Political party strength in Minnesota

!rowspan=2|Year!! colspan="5" |Executive offices

!colspan=2|Territorial Legislature

!United States Congress

!Governor

!Territorial Secretary

!Attorney General

!Auditor

!Treasurer

!Terr. Senate

!Terr. House

!Delegate

!1849

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Whig}}|Alexander Ramsey (W){{efn|Territorial governor appointed by President Zachary Taylor.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whig}}|Charles K. Smith (W)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Whig}}|Lorenzo A. Babcock (W)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Whig}}|Jonathan E. McKusick (W)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Whig}}|Calvin A. Tuttle (W)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|6D, 2W, 1?

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12D, 4W, 2?

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Henry Hastings Sibley (D){{efn|name=delegate|Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota Territory.}}

!1850

!rowspan=2|1851

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Whig}}|Alexander C. Wilkin (W)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|8D, 7?, 3W

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|5D, 4?, 2W

!1852

|{{Party shading/Whig}}|Abraham Van Vorhes (W)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7D, 2W

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|10D, 5?, 3W

!1853

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Willis A. Gorman (D){{efn|Territorial governor appointed by President Franklin Pierce.}}

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Joseph Rosser (D)

|rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|LaFayette Emmett (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Socrates Nelson (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|George W. Prescott (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 3W, 2?

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Henry M. Rice (D){{efn|name=delegate}}

!1854

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Julius Georgii (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles E. Leonard (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|9D

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 5W

!1855

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 4?, 1R

!rowspan=3|1856

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|9D, 4?, 2R

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|18D, 12R, 9?

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|8D, 4?, 2R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|19D, 11R, 9?

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|6D, 4?, 2R

!rowspan=5|1857

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Samuel Medary (D){{efn|Territorial governor appointed by President James Buchanan.}}

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles L. Chase (D)

| rowspan="5" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |George W. Armstrong (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|6D, 5R, 4?

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|20R, 18D

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William W. Kingsbury (D){{efn|name=delegate}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|20R, 19D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|19R, 19D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|20R, 19D

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |20D, 17R

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |43D, 37R

!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Year

!colspan=6|Executive offices

!colspan=2|State Legislature

!Judicial

! colspan="3" |United States Congress

!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Electoral
votes

! class=unsortable |Governor

! class=unsortable |Lt. Governor

! class=unsortable |Secretary
of State

! class=unsortable |Attorney
General

! class=unsortable |Auditor

! class=unsortable |Treasurer

! class=unsortable |State Senate

! class=unsortable |State House

! class=unsortable |Clerk of the
Supreme Court

! class=unsortable |U.S. Senator
(Class I)!! class=unsortable |U.S. Senator
(Class II)!! class=unsortable |U.S.
House

!1858

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Henry Hastings Sibley (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William Holcombe (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Francis Baasen (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles H. Berry (D)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William F. Dunbar (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George W. Armstrong (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|20D, 17R

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|43D, 37R

| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Jacob J. Noah (D)

| rowspan="6" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Henry M. Rice (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|James Shields (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|2D

| rowspan=2 |

!1859

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|19D, 18R{{efn|name=fiftynine|Although legislators were elected, it was determined that an 1858-59 session was unnecessary due to the protracted length of the 1857-58 session; hence, these legislators never convened and were never sworn in.}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|49R, 31D{{efn|name=fiftynine}}

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Morton S. Wilkinson (R)

|rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Republican}}|2R

!1860

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Alexander Ramsey (R){{efn|name=rsen|Resigned to become U.S. Senator.}}

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Ignatius L. Donnelly (R){{efn|name=r|Resigned.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|James H. Baker (R)

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Gordon E. Cole (R)

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles Scheffer (R)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|23R, 13D, 1I

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|58R, 22D

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Lincoln/
Hamlin (R) {{aye}}

!1861

|rowspan=14 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles McIlrath (R)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|19R, 2D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|40R, 2D

| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}}|Andrew J. Van Vorhes (R)

!1862

|rowspan=7 {{party shading/Republican}}|David Blakeley (R)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|16R, 5D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|30R, 10D, 2UD

!rowspan=2|1863

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry A. Swift (R){{efn|name=s|Succeeded to office following death or resignation of previous officeholder.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|29R, 12D, 1UD

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry A. Swift (R){{efn|name=s}}

|vacant

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Alexander Ramsey (R)

!1864

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Stephen Miller (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles D. Sherwood (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 4D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|27R, 11D, 4UD

| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Republican}}|George F. Potter (R){{efn|Lost renomination.}}

| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/National Union}} |Lincoln/
Johnson (NU) {{aye}}

!1865

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|32R, 10D

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Daniel Sheldon Norton (R){{efn|name=d|Died in office.}}

