Winona County

Winona County is located in Southeastern Minnesota along the Wisconsin border and was established on February 23, 1854 by the Territorial Legislature. Winona County is named after a female cousin of the Dakota chief Wabasha. Winona is the county seat. Source: Minnesota Geographic Names, by Warren Upham (Minnesota Historical Society, 1969).

Notable candidates from Winona County include:

  • Harold R. Atwood (resident): State Representative (1925-1935) and Farmer-Labor Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner (1936-1939)
  • Charles Berry (resident): Democratic Attorney General (1858-1860), State Senator (1874-1876), and Idaho Territory Supreme Court Associate Justice (1888-1890)
  • Jim Goetz (resident): Republican Lieutenant Governor (1967-1971)
  • Glenn E. Kelley (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1981-1990)
  • William B. Mitchell (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1881-1900)
  • Daniel S. Norton (resident): Republican State Senator (1857-1859, 1861-1862, 1864-1865) and U.S. Senator (1865-1870)
  • George T. Simpson (born, resident): Republican Attorney General (1909-1911)
  • James A. Tawney (resident): Republican State Senator (1891-1893) and U.S. Representative (1893-1911)
  • Samuel R. Van Sant (resident): Republican State Representative (1893-1897) and Governor (1901-1905)
  • George P. Wilson (resident): Republican State Representative (1873-1874) and Attorney General (1874-1880)
  • Thomas Wilson (resident): Republican Supreme Court Associate Justice (1864-1865), Supreme Court Chief Justice (1865-1869), State Representative (1881-1883), State Senator (1883-1887), and U.S. Representative (1887-1889)
  • William Windom (resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1859-1869) and U.S. Senator (1871-1881, 1881-1883)
  • William H. Yale (resident): Republican State Senator (1867-1868, 1876-1878, 1895-1899), Lieutenant Governor (1870-1874), and State Representative (1899-1901)


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 1872 SD 11
1872 1882 SD 07, 08
1882 1891 SD 15
1891 1899 SD 15
1899 1967 SD 02
1967 1973 SD 01, 02
1973 1983 SD 34, 35
1983 1993 SD 26, 32, 34
1993 2003 SD 31, 32
2003 2013 SD 28, 31
2013 2023 SD 21, 28
2023 2033 SD 20, 26
House Districts
Starting Ending Districts
1858 1872 HD 11
1872 1882 HD 07, 08
1882 1891 HD 15
1891 1899 HD 15
1899 1967 HD 02
1967 1973 HD 01B, 02A, 02B
1973 1983 HD 34A, 34B, 35B
1983 1993 HD 26B, 32A, 34A, 34B
1993 2003 HD 31B, 32A, 32B
2003 2013 HD 28B, 31A
2013 2023 HD 21B, 28A
2023 2033 HD 20B, 26A

Candidates

Candidate Birth county Residence county Elections
Andersen, E. Douglas (Doug) Winona Freeborn 1994, U.S. House, District 01, Primary (Independent-Republican, Lost)
1992, U.S. House, District 01, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost)
1990, U.S. House, District 01, General (Independent-Republican, Lost)
1990, U.S. House, District 01, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won)
1988, U.S. House, District 01, Primary (Independent-Republican, Lost)
Anderson, Bill Dakota Winona 1976, State House, District 34A, Primary (Independent-Republican, Lost)
Anderson, William Brown (W.B.) Out of state Hennepin Winona 1938, State Senate, District 33, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1934, State Senate, District 33, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1930, State Senate, District 33, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1926, State Senate, District 33, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1926, State Senate, District 33, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won)
1922, Supreme Court Associate Justice, Primary (Nonpartisan, Lost)
1916, Supreme Court Associate Justice, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
1916, Supreme Court Associate Justice, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won)
1904, State House, District 02, General (Republican, Won)
1900, State House, District 02, General (Republican, Won)
Atwood, Harold R. Out of state Winona 1942, U.S. House, District 01, General (Democrat, Lost)
1938, Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner, General (Farmer-Labor, Lost)
1938, Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner, Primary (Farmer-Labor, Won)
1932, State House, District 02, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1930, State House, District 02, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1928, State House, District 02, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1926, State House, District 02, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
1924, State House, District 02, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
Aupperle, John Winona Olmsted 1932, State House, District 04, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
Bain, John Out of state Winona 1890, State House, District 15, General (Republican, Lost)
Bambenek, Bob Winona Winona 1999, State Senate, District 32, Special (Reform, Lost)
1999, State Senate, District 32, Special Primary (Reform, Won)
Basford, R.B. Out of state Winona 1898, State Senate, District 02, General (Republican, Lost)
1896, State House, District 15, General (Republican, Won)
Beck, George L. Houston Winona 1938, State House, District 02, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
Berry, Charles Out of state Winona 1857, Attorney General, General (Democrat, Won)