D				1R, 1D
1870	Horace Austin (R)	William H. Yale (R)	Hans Mattson (R)				16R, 6D	38R, 9D			William Windom (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}	1R, 1D
1871							14R, 8D	27R, 20D			Ozora P. Stearns (R)	2R
1871							14R, 8D	27R, 20D			William Windom (R)^{[lower-alpha 13]}
1872			Samuel P. Jennison (R)			William Seeger (R)^{[lower-alpha 14]}	29R, 12D	73R, 33D					Grant/ Wilson (R)Y
1873					Orlan P. Whitcomb (R)	Edwin W. Dyke (R)^{[lower-alpha 15]}	31R, 10D	79R, 27D				3R
1874	Cushman K. Davis (R)	Alphonso Barto (R)		George P. Wilson (R)		Edwin W. Dyke (D)^{[lower-alpha 16]}	28R, 13D	58R, 48D
1875	Cushman K. Davis (R)	Alphonso Barto (R)				Edwin W. Dyke (D)^{[lower-alpha 16]}	21R, 18D, 2I	54R, 48D, 4I		Samuel J. R. McMillan (R)
1876	John S. Pillsbury (R)	James Wakefield (R)	John S. Irgens (R)			William Pfaender (R)	27R, 14D	74R, 32D	Sam Nichols (R)^{[lower-alpha 17]}				Hayes/ Wheeler (R)Y
1877							26R, 15D	77R, 29D
1878							29R, 12D	66R, 40D
1879							23R, 16D, 2GB^{[lower-alpha 18]}	73R, 30D, 3GB^{[lower-alpha 18]}				2R, 1D
1880		Charles A. Gilman (R)	Frederick Von Baumbach (R)	Charles M. Start (R)^{[lower-alpha 7]}		Charles Kittelson (R)	23R, 16D, 2GB^{[lower-alpha 18]}	73R, 30D, 3GB^{[lower-alpha 18]}				2R, 1D	Garfield/ Arthur (R)Y
1881				William John Hahn (R)^{[lower-alpha 19]}			29R, 11D, 1?	87R, 15D, 1?			Alonzo J. Edgerton (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}	3R
1882	Lucius Frederick Hubbard (R)				William W. Braden (R)		29R, 11D, 1?	87R, 15D, 1?			William Windom (R)	3R
1883							36R, 10D, 1I	72R, 28D, 2I, 1?			Dwight M. Sabin (R)	5R
1884							36R, 10D, 1I	72R, 28D, 2I, 1?					Blaine/ Logan (R)N
1885							30R, 17D	70R, 33D
1886							30R, 17D	70R, 33D
1887	Andrew Ryan McGill (R)	Albert E. Rice (R)	Hans Mattson (R)	Moses E. Clapp (R)		Joseph Bobleter (R)	30R, 16D, 1FA	66R, 34D, 3FA	John David Jones (R)^{[lower-alpha 20]}	Cushman K. Davis (R)^{[lower-alpha 10]}		3D, 2R
1888	Andrew Ryan McGill (R)							66R, 34D, 3FA				3D, 2R	Harrison/ Morton (R)Y
1889	William Rush Merriam (R)							89R, 9D, 3I, 2FA			William D. Washburn (R)	5R
1890								89R, 9D, 3I, 2FA				5R
1891		Gideon S. Ives (R)	Frederick P. Brown (R)		Adolph Biermann (D)		25R, 16D, 13P^{[lower-alpha 21]}	52D, 43R, 19FA^{[lower-alpha 22]}	Charles P. Holcomb (R)			3D, 1R, 1P
1892		Gideon S. Ives (R)						52D, 43R, 19FA^{[lower-alpha 22]}				3D, 1R, 1P	Harrison/ Reid (R)N
1893	Knute Nelson (R)^{[lower-alpha 6]}	David Marston Clough (R)		Henry W. Childs (R)				71R, 41D, 2Pop				4R, 2D, 1Pop
1894	Knute Nelson (R)^{[lower-alpha 6]}	David Marston Clough (R)						71R, 41D, 2Pop				4R, 2D, 1Pop
1895	David Marston Clough (R)^{[lower-alpha 23]}	Frank A. Day (R)	Albert Berg (R)		Robert C. Dunn (R)	August T. Koerner (R)	46R, 5Pop, 3D	95R, 10D, 9Pop	Darius F. Reese (R)^{[lower-alpha 24]}		Knute Nelson (R)^{[lower-alpha 10]}	7R
1896		Frank A. Day (R)						95R, 10D, 9Pop					McKinley/ Hobart (R)Y
1897		John L. Gibbs (R)						90R, 13Pop, 11D
1898		John L. Gibbs (R)						90R, 13Pop, 11D
1899	John Lind (D)^{[lower-alpha 25]}	Lyndon A. Smith (R)		Wallace B. Douglas (R)^{[lower-alpha 26]}			44R, 18D, 1I	93R, 25D, 1I
1900													McKinley/ Roosevelt (R)Y
