Renville County
Renville County is located in South Central Minnesota and was established on February 20, 1855 by the Territorial Legislature. Renville County is named for guide, interpreter, and trading post operator Joseph Renville, whose mother was a Dakotah. Olivia is the county seat. Sources: Renville County website. Minnesota Geographic Names, by Warren Upham (Minnesota Historical Society, 1969).
Notable candidates from Renville County include:
- Roger Dell (born): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1953) and Chief Justice (1953-1962)
- Darwin S. Hall (resident): Republican State Representative (1876-1877), State Senator (1887-1889, 1907-1911), and U.S. Representative (1889-1891)
- Nathaniel John Holmberg (born): Republican State Representative (1907-1915), State Senator (1915-1919), and Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner (1940-1951)
- Ancher Nelsen (born): State Senator (1935-1951), Republican Lieutenant Governor (1953), and U.S. Representative (1959-1974)
- Francis H. Shoemaker (born): Farmer-Labor U.S. Representative (1933-1935)
Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Legislative Districts
Congressional Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1858 | 1863 | At-Large |
1863 | 1873 | CD 01 |
1873 | 1883 | CD 02 |
1883 | 1903 | CD 03 |
1903 | 1933 | CD 07 |
1933 | 1935 | At-Large |
1935 | 1963 | CD 07 |
1963 | 1983 | CD 06 |
1983 | 2003 | CD 02 |
2003 | 2033 | CD 07 |
Senate Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1858 | 1861 | SD 18 |
1861 | 1872 | SD 19 |
1872 | 1882 | SD 34 |
1882 | 1891 | SD 47 |
1891 | 1899 | SD 42 |
1899 | 1915 | SD 22 |
1915 | 1963 | SD 23 |
1963 | 1973 | SD 16 |
1973 | 1983 | SD 21, 22 |
1983 | 1993 | SD 21, 23 |
1993 | 2003 | SD 15 |
2003 | 2013 | SD 20 |
2013 | 2023 | SD 16, 17 |
2023 | 2033 | SD 16 |
House Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1858 | 1861 | HD 18 |
1861 | 1872 | HD 19 |
1872 | 1882 | HD 34 |
1882 | 1891 | HD 47 |
1891 | 1899 | HD 42 |
1899 | 1915 | HD 22 |
1915 | 1963 | HD 23 |
1963 | 1967 | HD 16 |
1967 | 1973 | HD 16A |
1973 | 1983 | HD 21B, 22A |
1983 | 1993 | HD 21B, 23B |
1993 | 2003 | HD 15B |
2003 | 2013 | HD 20B |
2013 | 2023 | HD 16B, 17A |
2023 | 2033 | HD 16A |
Candidates
Candidate | Birth county | Residence county | Elections |
---|---|---|---|
Anderson, Andrew H. (A.H.) | Out of state | Renville |
1904, State House, District 22,
Primary
(Republican,
Lost)
1902, State House, District 22, General (Republican, Won) 1902, State House, District 22, Primary (Republican, Won) |
Anderson, Arvid | Renville | Renville |
1950, State Senate, District 23,
General
(Nonpartisan,
Lost)
1946, State Senate, District 23, General (Nonpartisan, Lost) |
Anderson, Eric S. | Renville | Renville | 1942, State Senate, District 23, General (Nonpartisan, Lost) |
Anderson, Lily J. | Renville | Renville | 1920, Secretary of State, General (Farmer-Labor, Lost) |
Baker, Harold | Out of state | Renville | 1924, Supreme Court Chief Justice, Primary (Nonpartisan, Lost) |
Barnaal, Iver I. | Renville | Renville | 1928, State House, District 23, General (Nonpartisan, Lost) |
Beck, Octer L. | Renville | Kanabec |
1952, State House, District 55,
General
(Nonpartisan,
Lost)
1952, State House, District 55, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won) 1950, State House, District 55, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1950, State House, District 55, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won) |
Beckman, Arnell V. | Renville | Anoka |
1984, State House, District 50B,
General
(Independent-Republican,
Lost)
1984, State House, District 50B, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won) 1982, State House, District 50B, Primary (Independent-Republican, Lost) |
Benson, David (D.) | Out of state | Renville Renville |
1906, State House, District 22,
Primary
(Republican,
Lost)
1904, State House, District 22, Primary (Republican, Lost) |
Benson, David (D.) | Out of state | Renville Renville |
1906, State House, District 22,
Primary
(Republican,
Lost)
1904, State House, District 22, Primary (Republican, Lost) |