!1866

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William Rainey Marshall (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Thomas H. Armstrong (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William J. Colvill (R)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|16R, 5D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|29R, 13D

!1867

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 5D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|37R, 9D, 1?

| rowspan="10" {{Party shading/Republican}}|Sherwood Hough (R){{efn|Lost renomination.}}

!1868

|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|Henry C. Rogers (R)

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Francis R. E. Cornell (R)

|rowspan=5 {{party shading/Republican}}|Emil D. Munch (R)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|15R, 7D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|34R, 13D

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Grant/
Colfax (R) {{aye}}

!1869

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|16R, 6D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|38R, 9D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tie}}|1R, 1D

!1870

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Horace Austin (R)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William H. Yale (R)

|rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}}|Hans Mattson (R)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|William Windom (R){{efn|name=app|Appointed by governor to fill vacancy.}}

!rowspan=2|1871

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|14R, 8D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|27R, 20D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Ozora P. Stearns (R)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|2R

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William Windom (R){{efn|Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.}}

!1872

|rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}}|Samuel P. Jennison (R)

|{{party shading/Republican}}|William Seeger (R){{efn|Resigned following impeachment but before trial by Minnesota Senate.{{cite book|last1=Nordby|first1=Mary Jane Morrison. Foreword by Jack|title=The Minnesota state constitution : a reference guide|date=2002|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, Conn. [u.a.]|isbn=0-313-28411-3|pages=10}}}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|29R, 12D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|73R, 33D

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Grant/
Wilson (R) {{aye}}

!1873

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Orlan P. Whitcomb (R)

|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Edwin W. Dyke (R){{efn|Appointed by governor to fill vacancy in early 1873. Later elected to office in his own right as a Democrat.}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|31R, 10D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|79R, 27D

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|3R

!1874

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Cushman K. Davis (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Alphonso Barto (R)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|George P. Wilson (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edwin W. Dyke (D){{efn|Dyke did not win the endorsement of the Republican Party in 1873, but sought the Democratic endorsement and won with it.}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|28R, 13D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|58R, 48D

!1875

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|21R, 18D, 2I

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|54R, 48D, 4I

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Samuel J. R. McMillan (R)

!1876

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|John S. Pillsbury (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|James Wakefield (R)

|rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}}|John S. Irgens (R)

|rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}}|William Pfaender (R)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|27R, 14D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|74R, 32D

| rowspan="11" {{Party shading/Republican}}|Sam Nichols (R){{efn|Lost renomination.}}

| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Hayes/
Wheeler (R) {{aye}}

!1877

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|26R, 15D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|77R, 29D

!1878

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|29R, 12D

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|66R, 40D

!1879

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|23R, 16D, 2GB{{efn|name=amd|Due to a constitutional amendment, effective with the election of 1878, terms for senators became four years and terms for representatives became two years.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|73R, 30D, 3GB{{efn|name=amd}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|2R, 1D

!1880

|rowspan=7 {{party shading/Republican}}|Charles A. Gilman (R)

|rowspan=7 {{party shading/Republican}}|Frederick Von Baumbach (R)

|{{party shading/Republican}}|Charles M. Start (R){{efn|name=r}}

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles Kittelson (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Garfield/
Arthur (R) {{aye}}

!1881

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William John Hahn (R){{efn|name=appelec|Appointed to fill the remainder of the previous officeholder's term. Later elected in their own right.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|29R, 11D, 1?

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|87R, 15D, 1?

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Alonzo J. Edgerton (R){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|3R

!1882

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Lucius Frederick Hubbard (R)

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William W. Braden (R)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|William Windom (R)

!1883

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|36R, 10D, 1I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|72R, 28D, 2I, 1?

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Dwight M. Sabin (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|5R

!1884

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Blaine/
Logan (R) {{Nay}}

!1885

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|30R, 17D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|70R, 33D

!1886

!1887

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Andrew Ryan McGill (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Albert E. Rice (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Hans Mattson (R)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Moses E. Clapp (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Joseph Bobleter (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|30R, 16D, 1FA

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|66R, 34D, 3FA

| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}}|John David Jones (R){{efn|Lost renomination.}}

| rowspan="14" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Cushman K. Davis (R){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|3D, 2R

!1888

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Harrison/
Morton (R) {{aye}}

!1889

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William Rush Merriam (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|89R, 9D, 3I, 2FA

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William D. Washburn (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|5R