1900										Charles A. Towne (D)^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1901	Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (R)		Peter E. Hanson (R)			Julius H. Block (R)		96R, 17D, 6Pop		Moses E. Clapp (R)
1902								96R, 17D, 6Pop
1903		Ray W. Jones (R)			Samuel G. Iverson (R)		52R, 11D	104R, 15D	C.A. Pidgeon (R)^{[lower-alpha 7]}			8R, 1D
1904				William J. Donahower (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}				104R, 15D				8R, 1D	Roosevelt/ Fairbanks (R)Y
1905	John Albert Johnson (D)^{[lower-alpha 10]}			Edward T. Young (R)				109R, 10D				9R
1906								109R, 10D				9R
1907		Adolph Olson Eberhart (R)	Julius A. Schmahl (R)			Clarence C. Dinehart (R)^{[lower-alpha 10]}	43R, 19D, 1Pop	102R, 14D, 3Proh				8R, 1D
1908		Adolph Olson Eberhart (R)						102R, 14D, 3Proh					Taft/ Sherman (R)Y
1909	Adolph Olson Eberhart (R)^{[lower-alpha 23]}	Edward Everett Smith ^{[lower-alpha 8]}		George T. Simpson (R)				94R, 22D, 3Proh
1910		Edward Everett Smith ^{[lower-alpha 8]}				Elias S. Pettijohn (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}		94R, 22D, 3Proh	Irving A. Caswell (R)^{[lower-alpha 19]}^{[lower-alpha 27]}
1911		Samuel Y. Gordon (R)				Walter J. Smith (R)^{[lower-alpha 7]}	42R, 19D, 2I	88R, 26D, 4Proh, 1IR, 1Soc
1912		Samuel Y. Gordon (R)		Lyndon A. Smith (R)^{[lower-alpha 10]}				88R, 26D, 4Proh, 1IR, 1Soc					Roosevelt/ Johnson (Prog)N
1913		Joseph A. A. Burnquist (R)						98R, 20D, 1 Proh, 1Soc
1914								98R, 20D, 1 Proh, 1Soc
1915	Winfield Scott Hammond (D)^{[lower-alpha 10]}				J. A. O. Preus (R)		Conservative majority^{[lower-alpha 28]}	Conservative majority^{[lower-alpha 28]}				9R, 1D
1916	Joseph A. A. Burnquist (R)^{[lower-alpha 23]}	George H. Sullivan ^{[lower-alpha 8]}				Arthur C. Gooding (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}							Hughes/ Fairbanks (R)N
1917		Thomas Frankson (R)				Henry Rines (R)^{[lower-alpha 7]}				Frank B. Kellogg (R)
1918				Clifford L. Hilton (R)^{[lower-alpha 19]}^{[lower-alpha 26]}
1919									Herman J. Mueller (R)^{[lower-alpha 29]}			9R, 1FL
1920												9R, 1FL	Harding/ Coolidge (R)Y
1921	J. A. O. Preus (R)	Louis L. Collins (R)	Mike Holm (R)^{[lower-alpha 10]}		Ray P. Chase (R)							10R
1922												10R
1923									Grace F. Kaercher (R)	Henrik Shipstead (FL)	Magnus Johnson (FL)	8R, 2FL
1924											Magnus Johnson (FL)	8R, 2FL	Coolidge/ Dawes (R)Y
1925	Theodore Christianson (R)	William I. Nolan (R)^{[lower-alpha 7]}				Edward W. Stark (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}					Thomas D. Schall (R)^{[lower-alpha 10]}	7R, 3FL
1926						Edward W. Stark (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}						7R, 3FL
1927				Albert F. Pratt (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}^{[lower-alpha 10]}		Julius A. Schmahl (R)						8R, 2FL
1928				G. Aaron Youngquist (R)^{[lower-alpha 19]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}								8R, 2FL	Hoover/ Curtis (R)Y
1929		Charles Edward Adams (R)^{[lower-alpha 8]}		Henry N. Benson (R)^{[lower-alpha 19]}								9R, 1FL
1930		Charles Edward Adams (R)^{[lower-alpha 8]}
1931	Floyd B. Olson (FL)^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Henry M. Arens (FL)			Stafford King (R)^{[lower-alpha 7]}
1932		Henry M. Arens (FL)											Roosevelt/ Garner (D)Y
1933		Konrad K. Solberg (FL)		Harry H. Peterson (FL)^{[lower-alpha 26]}				Liberal majority				5FL, 3R, 1D
