The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Minnesota:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- Attorney General
- State Auditor
- State Treasurer (before 2003)
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State House of Representatives
- State delegation to the United States Senate
- State delegation to the United States House of Representatives
For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
Pre-statehood (1849–1857)
1858–2002
2003–present
- ↑ 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
See also
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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