!1890

!1891

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Gideon S. Ives (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Frederick P. Brown (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Adolph Biermann (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|25R, 16D, 13P{{efn|Elected a Republican President Pro Tempore, John B. Sanborn, and organized the chamber.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Fusion}}|52D, 43R, 19FA{{efn|A coalition of Democrats and members of the Farmers' Alliance organized the chamber and elected an Alliance Speaker, Ezra T. Champlin.{{Cite web|title=Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/history/speakers|access-date=2021-06-22|website=www.lrl.mn.gov}}}}

| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles P. Holcomb (R)

| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |3D, 1R, 1P

!1892

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Harrison/
Reid (R) {{Nay}}

!1893

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Knute Nelson (R){{efn|name=rsen}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|David Marston Clough (R)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry W. Childs (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|71R, 41D, 2Pop

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|4R, 2D, 1Pop

!1894

!1895

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|David Marston Clough (R){{efn|name=selec|Succeeded to office following death or resignation of previous officeholder. Later elected to office in his or her own right.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Frank A. Day (R)

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Albert Berg (R)

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Robert C. Dunn (R)

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|August T. Koerner (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|46R, 5Pop, 3D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|95R, 10D, 9Pop

| rowspan="9" {{Party shading/Republican}}|Darius F. Reese (R){{efn|Lost renomination.}}

| rowspan="29" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Knute Nelson (R){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|7R

!1896

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|McKinley/
Hobart (R) {{aye}}

!1897

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|John L. Gibbs (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|90R, 13Pop, 11D

!1898

!1899

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Lind (D){{efn|Had also been endorsed by the Populists/
Silver Republicans.}}

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Lyndon A. Smith (R)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Wallace B. Douglas (R){{efn|name=rsc|Resigned following appointment to Minnesota Supreme Court.}}

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|44R, 18D, 1I

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|93R, 25D, 1I

!rowspan=2|1900

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|McKinley/
Roosevelt (R) {{aye}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles A. Towne (D){{efn|name=app}}

!1901

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (R)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Peter E. Hanson (R)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Julius H. Block (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|96R, 17D, 6Pop

|rowspan=16 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Moses E. Clapp (R)

!1902

!1903

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Ray W. Jones (R)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Samuel G. Iverson (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|52R, 11D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|104R, 15D

| rowspan="7" {{Party shading/Republican}}|C. A. Pidgeon (R){{efn|name=r}}

| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} |8R, 1D

!1904

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|William J. Donahower (R){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R) {{aye}}

!1905

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Albert Johnson (D){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Edward T. Young (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|109R, 10D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R

!1906

!1907

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Adolph Olson Eberhart (R)

|rowspan=14 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Julius A. Schmahl (R)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Clarence C. Dinehart (R){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|43R, 19D, 1Pop

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|102R, 14D, 3Proh

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 1D

!1908

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Taft/
Sherman (R) {{aye}}

!1909

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Adolph Olson Eberhart (R){{efn|name=selec}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Edward Everett Smith{{efn|name=s}}

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|George T. Simpson (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|94R, 22D, 3Proh

!1910

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Elias S. Pettijohn (R){{efn|name=app}}

| rowspan="9" {{Party shading/Republican}}|Irving A. Caswell (R){{efn|name=appelec}}{{efn|Lost renomination.}}

!1911

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Samuel Y. Gordon (R)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Walter J. Smith (R){{efn|name=r}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|42R, 19D, 2I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|88R, 26D, 4Proh, 1IR, 1Soc

!1912

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Lyndon A. Smith (R){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Bull Moose}}|Roosevelt/
Johnson (Prog) {{nay}}

!1913

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Joseph A. A. Burnquist (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|98R, 20D, 1 Proh, 1Soc

!1914

!1915

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Winfield Scott Hammond (D){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|J. A. O. Preus (R)

|rowspan=37 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|Conservative
majority{{efn|name=nonpartisan|After a constitutional amendment in 1912, the Minnesota Legislature was nonpartisan until 1973. It went into effect in 1915 Legislators caucused as "conservatives" and "liberals," roughly equivalent to Republicans and Democrats/Farmer Laborites.}}

|rowspan=18 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|Conservative
majority{{efn|name=nonpartisan}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 1D

!1916

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Joseph A. A. Burnquist (R){{efn|name=selec}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|George H. Sullivan{{efn|name=s}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Arthur C. Gooding (R){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Hughes/
Fairbanks (R) {{nay}}

!1917

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Thomas Frankson (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry Rines (R){{efn|name=r}}

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Frank B. Kellogg (R)

!1918

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Clifford L. Hilton (R){{efn|name=appelec}}{{efn|name=rsc}}

!1919

| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}}|Herman J. Mueller (R){{efn|Lost renomination.}}

| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} |9R, 1FL

!1920

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Harding/
Coolidge (R) {{aye}}

!1921

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|J. A. O. Preus (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Louis L. Collins (R)

|rowspan=32 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Mike Holm (R){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Ray P. Chase (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|10R