1934		Konrad K. Solberg (FL)						Liberal majority				5FL, 3R, 1D
1935		Hjalmar Petersen (FL)						Conservative majority	Russell O. Gunderson (FL)^{[lower-alpha 30]}		Elmer A. Benson (FL)^{[lower-alpha 12]}	5R, 3FL, 1D
1936	Hjalmar Petersen (FL)^{[lower-alpha 8]}	William B. Richardson (R)^{[lower-alpha 31]}		William S. Ervin (FL)^{[lower-alpha 12]}				Conservative majority			Guy V. Howard (R)	5R, 3FL, 1D
1937	Elmer A. Benson (FL)	Gottfrid Lindsten (FL)				C. A. Halverson (FL)		Liberal majority			Ernest Lundeen (FL)^{[lower-alpha 10]}	5FL, 3R, 1D
1938	Elmer A. Benson (FL)	Gottfrid Lindsten (FL)				C. A. Halverson (FL)		Liberal majority				5FL, 3R, 1D
1939	Harold Stassen (R)^{[lower-alpha 7]}	C. Elmer Anderson (R)		Joseph A. A. Burnquist (R)		Julius A. Schmahl (R)		Conservative majority	Grace F. Kaercher (R)			7R, 1D, 1FL
1940												7R, 1D, 1FL	Roosevelt/ Wallace (D)Y
1941										Henrik Shipstead (R)	Joseph H. Ball (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}	8R, 1FL
1942											Arthur E. Nelson (R)
1943		Edward J. Thye (R)									Arthur E. Nelson (R)
1943	Edward J. Thye (R)^{[lower-alpha 23]}	Archie H. Miller (R)^{[lower-alpha 8]}									Joseph H. Ball (R)
1944		Archie H. Miller (R)^{[lower-alpha 8]}											Roosevelt/ Truman (D)Y
1945		C. Elmer Anderson (R)										7R, 2DFL^{[lower-alpha 32]}
1946												7R, 2DFL^{[lower-alpha 32]}
1947	Luther Youngdahl (R)^{[lower-alpha 7]}									Edward J. Thye (R)		8R, 1DFL
1948												8R, 1DFL	Truman/ Barkley (D)Y
1949											Hubert Humphrey (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 33]}	5R, 4DFL
1950
1951	C. Elmer Anderson (R)^{[lower-alpha 23]}	vacant				Val Bjornson (R)	51C, 16L	87C, 44L
1952			H. H. Chesterman ^{[lower-alpha 12]}										Eisenhower/ Nixon (R)Y
1952			Virginia Paul Holm (R)^{[lower-alpha 19]}
1953		Ancher Nelsen (R)^{[lower-alpha 34]}					52C, 15L	85C, 46L
1954		Donald O. Wright (R)^{[lower-alpha 8]}					52C, 15L	85C, 46L
1955	Orville Freeman (DFL)	Karl Rolvaag (DFL)	Joseph L. Donovan (DFL)	Miles Lord (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 7]}		Arthur Hansen (DFL)	48C, 19L	66L, 65C	Frank Larkin (DFL)			5DFL, 4R
1956						Arthur Hansen (DFL)		66L, 65C	Frank Larkin (DFL)
1957						Kristjan Valdimar Bjornson (R)		70L, 61C	^{[lower-alpha 35]}
1958								70L, 61C
1959							43C, 24L	72L, 59C		Eugene McCarthy (DFL)		5R, 4DFL
1960				Walter Mondale (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 19]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}								5R, 4DFL	Kennedy/ Johnson (D)Y
1961	Elmer L. Andersen (R)^{[lower-alpha 36]}											6R, 3DFL
1962	Elmer L. Andersen (R)^{[lower-alpha 36]}											6R, 3DFL
1963	Karl Rolvaag (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 36]}	Sandy Keith (DFL)						80C, 54L, 1I				4R, 4DFL
1964													Johnson/ Humphrey (D)Y
1964				Robert W. Mattson Sr. (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 12]}							Walter Mondale (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 19]}^{[lower-alpha 33]}
1965							44C, 23L	78C, 56L, 1I
1966							44C, 23L	78C, 56L, 1I
1967	Harold LeVander (R)	James B. Goetz (R)		Douglas M. Head (R)			45C, 22L	93C, 42L				5R, 3DFL
1968								93C, 42L					Humphrey/ Muskie (D)N
1969					William J. O'Brien (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}			85C, 50L
