Minnesota's 2nd congressional district
Minnesota's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 3,035[1] sq mi (7,860 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 724,575[3] | ||
Median household income | $101,144[4] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+1[5] |
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THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 2nd CD's borders, based on Google Maps. |
Minnesota's 2nd congressional district covers the south
Three of Minnesota's most important rivers run through the district, the
Some of the largest employers in the district are Thomson Reuters, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 3M, Cambria, and Red Wing Shoes. The district includes Pine Bend Refinery, the largest oil refinery in Minnesota, owned by Koch Industries.
The 2nd district is also home to two private liberal arts colleges: St. Olaf and Carleton, both in Northfield. Shakopee is home to Minnesota's largest amusement park, Valleyfair, as well as Canterbury Park.
Two of Minnesota's oldest cities,
Minnesota's 2nd congressional district is currently represented by Democrat Angie Craig, who defeated incumbent Republican Jason Lewis in the 2018 election. The district is considered to be highly competitive.[6][7][8][9]
Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Results | Winning party |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 53.8%- Al Gore 40.3% | Republican |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 56.4% - John Kerry 40.4% | Republican |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 49.76%- John McCain 48.32% | Democratic |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 49.07% - Mitt Romney 49.01% | Democratic |
2012 | Senate | Amy Klobuchar 61.73% - Kurt Bills 34.4% | Democratic |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 46.52% - Hillary Clinton 45.33% | Republican |
2018 | Senate | Amy Klobuchar 58.7% - Jim Newberger 37.5% | Democratic |
2018 | Senate (Special) | Tina Smith 50.52% - Karin Housley 44.93% | Democratic |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 52.18% - Donald Trump 45.37% | Democratic |
2020 | Senate | Tina Smith 47.9% - Jason Lewis 44.5% | Democratic |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District created March 4, 1861 | |||||
Ignatius L. Donnelly (Hastings) |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
38th 39th 40th |
Re-elected in 1866 .Lost re-election. |
1863–1873 [data missing] |
Minneapolis )
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Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | Elected in 1868 .Lost re-election. | |
St. Paul )
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Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | Elected in 1870. .
Redistricted to the 3rd district | |
Horace B. Strait (Shakopee) |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 |
43rd 44th 45th |
Re-elected in 1876 .Lost re-election. |
1873–1883 [data missing] |
Henry Poehler (Henderson) |
Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
46th | Elected in 1878 .Lost re-election. | |
Horace B. Strait (Shakopee) |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | Elected in 1880. .
Redistricted to the 3rd district | |
Blue Earth City )
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Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
48th 49th |
Re-elected in 1884 .Retired. |
1883–1893 [data missing] |
John Lind (New Ulm) |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 |
50th 51st 52nd |
Re-elected in 1890 .Retired. | |
James McCleary (Mankato) |
Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907 |
53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th |
Re-elected in 1904 .Lost re-election. |
1893–1903 |
1903–1915 [data missing] | |||||
Winfield Scott Hammond (St. James) |
Democratic | March 4, 1907 – January 6, 1915 |
60th 61st 62nd 63rd |
Re-elected in 1912. .
Resigned when elected Governor of Minnesota | |
Vacant | January 6, 1915 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | |||
Franklin Ellsworth (Mankato) |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
64th 65th 66th |
Re-elected in 1918. .
Retired to run for Governor of Minnesota |
1915–1933 Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lincoln, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, and Watonwan |
Frank Clague (Redwood Falls) |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 |
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930 .Retired. | |
District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | All representatives elected at-large | ||
Elmer Ryan (South St. Paul) |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 |
74th 75th 76th |
Re-elected in 1940 .Retired. |
1935–1963 Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Scott, Sibley, and Watonwan |
Joseph P. O'Hara (Glencoe) |
Republican | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959 |
77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th |
Re-elected in 1956 .Retired. | |
Ancher Nelsen (Hutchinson) |
Republican | January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1974 |
86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Re-elected in 1972 .Retired and resigned early. | |
1963–1973 Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan | |||||
1973–1983 Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan; parts of Dakota and Hennepin | |||||
Vacant | December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 |
93rd | |||
Tom Hagedorn (Truman) |
Republican | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 |
94th 95th 96th 97th |
Re-elected in 1980. and lost re-election.
