Lake of the Woods County

Lake of the Woods is located at the tip of North Central Minnesota bordering Manitoba and Ontario and was established on January 1, 1923 by the State Legislature. The county separated from Beltrami County. Lake of the Woods is named after a lake of the same name within the county which was so coined "Lac aux Iles" (Lake of the Islands) by French explorer Jacques De Noyon. Baudette is the county seat. Sourcses: Lake of the Woods County website. Minnesota Geographic Names, by Warren Upham (Minnesota Historical Society, 1969).

Notable candidates from Lake of the Woods County include:

  • Gustaf Erickson (resident): State Representative (1927-1939, 1941-1943)
  • Bev Scalze (born): DFL State Representative (2005-2013) and State Senator (2013-2017)


Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Legislative Districts

Congressional Districts
Starting Ending Districts
1923 1933 CD 06
1933 1935 At-Large
1935 1963 CD 09
1963 2023 CD 07
2023 2033 CD 08
Senate Districts
Starting Ending Districts
1923 1963 SD 62
1963 1973 SD 64
1973 2003 SD 01
2003 2013 SD 03
2013 2033 SD 02
House Districts
Starting Ending Districts
1923 1963 HD 62
1963 1967 HD 64
1967 1973 HD 64B
1973 2003 HD 01A
2003 2013 HD 03A
2013 2033 HD 02A

Candidates

Candidate Birth county Residence county Elections
Berquist, Henry W. Otter Tail Lake of the Woods 1942, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Lost)
1940, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Lost)
Biesiot, Henri A. Out of state Lake of the Woods 1936, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Lost)
1934, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Lost)
Erickson, Gustaf Out of state Lake of the Woods 1942, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
1942, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won)
1940, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1940, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won)
1938, State Senate, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
1936, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1936, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won)
1934, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1934, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won)
1932, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1932, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won)
1930, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1928, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1926, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1926, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won)
1924, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1924, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won)
Erickson, Roger A. Roseau Lake of the Woods 2014, State House, District 02A, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost)
2012, State House, District 02A, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won)
Grund, Louis Out of state Lake of the Woods 1950, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
1950, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won)
1948, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
1948, State House, District 62, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won)
Hendrickson, Chuck Lake of the Woods Clay 2020, State House, District 04A, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost)
Kellogg, Oliver F. Out of state Lake of the Woods 1954, State House, District 62, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
Knutson, Greg Lake of the Woods Saint Louis 2010, State House, District 05A, General (Republican, Lost)
2008, State House, District 05A, General (Republican, Lost)
2006, State House, District 05A, General (Republican, Lost)
Lemm, Les Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods 2006, State House, District 03A, General (Republican, Lost)
2006, State House, District 03A, Primary (Republican, Won)
Lilliboe, Curt Lake of the Woods Ramsey 1984, State House, District 63B, General (Independent-Republican, Lost)
1984, State House, District 63B, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won)