Minnesota's 1st congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Brad Finstad R–New Ulm
Area	13,322[1] mi2 (34,500 km2)
Distribution	62.53% urban[2] 37.47% rural
Population (2024)	718,116[3]
Median household income	$78,573[4]
Ethnicity	82.4%White 7.2%Hispanic 3.8%Black 3.1%Two or more races 2.8%Asian 0.6% other
Cook PVI	R+6[5]

Minnesota's 1st congressional district spans southernMinnesota from the border withSouth Dakota to the border withWisconsin. It is a primarily rural district built on a strong history ofagriculture, though this is changing rapidly due to population growth in theRochester combined statistical area. The district also includes several of Minnesota's major mid-sized cities, such asRochester,Mankato,Winona,Austin,Owatonna,Albert Lea,Red Wing,New Ulm,Worthington, andLake City. It is currently represented by RepublicanBrad Finstad.

From the state's early years until after the 2000 census, the district encompassed onlysoutheastern Minnesota. Throughout the 20th century, it was generally regarded as solidlyRepublican, but it became more of a swing district in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In 2004,John Kerry received 47% of the vote in the district. In 2006, Republican RepresentativeGil Gutknecht lost to DemocratTim Walz. In March 2017, Walz announced that he would not run for reelection to Congress and would instead run forgovernor of Minnesota. On paper, the district leans Republican, with aCPVI of R+6, but some recent elections have been among the closest in the nation, with victories by less than a single percentage point in both 2016 and 2018.^[5] In the 2022 general election, RepublicanBrad Finstad defeated the Democratic nominee by 11.5 points. His margin of victory was the largest of any candidate's in the district since 2012 and the best showing for a Republican since 2004.

For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:^[10]

Blue EarthCounty(36)

All 36 townships and municipalities

BrownCounty(16)

Albin Township,Cottonwood Township,Eden Township,Essig,Evan,Hanska,Home Township,Lake Hanska Township,Linden Township,Milford Township,New Ulm,Prairieville Township (part; also7th),Sigel Township,Searles,Sleepy Eye,Stark Township

DodgeCounty(19)

All 19 townships and municipalities

FairbaultCounty(31)

All 31 townships and municipalities

FillmoreCounty(37)

All 37 townships and municipalities

FreebornCounty(34)

All 34 townships and municipalities

GoodhueCounty(31)

All 31 townships and municipalities

HoustonCounty(24)

All 24 townships and municipalities

JacksonCounty(26)

All 26 townships and municipalities

MartinCounty(31)

All 31 townships and municipalities

MowerCounty(34)

All 34 townships and municipalities

NicolletCounty(20)

All 20 townships and municipalities

NoblesCounty(31)

All 31 townships and municipalities

OlmstedCounty(26)

All 26 townships and municipalities

RiceCounty(9)

Cannon City Township,Faribault,Nerstrand,Northfield Township (part; also2nd),Richland Township,Walcott Township,Warsaw Township,Wells Township,Wheeling Township

RockCounty(20)

All 20 townships and municipalities

SteeleCounty(17)

All 17 townships and municipalities

WabashaCounty(28)

All 28 townships and municipalities

WatonwanCounty(20)

All 20 townships and municipalities

WinonaCounty(32)

All 32 townships and municipalities

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established March 4, 1863
William Windom (Winona)	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	38th 39th 40th	Redistricted from theat-large district andre-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired.	1863–1873 [data missing]
Morton S. Wilkinson (Mankato)	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	41st	Elected in 1868. Lost renomination.
Mark H. Dunnell (Owatonna)	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1883	42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired torun for U.S. Senator.
					1873–1883 Blue Earth,Cottonwood,Dodge,Faribault,Fillmore,Freeborn,Houston,Jackson,Martin,Mower,Murray,Nobles,Olmsted,Pipestone,Rock,Steele,Waseca,Watonwan, andWinona
Milo White (Chatfield)	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired.	1883–1893 Dodge,Fillmore,Freeborn,Houston,Mower,Olmsted,Steele,Wabasha, andWinona
Thomas Wilson (Winona)	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
Mark H. Dunnell (Owatonna)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
William H. Harries (Caledonia)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. Lost re-election.
James A. Tawney (Winona)	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1911	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th	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. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination.	1893–1933 Dodge,Fillmore,Freeborn,Houston,Mower,Olmsted,Steele,Wabasha,Waseca, andWinona
Sydney Anderson (Lanesboro)	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925	61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Retired.
Allen J. Furlow (Rochester)	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929	69th 70th	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination.
Victor Christgau (Austin)	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to theat-large district and lost re-election as anindependent.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	All members electedat-large.
August H. Andresen (Red Wing)	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 14, 1958	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-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. Died.	1935–1963 Dodge,Fillmore,Freeborn,Goodhue,Houston,Mower,Olmsted,Rice,Steele,Wabasha,Waseca, andWinona
Vacant		January 14, 1958 – February 18, 1958	85th
Al Quie (Dennison)	Republican	February 18, 1958 – January 3, 1979	85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Elected to finish Andresen's term. Re-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. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired torun for Governor of Minnesota.
					1963–1973 Dakota,Dodge,Fillmore,Freeborn,Goodhue,Houston,Mower,Olmsted,Rice,Steele,Wabasha, andWinona
					1973–1983 Dodge,Fillmore,Goodhue,Houston,Olmsted,Rice,Steele,Wabasha,Washington, andWinona; parts ofDakota
Arlen Erdahl (West St. Paul)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	96th 97th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Lost renomination.
Tim Penny (New Richland)	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired.	1983–1993 Blue Earth,Dodge,Fillmore,Freeborn,Houston,Mower,Olmsted,Rice,Steele,Wabasha,Waseca, andWinona; parts ofDakota,Goodhue,Le Sueur, andScott
					1993–1995 Blue Earth,Dodge,Faribault,Fillmore,Freeborn,Goodhue,Houston,Le Sueur,Mower,Olmsted,Rice,Steele,Wabasha,Waseca, andWinona; parts ofDakota andScott
Gil Gutknecht (Rochester)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007	104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election.	1995–2003 Blue Earth,Dodge,Faribault,Fillmore,Freeborn,Goodhue,Houston,Mower,Olmsted,Rice,Steele,Wabasha,Waseca, andWinona; parts ofDakota,Le Sueur,Nicollet, andScott
					2003–2013 Blue Earth,Brown,Cottonwood,Dodge,Faribault,Fillmore,Freeborn,Houston,Jackson,Martin,Mower,Murray,Nicollet,Nobles,Olmsted,Pipestone,Rock,Steele,Wabasha,Waseca,Watonwan, andWinona; parts ofLe Sueur
Tim Walz (Mankato)	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2019	110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired torun for Governor of Minnesota.
					2013–2023 Blue Earth,Brown,Dodge,Faribault,Fillmore,Freeborn,Houston,Jackson,Le Sueur,Martin,Mower,Nicollet,Nobles,Olmsted,Rock,Steele,Waseca,Watonwan, andWinona; parts ofCottonwood andRice
Jim Hagedorn (Blue Earth)	Republican	January 3, 2019 – February 17, 2022	116th 117th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Died.
Vacant		February 17, 2022 – August 12, 2022	117th
Brad Finstad (New Ulm)	Republican	August 12, 2022 – present	117th 118th 119th	Elected to finish Hagedorn's term. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2023–present Blue Earth,Dodge,Faribault,Fillmore,Freeborn,Goodhue,Houston,Jackson,Martin,Mower,Nicollet,Nobles,Olmsted,Rock,Steele,Wabasha,Waseca,Watonwan, andWinona; parts ofBrown andRice

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