Minnesota's 1st congressional district

Minnesota's 1st congressional district
	Minnesota's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Jim Hagedorn; R–Blue Earth
Area	13,322[1] sq mi (34,500 km2)
Distribution	62.53% urban[2]; 37.47% rural;
Population (2018 est.)	678,418[3]
Median income	$61,247[4]
Ethnicity	85% white[5]; 7% Hispanic; 3% Asian; 3% black; 0% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+5[6]

Minnesota's 1st congressional district extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. The First District is primarily a rural district built on a strong history of agriculture, although this is changing rapidly due to strong population growth in Rochester and surrounding communities. The First District is also home to several of Minnesota's major mid-sized cities, including Rochester, Mankato, Winona, Austin, Owatonna, Albert Lea, New Ulm, and Worthington. This district is currently represented by Republican Jim Hagedorn of Blue Earth.

From early statehood until the latest redistricting after the 2000 census, the first district covered only southeast Minnesota. During the 20th century it was generally considered solidly Republican, though it became more of a swing district in the late 20th to early 21st century. In 2004, John Kerry received 48% of the vote in this Congressional district. Two years later, in 2006, Republican Representative Gil Gutknecht was defeated by Democrat Tim Walz. In March 2017, Walz announced that he would not run for reelection to Congress, and instead would run for governor of Minnesota. On paper, the district leans Republican with a CPVI of R+5, but recent elections have been among the closest in the nation, being won by less than a single percentage point in both 2016 and 2018.[6]

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1863
William Windom	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	38th 39th 40th	Redistricted from the at-large district. Retired.
Morton S. Wilkinson	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	41st	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Mark H. Dunnell	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1883	42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Milo White	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	[data unknown/missing]
Thomas Wilson	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Mark H. Dunnell	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
William H. Harries	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
James Albertus Tawney	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1911	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Sydney Anderson	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925	61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Allen J. Furlow	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929	69th 70th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Victor Christgau	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	All members elected at-large.
August H. Andresen	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 14, 1958	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		January 14, 1958 – February 18, 1958
Al Quie	Republican	February 18, 1958 – January 3, 1979	85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for Minnesota Governor.
Arlen Erdahl	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	96th 97th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Tim Penny	Democratic–Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Gil Gutknecht	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007	104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Tim Walz	Democratic–Farmer–Labor	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2019	110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2006. Retired to run for Governor of Minnesota.
Jim Hagedorn	Republican	January 3, 2019 – present	116th	Elected in 2018.

Recent elections

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)	163,532	61	-
Democratic (DFL)	Steve Andreasen	92,149	35	-
Green	Gregory Mikkelson	9,954	4	-

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)	193,132	60	-1
Democratic (DFL)	Leigh Pomeroy	115,088	35	-
Independence	Gregory Mikkelson	15,569	5	-

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic (DFL)	Tim Walz	141,622	53	-
	Republican	Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent)	126,487	47	-13

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Democratic (DFL)	Tim Walz (Incumbent)	207,748	62.5	+9.5
Republican	Brian J. Davis	109,446	32.9	-
Independence	Gregory Mikkelson	14,903	4.5	-

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Democratic (DFL)	Tim Walz (Incumbent)	122,390	49.4	-13.1
Republican	Randy Demmer	109,261	44.1	+11.2
Independence	Steven Wilson	13,243	5.3	+0.8

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic (DFL)	Tim Walz (Incumbent)	193,211	57.5	+8.1
	Republican	Allen Quist	142,164	42.3	-1.8

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic (DFL)	Tim Walz (Incumbent)	122,851	54.2	-3.3
	Republican	Jim Hagedorn	103,536	45.7	+3.4

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic (DFL)	Tim Walz (Incumbent)	169,076	50.4	-3.8
	Republican	Jim Hagedorn	166,527	49.6	+3.9

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jim Hagedorn	146,202	50.1	+0.5
	Democratic (DFL)	Dan Feehan	144,891	49.7	-0.7

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W. Bush 49 - Al Gore 45%
2004	President	George W. Bush 51 - John Kerry 47%
2008	President	Barack Obama 51 - John McCain 47%
2012	President	Barack Obama 49.6 - Mitt Romney 48.2%
2012	Senate	Amy Klobuchar 62 - Kurt Bills 32%
2014	Governor	Jeff Johnson 48 - Mark Dayton 46%
	Attorney General	Lori Swanson 48 - Scott Newman 43%
	Secretary of State	Dan Severson 50 - Steve Simon 42%
	State Auditor	Rebecca Otto 45 - Randy Gilbert 45%
2016	President	Donald J. Trump 53.3 - Hillary Clinton 38.4%
2018	Governor	Tim Walz 50 - Jeff Johnson 47%
	Attorney General	Keith Ellison 49.0 - Doug Wardlow 45.1%
	Senate	Amy Klobuchar 53.5 - Jim Newberger 42.0%
	Secretary of State	John Howe 50 - Steve Simon 45%
	State Auditor	Pam Myhra 50 - Julie Blaha 43%

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

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References

"Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.
Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=27&cd=01
https://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US2701-congressional-district-1-mn/
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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[1] "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-04-02.

[2] Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.

[3] Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[4] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=27&cd=01

[5] ttps://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US2701-congressional-district-1-mn/

[Cook-6] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.