Olmsted County

Olmsted County is located in Southeastern Minnesota and was established on February 20, 1855 by the Territorial Legislature. Olmsted County is named for St. Paul newspaper owner and Mayor (1854) David Olmsted. Rochester is the county seat. Source: Minnesota Geographic Names, by Warren Upham (Minnesota Historical Society, 1969).

Notable candidates from Olmsted County include:

  • Thomas H. Armstrong (resident): Republican State Representative (1864-1866), Lieutenant Governor (1866-1870), and State Senator (1875-1879)
  • Adolph Biermann (resident): Democratic State Auditor (1891-1893)
  • David Blakely (resident): Republican Secretary of State (1862-1868)
  • Frank Eddy (born): Republican U.S. Representative (1895-1903)
  • Allen J. Furlow (born, resident): State Senator (1923-1925) and Republican U.S. Representative (1925-1929)
  • Arthur C. Gooding (born, resident): Republican State Treasurer (1916-1917) and State Senator (1919-1923)
  • Gil Gutknecht (resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1995-2007)
  • Alexander (Sandy) Keith (born, resident): Liberal Caucus State Senator (1959-1963), DFL Lieutenant Governor (1963-1967), Supreme Court Associate Justice (1989-1990) and Chief Justice (1990-1998)
  • William Worrell Mayo (resident): Democratic State Senator (1891-1895)
  • Charles M. Start (resident): Attorney General (1880-1881) and Supreme Court Chief Justice (1895-1913)
  • Ozora P. Stearns (resident): Republican U.S. Senator (1871)
  • Orlen Whitcomb (resident): Republican State Auditor (1873-1882)
  • Milo White (resident): Republican State Senator (1872-1877, 1881-1883) and U.S. Representative (1883-1887)


Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Legislative Districts

Congressional Districts
Starting Ending Districts
1858 1863 At-Large
1863 1933 CD 01
1933 1935 At-Large
1935 2033 CD 01
Senate Districts
Starting Ending Districts
1858 1861 SD 08
1861 1872 SD 12
1872 1882 SD 09, 10
1882 1899 SD 14
1899 1963 SD 04
1963 1973 SD 03, 04
1973 1983 SD 32, 33, 34, 35
1983 1993 SD 26, 32, 33
1993 2003 SD 28, 30, 31
2003 2013 SD 29, 30
2013 2023 SD 25, 26
2023 2033 SD 20, 24, 25
House Districts
Starting Ending Districts
1858 1861 HD 08
1861 1872 HD 12
1872 1882 HD 09, 10
1882 1899 HD 14
1899 1963 HD 04
1963 1967 HD 03, 04
1967 1973 HD 03B, 04
1973 1983 HD 32B, 33A, 33B, 34A, 35A
1983 1993 HD 26B, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B
1993 2003 HD 28B, 30A, 30B, 31A, 31B
2003 2013 HD 29A, 29B, 30A, 30B
2013 2023 HD 25A, 25B, 26A, 26B
2023 2033 HD 20B, 24A, 24B, 25A, 25B

Candidates

Candidate Birth county Residence county Elections
Abdalla, Abdulkadir Dahir Out of state Olmsted 2018, State House, District 26A, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost)
Ahmann, Rosemary Out of state Olmsted 1982, State House, District 33B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost)
1982, State House, District 33B, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won)
Amorosia, Dale Out of state Olmsted 2016, State Senate, District 25, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost)
Anderson (i), J.W. Out of state Olmsted 1908, State House, District 04, General (Democrat, Lost)
1908, State House, District 04, Primary (Democrat, Won)
Andreasen, Steve Out of state Olmsted 2002, U.S. House, District 01, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost)
2002, U.S. House, District 01, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won)
Armstrong, Thomas H. Out of state Olmsted 1876, State Senate, District 05, General (Republican, Won)
1874, State Senate, District 05, General (Independent, Won)
1867, Lieutenant Governor, General (Republican, Won)
1865, Lieutenant Governor, General (Republican, Won)
Aupperle, John Winona Olmsted 1932, State House, District 04, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
Austinson, John Wayne Olmsted Olmsted 2016, State House, District 26B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost)
Bachman, Randall W. (Randy) Out of state Olmsted 1980, State House, District 32B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost)
1980, State House, District 32B, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won)
Baker, Robert Out of state Olmsted 1990, State Senate, District 33, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost)
1990, State Senate, District 33, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won)