1970					William J. O'Brien (R)^{[lower-alpha 12]}			85C, 50L
1971	Wendell Anderson (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Rudy Perpich (DFL)	Arlen Erdahl (R)	Warren Spannaus (DFL)	Rolland Hatfield (R)		34C, 33L	70C, 65L		Hubert Humphrey (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 10]}		4R, 4DFL
1972							34C, 33L	70C, 65L					Nixon/ Agnew (R)Y
1973							37DFL, 30R	77DFL, 57R
1974							36DFL, 31R^[3]	77DFL, 57R
1975			Joan Growe (DFL)		Bob Mattson (DFL)	Jim Lord (DFL)	38DFL, 28IR,^{[lower-alpha 37]} 1I	104DFL, 30IR				5DFL, 3R
1976								103DFL, 31IR^[4]					Carter/ Mondale (D)Y
1976	Rudy Perpich (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Alec G. Olson (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 8]}						103DFL, 31IR^[4]			Wendell Anderson (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 12]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}
1977							49DFL, 18IR	104DFL, 30IR				4DFL, 4R
1978							48DFL, 19IR^[3]	99DFL, 35IR^{[lower-alpha 38]}		Muriel Humphrey (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1979	Al Quie (IR)	Lou Wangberg (IR)			Arne Carlson (IR)		47DFL, 20IR	67DFL, 67IR^{[lower-alpha 39]}		David Durenberger (IR)	Rudy Boschwitz (IR)^{[lower-alpha 40]}
1980							45DFL, 22IR^[3]	68DFL, 66IR^{[lower-alpha 41]}					Carter/ Mondale (D)N
1981							45DFL, 22IR^[3]	70DFL, 64IR				5R, 3DFL
1982							44DFL, 23IR^[3]	70DFL, 64IR				5R, 3DFL
1983	Rudy Perpich (DFL)	Marlene Johnson (DFL)		Skip Humphrey (DFL)		Robert W. Mattson Jr. (DFL)	42DFL, 25IR	77DFL, 57IR				5DFL, 3R
1984							42DFL, 25IR	76DFL, 58IR^[4]					Mondale/ Ferraro (D)N
1985							42DFL, 24IR, 1I^{[lower-alpha 42]}	69IR, 65DFL
1986							43DFL, 24IR^{[lower-alpha 43]}	69IR, 65DFL
1987						Michael McGrath (DFL)	47DFL, 20IR	83DFL, 51IR
1988							46DFL, 21IR^[3]	82DFL, 52IR^[4]					Dukakis/ Bentsen (D)N
1989							44DFL, 23IR^[3]	81DFL, 53IR
1990							44DFL, 23IR^[3]	80DFL, 54IR^[4]
1991	Arne Carlson (IR)	Joanell Dyrstad (IR)			Mark Dayton (DFL)		46DFL, 21IR	80DFL, 54IR^[4]			Paul Wellstone (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 10]}	6DFL, 2R
1992							46DFL, 21IR	78DFL, 56IR^[4]					Clinton/ Gore (D)Y
1993							45DFL, 22IR	87DFL, 47IR
1994							45DFL, 22IR	84DFL, 50IR
1995		Joanne Benson (IR)			Judi Dutcher (IR)		43DFL, 24IR	71DFL, 63IR		Rod Grams (R)
1996							42DFL, 25R	69DFL, 65R^[4]
1997							42DFL, 24R, 1I	70DFL, 64R
1998							42DFL, 24R, 1I	70DFL, 64R
1999	Jesse Ventura (Ref)	Mae Schunk (Ref)	Mary Kiffmeyer (R)	Mike Hatch (DFL)		Carol C. Johnson (DFL)	40DFL, 26R, 1I	71R, 63DFL
2000	Jesse Ventura (IPM)^[7]	Mae Schunk (IPM)			Judi Dutcher (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 44]}		41DFL, 25R, 1I^{[lower-alpha 45]}	70R, 63DFL, 1I^{[lower-alpha 46]}					Gore/ Lieberman (D)N
2001							39DFL, 27R, 1IPM	69R, 65DFL		Mark Dayton (DFL)		5DFL, 3R
2002								70R, 64DFL^[4]
2002								70R, 64DFL^[4]			Dean Barkley (IPM)^{[lower-alpha 12]}
Year	Governor	Lt. Governor	Secretary of State	Attorney General	Auditor	Treasurer	State Senate	State House	Clerk of the Supreme Court	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. House	Electoral votes
Year	Executive offices						State Legislature		Judicial	United States Congress			Electoral votes

