Stearns County
Stearns County is located in Central Minnesota and was established on February 20, 1855 by the Territorial Legislature. The county was intended to be named 'Stevens' after Washington Territorial Governor (1853-1857) Isaac Stevens but a legislative clerical error named it 'Stearns' instead after Territorial Council member (1854-1856) Charles Stearns. Saint Cloud is the county seat. Source: Stearns County website.
Notable candidates from Stearns County include:
- Alphonso Barto (resident): Republican State Representative (1872-1874) and Lieutenant Governor (1874-1876)
- Joanne Benson (resident): GOP State Senator (1991-1995) and Lieutenant Governor (1995-1999)
- Louis L. Collins (born): Republican Lieutenant Governor (1921-1925)
- Loren Warren Collins (resident): Republican State Representative (1881-1883) and Supreme Court Associate Justice (1887-1904)
- Dave Durenberger (born): Independent-Republican U.S. Senator (1978-1995)
- Michelle L. Fischbach (resident): Republican State Senator (1996-2018), Lieutenant Governor (2018-2021), and U.S. Representative (2021-present)
- Charles A. Gilman (resident): Republican State Senator (1868-1870), State Representative (1875-1880, 1915-1917), and Lieutenant Governor (1880-1887)
- Kittel Halvorson (resident): Farmers' Alliance State Representative (1887-1889) and U.S. Representative (1891-1893)
- Stafford King (born): Republican State Auditor (1931-1969)
- Harold Knutson (resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1917-1949)
- Helen Meyer (born): Supreme Court Associate Justice (2002-2012)
- Herman J. Mueller (resident): Supreme Court Clerk (1919-1923)
- Richard Nolan (resident): DFL U.S. Representative (1975-1981) [Nolan was also elected to the State House from Morrison County and U.S. House from Crow Wing County]
- George R. Smith (born): Republican State Representative (1903-1905) and U.S. Representative (1913-1917)
Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Legislative Districts
Congressional Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1858 | 1863 | At-Large |
1863 | 1873 | CD 02 |
1873 | 1883 | CD 03 |
1883 | 1893 | CD 05 |
1893 | 1933 | CD 06 |
1933 | 1935 | At-Large |
1935 | 1983 | CD 06 |
1983 | 1993 | CD 07 |
1993 | 2003 | CD 02, 07 |
2003 | 2013 | CD 06, 07 |
2013 | 2023 | CD 06 |
2023 | 2033 | CD 06, 07 |
Senate Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1858 | 1861 | SD 20 |
1861 | 1872 | SD 03 |
1872 | 1882 | SD 31 |
1882 | 1891 | SD 40 |
1891 | 1899 | SD 45 |
1899 | 1915 | SD 47, 54 |
1915 | 1963 | SD 45, 46 |
1963 | 1967 | SD 26, 27 |
1967 | 1973 | SD 26, 51 |
1973 | 1983 | SD 16, 17 |
1983 | 1993 | SD 15, 16, 17, 21 |
1993 | 2003 | SD 10, 11, 14, 16, 20 |
2003 | 2013 | SD 13, 14, 15 |
2013 | 2023 | SD 12, 13, 14 |
2023 | 2033 | SD 12, 13, 14 |
House Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1858 | 1861 | HD 20 |
1861 | 1872 | HD 03 |
1872 | 1882 | HD 31 |
1882 | 1891 | HD 40 |
1891 | 1899 | HD 45 |
1899 | 1915 | HD 47, 54 |
1915 | 1963 | HD 45, 46 |
1963 | 1967 | HD 26, 27 |
1967 | 1973 | HD 26A, 26B, 51A, 51B |
1973 | 1983 | HD 16A, 16B, 17A, 17B |
1983 | 1993 | HD 15A, 16A, 16B, 17A, 17B, 21A |
1993 | 2003 | HD 10B, 11B, 14A, 14B, 16A, 16B, 20A |
2003 | 2013 | HD 13A, 14A, 14B, 15A, 15B |
2013 | 2023 | HD 12B, 13A, 13B, 14A, 14B |
2023 | 2033 | HD 12A, 12B, 13A, 13B, 14A, 14B |
Candidates
Candidate | Birth county | Residence county | Elections |
---|---|---|---|
Abahsain, Jill | Hennepin | Stearns |
2022, U.S. House, District 07,
General
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor,
Lost)
2022, U.S. House, District 07, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 2020, State Senate, District 12, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) |
Abeln, Lyle | Stearns | Hennepin |
1980, State Senate, District 38,
General
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor,
Lost)
1980, State Senate, District 38, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1978, State House, District 38B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) 1978, State House, District 38B, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1976, State House, District 38B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1974, State House, District 38B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1974, State House, District 38B, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) |
Ahles, Peter | Stearns | Stearns | 1922, State Senate, District 46, General (Nonpartisan, Won) |
Ahmann, John J. | Out of state | Stearns |
1910, State Senate, District 54,
General
(Democrat,
Won)
1910, State Senate, District 54, Primary (Democrat, Won) 1906, State Senate, District 54, General (Democrat, Won) |
Allen, Alanson | Out of state | Stearns | 1874, State Senate, District 31, General (Republican, Lost) |
Anderson, Bernt M. (B.M.) | Out of state | Stearns | 1898, State House, District 54, General (Republican, Lost) |
Anderson, David G. | Hennepin | Stearns | 1972, State House, District 17B, Primary (Nonpartisan, Lost) |
Anderson, Thomas J. (T.J.) | Out of state | Stearns |
1916, Governor,
General
(Prohibition,
Lost)
1916, Governor, Primary (Prohibition, Won) 1908, Lieutenant Governor, General (Prohibition, Lost) |
Andrews, Christopher Columbus (C.C.) | Out of state | Stearns |
1868, U.S. House, District 02,
General
(Republican,
Lost)
1861, Governor, General (Write-In, Lost) 1861, Lieutenant Governor, General (Write-In, Lost) |
Angstman, George L. | Stearns | Kanabec |
1960, State House, District 55,
General
(Nonpartisan,
Lost)
1960, State House, District 55, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won) 1958, State House, District 55, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1958, State House, District 55, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won) 1956, State House, District 55, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1956, State House, District 55, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won) 1939, State Senate, District 55, Special (Nonpartisan, Lost) |