!1922

!1923

| rowspan="12" {{Party shading/Republican}}|Grace F. Kaercher (R)

| rowspan="18" {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}} |Henrik Shipstead (FL)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|Magnus Johnson (FL)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 2FL

!1924

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Coolidge/
Dawes (R) {{aye}}

!1925

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Theodore Christianson (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William I. Nolan (R){{efn|name=r}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Edward W. Stark (R){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Thomas D. Schall (R){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|7R, 3FL

!1926

!1927

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Albert F. Pratt (R){{efn|name=app}}{{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Julius A. Schmahl (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 2FL

!1928

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|G. Aaron Youngquist (R){{efn|name=appelec}}{{efn|name=r}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Hoover/
Curtis (R) {{aye}}

!1929

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles Edward Adams (R){{efn|name=s}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry N. Benson (R){{efn|name=appelec}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 1FL

!1930

!1931

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|Floyd B. Olson (FL){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|Henry M. Arens (FL)

|rowspan=41 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Stafford King (R){{efn|name=r}}

!1932

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Roosevelt/
Garner (D) {{aye}}

!1933

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|Konrad K. Solberg (FL)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|Harry H. Peterson (FL){{efn|name=rsc}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Liberal}}|Liberal
majority

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|5FL, 3R, 1D

!1934

!1935

|{{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|Hjalmar Petersen (FL)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|Conservative
majority

| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|Russell O. Gunderson (FL){{efn|Lost renomination.}}

| {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}} |Elmer A. Benson (FL){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|5R, 3FL, 1D

!1936

|{{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|Hjalmar Petersen (FL){{efn|name=s}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|William B. Richardson (R){{efn|name=a|Served as acting lieutenant governor; never took the oath of office.}}

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|William S. Ervin (FL){{efn|name=app}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Guy V. Howard (R)

!1937

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|Elmer A. Benson (FL)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|Gottfrid Lindsten (FL)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|C. A. Halverson (FL)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Liberal}}|Liberal
majority

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|Ernest Lundeen (FL){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Farmer-Labor}}|5FL, 3R, 1D

!1938

!1939

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Harold Stassen (R){{efn|name=r}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|C. Elmer Anderson (R)

|rowspan=18 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Joseph A. A. Burnquist (R)

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Julius A. Schmahl (R)

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|Conservative
majority

| rowspan="18" {{Party shading/Republican}}|Grace F. Kaercher (R)

| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} |7R, 1D, 1FL

!1940

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) {{aye}}

!1941

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Henrik Shipstead (R)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Joseph H. Ball (R){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 1FL

!1942

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Arthur E. Nelson (R)

!rowspan=2|1943

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Edward J. Thye (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Edward J. Thye (R){{efn|name=selec}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Archie H. Miller (R){{efn|name=s}}

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Joseph H. Ball (R)

!1944

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Roosevelt/
Truman (D) {{aye}}

!1945

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|C. Elmer Anderson (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|7R, 2DFL{{efn|The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party merged into the Minnesota Democratic Party in 1944.}}

!1946

!1947

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Luther Youngdahl (R){{efn|name=r}}

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Edward J. Thye (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 1DFL

!1948

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Truman/
Barkley (D) {{aye}}

!1949

|rowspan=17 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Hubert Humphrey (DFL){{efn|name=vp|Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.}}

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|5R, 4DFL

!1950

!1951

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|C. Elmer Anderson (R){{efn|name=selec}}

|rowspan=3|vacant

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Val Bjornson (R)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|51C, 16L

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|87C, 44L

!rowspan=2| 1952

| {{Party shading/Independent}}|H. H. Chesterman{{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) {{aye}}

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Virginia Paul Holm (R){{efn|name=appelec}}

!1953

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Ancher Nelsen (R){{efn|Resigned to become administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|52C, 15L

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|85C, 46L

!1954

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Donald O. Wright (R){{efn|name=s}}

!1955

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Orville Freeman (DFL)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Karl Rolvaag (DFL)

|rowspan=17 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Joseph L. Donovan (DFL)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Miles Lord (DFL){{efn|name=r}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Arthur Hansen (DFL)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|48C, 19L

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Liberal}}|66L, 65C

| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}}|Frank Larkin (DFL)

| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/DFL}} |5DFL, 4R

!1956

!1957

|rowspan=19 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Val Bjornson (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Liberal}}|70L, 61C

| rowspan="49" |{{efn|Constitutional amendment passed in 1956 making the clerk an appointed, nonpartisan position.}}

!1958

!1959

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|43C, 24L

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Liberal}}|72L, 59C

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Eugene McCarthy (DFL)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|5R, 4DFL

!1960

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Walter Mondale (DFL){{efn|name=appelec}}{{efn|name=rsen}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Kennedy/
Johnson (D) {{aye}}

!1961

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Elmer L. