Minnesota's 2nd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Angie Craig
DFL–Prior Lake
Area3,035[1] sq mi (7,860 km2)
Distribution
  • 86.97% urban[2]
  • 13.03% rural
Population (2022)724,575[3]
Median household
income		$101,144[4]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+1[5]
External image
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Minnesota's 2nd congressional district covers the south Twin Cities metro area and contains all of Scott, Dakota, and Le Sueur counties. It also contains part of northern and eastern Rice County including the city of Northfield, as well as southern Washington County including the city of Cottage Grove. Lakeville and Eagan are the largest cities in the district. Historically, for many decades in the mid 20th century the 2nd congressional district covered the southwest corner of the state, while the 1st congressional district covered most of this part of the state.

Three of Minnesota's most important rivers run through the district, the Mississippi River, the Minnesota River, and the St. Croix River. Interstate highways I-35 E and I-35 W merge in the district in addition to the north–south thoroughfares of U.S. Routes 169, 61, and 52 and the east–west Route 212. The suburban areas in the northern part of the district blend into the rural farmland in the south. The district's economy includes agriculture, small businesses, and large corporations.

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, Hastings and Red Wing are in the district. The district hosts heritage festivals and town celebrations, such as Kolacky days in Montgomery, the Pine Island Cheese festival, and Shakopee Derby Days.

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 OfficeResults Winning party
2000 PresidentGeorge W. Bush 53.8%- Al Gore 40.3% Republican
2004 PresidentGeorge W. Bush 56.4% - John Kerry 40.4% Republican
2008 PresidentBarack Obama 49.76%- John McCain 48.32% Democratic
2012 PresidentBarack Obama 49.07% - Mitt Romney 49.01% Democratic
2012 SenateAmy Klobuchar 61.73% - Kurt Bills 34.4% Democratic
2016 PresidentDonald Trump 46.52% - Hillary Clinton 45.33% Republican
2018 SenateAmy Klobuchar 58.7% - Jim Newberger 37.5% Democratic
2018 Senate (Special)Tina Smith 50.52% - Karin Housley 44.93% Democratic
2020 PresidentJoe Biden 52.18% - Donald Trump 45.37% Democratic
2020 SenateTina Smith 47.9% - Jason Lewis 44.5% Democratic

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location
District created March 4, 1861

Ignatius L. Donnelly
(Hastings)		 Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869		 38th
39th
40th		 Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Lost re-election.		 1863–1873
[data missing]

Eugene McLanahan Wilson
(Minneapolis)		 Democratic March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		 41st Elected in 1868.
Lost re-election.

John T. Averill
(St. Paul)		 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		 Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
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.

James Wakefield
(Blue Earth City)		 Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887		 48th
49th		 Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Retired.		 1883–1893
[data missing]

John Lind
(New Ulm)		 Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1893		 50th
51st
52nd		 Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.

James McCleary
(Mankato)		 Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1907		 53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th		 Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.		 1893–1903
Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan, and Yellow Medicine
1903–1915
[data missing]

Winfield Scott Hammond
(St. James)		 Democratic March 4, 1907 –
January 6, 1915		 60th
61st
62nd
63rd		 Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
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		 Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
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		 Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
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		 Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
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		 Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired.

Ancher Nelsen
(Hutchinson)		 Republican January 3, 1959 –
December 31, 1974		 86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd		 Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
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		 Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election.

Vin Weber
(North Mankato)		 Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.		 1983–1993
Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Watonwan, and Yellow Medicine; parts of Grant, Le Sueur, and Wright

David Minge
(Montevideo)		 Democratic (DFL) January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2001		 103rd
104th
105th
106th		 Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Lost re-election.		 1993–1995
Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Swift, Watonwan, Wright, and Yellow Medicine; parts of Hennepin and Scott
1995–2003
Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Swift, Watonwan, Wright, and Yellow Medicine; parts of Le Sueur, Nicollet, Scott, and Stearns

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) 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

Graph of election results in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district (minor parties omitted)

2002

2002 Second Congressional District of Minnesota election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Kline (incumbent) 152,533 53 [?]
Democratic (DFL) Bill Luther 121,072 42 [?]
Independent Sam Garst 12,408 5 [?]

2004

2004 Second Congressional District of Minnesota election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Kline (incumbent) 206,313 57 +4
Democratic (DFL) Teresa Daly 147,527 40 -2
Independence Doug Williams 11,822 3 -2

2006

2006 Second Congressional District of Minnesota election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Kline (incumbent) 163,292 56 -1
Democratic (DFL) Coleen Rowley 116,360 40 +0
Independence Doug Williams 10,802 4 +1

2008

2008 Second Congressional District of Minnesota election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican 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

2010 Second Congressional District of Minnesota Election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Kline (incumbent) 181.341 63.3 +6
Democratic (DFL) Shelly Madore 104,809 36.6 -5.9
N/A others 303 .11 [?]

2012

2012 Second Congressional District of Minnesota Election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican 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

2014 Second Congressional District of Minnesota election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Kline (incumbent) 137,778 56.1 +2.0
Democratic (DFL) Mike Obermueller 95,565 38.9 -7.0
Independence Paula Overby 12,319 5.0 +

2016

2016 Second Congressional District of Minnesota Election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jason Lewis 172,345 47.0 -9.1
Democratic (DFL) Angie Craig 164,621 45.2 +6.3
Independence Paula Overby 28,508 7.8 +2.8

2018

Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election 2018[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Angie Craig 177,954 52.65
Republican Jason Lewis (Incumbent) 159,343 47.15
Write-in 668 0.20
Total votes 337,965 100.0
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican

2020

Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, 2020[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  2. ↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
  3. ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  5. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Sawyer, Liz (May 7, 2016). "Jason Lewis wins GOP endorsement in 2nd Congressional District race". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  8. ↑ Montgomery, David (August 24, 2016). "Who's winning in the 2nd District? Candidates' polls disagree". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ Wasserman, David. "Primary Results Move MN-02 from Toss Up to Lean Democratic". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Election Reporting". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ "MN Election Results". minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us.
  12. ↑ Results for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district. Retrieved on November 9, 2016
  13. ↑ Results for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district. Retrieved on November 7, 2018
  14. ↑ "Home - ElectionResults.Web". electionresults.sos.state.mn.us.
  15. ↑ "Results for All Congressional Districts". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

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