Redistricted to the 1st district | |
Vin Weber (North Mankato) |
Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1990 .Retired. |
1983–1993 |
David Minge (Montevideo) |
Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th |
Re-elected in 1998 .Lost re-election. |
1993–1995 |
1995–2003 | |||||
Mark Kennedy (Watertown) |
Republican | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
107th | Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 6th district. | |
John Kline (Burnsville) |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2017 |
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th |
Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired. |
2003–2013 Carver, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, and Scott; parts of Dakota and Washington |
2013–2023 Dakota, Goodhue, Scott, and Wabasha; parts of Rice and Washington | |||||
Jason Lewis (Cottage Grove) |
Republican | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 |
115th | Elected in 2016. Lost re-election. | |
Angie Craig (Prior Lake) |
Democratic (DFL)
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January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |
2023–present Dakota, Le Sueur, and Scott; parts of Rice and Washington |
Recent election results
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2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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John Kline (incumbent) | 152,533 | 53 | [?] | |
Democratic (DFL) | Bill Luther | 121,072 | 42 | [?] | |
Independent
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Sam Garst | 12,408 | 5 | [?] |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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John Kline (incumbent) | 206,313 | 57 | +4 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Teresa Daly | 147,527 | 40 | -2 | |
Independence
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Doug Williams | 11,822 | 3 | -2 |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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John Kline (incumbent) | 163,292 | 56 | -1 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Coleen Rowley | 116,360 | 40 | +0 | |
Independence
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Doug Williams | 10,802 | 4 | +1 |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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John Kline (incumbent) | 220,926 | 57.3 | +1.3 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Steve Sarvi | 164,079 | 42.5 | +2.5 | |
N/A | others | 614 | 0.2 | [?] |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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John Kline (incumbent) | 181.341 | 63.3 | +6 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Shelly Madore | 104,809 | 36.6 | -5.9 | |
N/A | others | 303 | .11 | [?] |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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John Kline (incumbent) | 193,586 | 54.1 | -9.2 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Mike Obermueller | 164,335 | 45.9 | +9.3 | |
N/A | others | 521 | .15 | [?] |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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John Kline (incumbent) | 137,778 | 56.1 | +2.0 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Mike Obermueller | 95,565 | 38.9 | -7.0 | |
Independence
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Paula Overby | 12,319 | 5.0 | + |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Jason Lewis
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172,345 | 47.0 | -9.1 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Angie Craig | 164,621 | 45.2 | +6.3 | |
Independence
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Paula Overby | 28,508 | 7.8 | +2.8 |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Angie Craig | 177,954 | 52.65 | |
Republican
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Jason Lewis (Incumbent) | 159,343 | 47.15 | |
Write-in | 668 | 0.20 | ||
Total votes | 337,965 | 100.0 | ||
Republican
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2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Angie Craig (incumbent) | 204,534 | 48.2 | |
Republican | Tyler Kistner | 194,954 | 45.9 | |
Legal Marijuana Now | Adam Charles Weeks (deceased) | 24,751 | 5.8 | |
Write-in | 273 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 424,512 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold
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References
- ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
- ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
- ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". The Campaign Legal Center. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2007.
- ^ Sawyer, Liz (May 7, 2016). "Jason Lewis wins GOP endorsement in 2nd Congressional District race". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ Montgomery, David (August 24, 2016). "Who's winning in the 2nd District? Candidates' polls disagree". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ Wasserman, David. "Primary Results Move MN-02 from Toss Up to Lean Democratic". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Election Reporting". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ "MN Election Results". minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us.
- ^ Results for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district. Retrieved on November 9, 2016
- ^ Results for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district. Retrieved on November 7, 2018
- ^ "Home - ElectionResults.Web". electionresults.sos.state.mn.us.
- ^ "Results for All Congressional Districts". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.