2003–present

Year	Executive offices					State Legislature		United States Congress			Electoral votes
Year	Governor	Lt. Governor	Secretary of State	Attorney General	Auditor	State Senate	State House	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. House	Electoral votes
2003	Tim Pawlenty (R)	Carol Molnau (R)	Mary Kiffmeyer (R)	Mike Hatch (DFL)	Patricia Anderson (R)	35DFL, 31R, 1IPM	81R, 53DFL	Mark Dayton (DFL)	Norm Coleman (R)	4DFL, 4R
2004							81R, 53DFL				John Kerry/ John Edwards (D)N
2005							68R, 66DFL
2006						37DFL, 29R, 1IPM^[3]	68R, 66DFL
2007			Mark Ritchie (DFL)	Lori Swanson (DFL)	Rebecca Otto (DFL)	44DFL, 23R	85DFL, 49R	Amy Klobuchar (DFL)		5DFL, 3R
2007						44DFL, 22R^{[lower-alpha 47]}
2008						44DFL, 22R^{[lower-alpha 47]}					Barack Obama/ Joe Biden (D)Y
2008						45DFL, 22R^{[lower-alpha 48]}	85DFL, 47R, 1IR, 1I^{[lower-alpha 49]}
2009						46DFL, 21R^[3]	87DFL, 47R		Al Franken (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 7]}
2010						46DFL, 21R^[3]	87DFL, 47R
2011	Mark Dayton (DFL)	Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL)				37R, 30DFL	72R, 62DFL			4DFL, 4R
2012						37R, 30DFL	72R, 62DFL			4DFL, 4R
2013						39DFL, 28R	73DFL, 61R			5DFL, 3R
2014							73DFL, 61R
2015		Tina Smith (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Steve Simon (DFL)				72R, 62DFL
2016							73R, 61DFL^[4]				Hillary Clinton/ Tim Kaine (D)N
2017						34R, 33DFL	77R, 57DFL
2018		Michelle Fischbach (R)^{[lower-alpha 8]}				33R, 33DFL	77R, 57DFL		Tina Smith (DFL)^{[lower-alpha 19]}
2019	Tim Walz (DFL)	Peggy Flanagan (DFL)		Keith Ellison (DFL)	Julie Blaha (DFL)	35R, 32DFL^{[lower-alpha 50]}	75DFL, 59R^{[lower-alpha 51]}
2020						35R, 32DFL^{[lower-alpha 50]}	75DFL, 59R^{[lower-alpha 51]}				Joe Biden/ Kamala Harris (D)Y
2021						34R, 31DFL, 2I^{[lower-alpha 52]}	70DFL, 64R^{[lower-alpha 53]}			4DFL, 4R
2022						34R, 31DFL, 2I^{[lower-alpha 52]}	69DFL, 64R, 1I^{[lower-alpha 54]}
2023						34DFL, 33R	70DFL, 64R
Year	Governor	Lt. Governor	Secretary of State	Attorney General	Auditor	State Senate	State House	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. House	Electoral votes
Year	Executive offices					State Legislature		United States Congress			Electoral votes

Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials

Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J) National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)

Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix), States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F) Pro-Administration (PA)

Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)

Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O) Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)

Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)

Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)

↑ Territorial governor appointed by President Zachary Taylor.
1 2 3 Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota Territory.
↑ Territorial governor appointed by President Franklin Pierce.
↑ Territorial governor appointed by President James Buchanan.
1 2 Although legislators were elected, it was determined that an 1858-59 session was unnecessary due to the protracted length of the 1857-58 session; hence, these legislators never convened and were never sworn in.
1 2 3 4 5 Resigned to become U.S. Senator.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Resigned.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Succeeded to office following death or resignation of previous officeholder.
↑ Lost renomination.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Died in office.
↑ Lost renomination.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Appointed by governor to fill vacancy.
↑ Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
↑ Resigned following impeachment but before trial by Minnesota Senate.^[1]
↑ Appointed by governor to fill vacancy in early 1873. Later elected to office in his own right as a Democrat.
↑ Dyke did not win the endorsement of the Republican Party in 1873, but sought the Democratic endorsement and won with it.
↑ Lost renomination.
1 2 Due to a constitutional amendment, effective with the election of 1878, terms for senators became four years and terms for representatives became two years.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appointed to fill the remainder of the previous officeholder's term. Later elected in their own right.
↑ Lost renomination.
↑ Elected a Republican President Pro Tempore, John B. Sanborn, and organized the chamber.
↑ A coalition of Democrats and members of the Farmers' Alliance organized the chamber and elected an Alliance Speaker, Ezra T. Champlin.^[2]
1 2 3 4 5 Succeeded to office following death or resignation of previous officeholder. Later elected to office in his or her own right.
↑ Lost renomination.
↑ Had also been endorsed by the Populists/
Silver Republicans.
1 2 3 Resigned following appointment to Minnesota Supreme Court.
↑ Lost renomination.
1 2 After a constitutional amendment in 1912, the Minnesota Legislature was nonpartisan until 1973. It went into effect in 1915 Legislators caucused as "conservatives" and "liberals," roughly equivalent to Republicans and Democrats/Farmer Laborites.
↑ Lost renomination.
↑ Lost renomination.
↑ Served as acting lieutenant governor; never took the oath of office.
↑ The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party merged into the Minnesota Democratic Party in 1944.
1 2 Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.
↑ Resigned to become administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration.
↑ Constitutional amendment passed in 1956 making the clerk an appointed, nonpartisan position.
1 2 A recount and subsequent litigation lasting 139 days delayed Karl Rolvaag's inauguration as governor.
↑ From 1975 until 1995, the Republican Party of Minnesota was called the Independent–Republican Party of Minnesota.
↑ A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 1978 session.^[4]
↑ With the split chamber, a power-sharing agreement was negotiated. A Republican Speaker, Rod Searle, was elected, but Democrats received control of most committees. The tie was broken when a Republican, Robert Pavlak, was expelled from the chamber on May 19, 1979 on a party-line vote due to a legal and ethical violations. The agreement of shared-power held through the end of the year's session two days later, despite the Democrats' 67-66 majority.^[5]^[6]
↑ Appointed by governor to fill vacancy, having already been elected to next full term.
↑ A special election was held for Pavlak's seat in District 67A. A Democrat, Frank J. Rodriguez, Jr., was elected, giving the Democrats a constitutional majority. With that, they reorganized the chamber under their control in the 1980 session.^[5]^[4]
↑ A party switch from Republican to Independent by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1985 session.^[3]
↑ A party switch from Independent to DFL by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1986 session.^[3]
↑ Dutcher switched parties in 2000.
↑ A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 2000 session.^[4]
↑ A party switch from Republican to Independent by Doug Reuter led to the composition in the 2000 session.^[4]
↑ In December 2007, Republican Tom Neuville resigned to accept a District Court appointment.
↑ In January 2008, Democrat Kevin Dahle was elected in a special election to succeed Republican Tom Neuville.
↑ In July 2008, Republican incumbent Ron Erhardt became an independent.
↑ A seat flipped from Democratic to Republican in February through a special election.^[8]
↑ Four Republicans announced on December 8, 2018, they would not join the Republican caucus in the 91st Legislature and would instead form their own caucus, the "New House Republican Caucus."^[9]
↑ Tom Bakk and David Tomassoni were re-elected as Democrats in the 2020 election, but switched to Independent immediately after.
↑ Five Republicans do not caucus with the Republican minority, see note [an]
↑ In addition to the five Republicans that do not caucus with the Republic Minority, representative John Thompson was expelled from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor caucus

References

↑ Nordby, Mary Jane Morrison. Foreword by Jack (2002). The Minnesota state constitution : a reference guide. Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-313-28411-3.
↑ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.leg.mn.gov.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.leg.mn.gov.
1 2 Loepp, Daniel (1999). Sharing the balance of power : an examination of shared power in the Michigan House of Representatives, 1993-94. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 24. ISBN 0472097024 . Retrieved 7 November 2020.
↑ "Journal of the House" (PDF). Minnesota Legislature. Minnesota State Legislature. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
↑ "Ventura Leaving Reform Party". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
↑ Van Oot, Torey. "Republican Jason Rarick wins Minnesota Senate seat vacated by Democrat". Star Tribune. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
↑ Bakst, Brian (December 8, 2018). "Renegade House members split from GOP caucus". Minnesota Public Radio . Retrieved September 8, 2019.

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[1] Territorial governor appointed by President Zachary Taylor.

[delegate-2] 1 2 3 Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota Territory.

[3] Territorial governor appointed by President Franklin Pierce.

[4] Territorial governor appointed by President James Buchanan.

[fiftynine-5] 1 2 Although legislators were elected, it was determined that an 1858-59 session was unnecessary due to the protracted length of the 1857-58 session; hence, these legislators never convened and were never sworn in.

[rsen-6] 1 2 3 4 5 Resigned to become U.S. Senator.

[r-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Resigned.

[s-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Succeeded to office following death or resignation of previous officeholder.

[9] Lost renomination.

[d-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Died in office.

[11] Lost renomination.

[app-12] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Appointed by governor to fill vacancy.

[13] Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

[15] Resigned following impeachment but before trial by Minnesota Senate.^[1]

[16] Appointed by governor to fill vacancy in early 1873. Later elected to office in his own right as a Democrat.

[17] Dyke did not win the endorsement of the Republican Party in 1873, but sought the Democratic endorsement and won with it.

[18] Lost renomination.

[amd-19] 1 2 Due to a constitutional amendment, effective with the election of 1878, terms for senators became four years and terms for representatives became two years.

[appelec-20] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appointed to fill the remainder of the previous officeholder's term. Later elected in their own right.

[21] Lost renomination.

[22] Elected a Republican President Pro Tempore, John B. Sanborn, and organized the chamber.

[24] A coalition of Democrats and members of the Farmers' Alliance organized the chamber and elected an Alliance Speaker, Ezra T. Champlin.^[2]

[selec-25] 1 2 3 4 5 Succeeded to office following death or resignation of previous officeholder. Later elected to office in his or her own right.

[26] Lost renomination.

[27] Had also been endorsed by the Populists/
Silver Republicans.

[rsc-28] 1 2 3 Resigned following appointment to Minnesota Supreme Court.

[29] Lost renomination.

[nonpartisan-30] 1 2 After a constitutional amendment in 1912, the Minnesota Legislature was nonpartisan until 1973. It went into effect in 1915 Legislators caucused as "conservatives" and "liberals," roughly equivalent to Republicans and Democrats/Farmer Laborites.

[31] Lost renomination.

[32] Lost renomination.

[a-33] Served as acting lieutenant governor; never took the oath of office.

[34] The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party merged into the Minnesota Democratic Party in 1944.

[vp-35] 1 2 Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.

[36] Resigned to become administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration.

[37] Constitutional amendment passed in 1956 making the clerk an appointed, nonpartisan position.

[recount-38] 1 2 A recount and subsequent litigation lasting 139 days delayed Karl Rolvaag's inauguration as governor.

[40] From 1975 until 1995, the Republican Party of Minnesota was called the Independent–Republican Party of Minnesota.

[42] A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 1978 session.^[4]

[45] With the split chamber, a power-sharing agreement was negotiated. A Republican Speaker, Rod Searle, was elected, but Democrats received control of most committees. The tie was broken when a Republican, Robert Pavlak, was expelled from the chamber on May 19, 1979 on a party-line vote due to a legal and ethical violations. The agreement of shared-power held through the end of the year's session two days later, despite the Democrats' 67-66 majority.^[5]^[6]

[46] Appointed by governor to fill vacancy, having already been elected to next full term.

[47] A special election was held for Pavlak's seat in District 67A. A Democrat, Frank J. Rodriguez, Jr., was elected, giving the Democrats a constitutional majority. With that, they reorganized the chamber under their control in the 1980 session.^[5]^[4]

[48] A party switch from Republican to Independent by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1985 session.^[3]

[49] A party switch from Independent to DFL by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1986 session.^[3]

[51] Dutcher switched parties in 2000.

[52] A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 2000 session.^[4]

[53] A party switch from Republican to Independent by Doug Reuter led to the composition in the 2000 session.^[4]

[54] In December 2007, Republican Tom Neuville resigned to accept a District Court appointment.

[55] In January 2008, Democrat Kevin Dahle was elected in a special election to succeed Republican Tom Neuville.

[56] In July 2008, Republican incumbent Ron Erhardt became an independent.

[58] A seat flipped from Democratic to Republican in February through a special election.^[8]

[60] Four Republicans announced on December 8, 2018, they would not join the Republican caucus in the 91st Legislature and would instead form their own caucus, the "New House Republican Caucus."^[9]

[61] Tom Bakk and David Tomassoni were re-elected as Democrats in the 2020 election, but switched to Independent immediately after.

[2021_caucus-62] Five Republicans do not caucus with the Republican minority, see note [an]

[2022_caucus-63] In addition to the five Republicans that do not caucus with the Republic Minority, representative John Thompson was expelled from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor caucus

[14] Nordby, Mary Jane Morrison. Foreword by Jack (2002). The Minnesota state constitution : a reference guide. Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-313-28411-3.

[23] "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-22.

[leg.state.mn.us-39] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.leg.mn.gov.

[auto-41] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.leg.mn.gov.

[michigan-house-book-43] 1 2 Loepp, Daniel (1999). Sharing the balance of power : an examination of shared power in the Michigan House of Representatives, 1993-94. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 24. ISBN 0472097024 . Retrieved 7 November 2020.

[housejournal-44] "Journal of the House" (PDF). Minnesota Legislature. Minnesota State Legislature. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

[50] "Ventura Leaving Reform Party". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05.

[57] Van Oot, Torey. "Republican Jason Rarick wins Minnesota Senate seat vacated by Democrat". Star Tribune. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

[59] Bakst, Brian (December 8, 2018). "Renegade House members split from GOP caucus". Minnesota Public Radio . Retrieved September 8, 2019.

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v t e Political parties in Minnesota
Recognized major parties	Legal Marijuana Now Party Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Republican Party of Minnesota
Recognized minor parties	Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party Green Party of Minnesota Independence Party of Minnesota Libertarian Party of Minnesota
Other minor parties	Constitution Party of Minnesota
Historical parties	Minnesota Democratic Party Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party Minnesota Progressive Party Socialist Party of Minnesota
Politics of Minnesota Political party strength in Minnesota

v t e Political party strength in U.S. states
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Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands
List of third-party and independent performances in United States elections

Political party strength in Minnesota

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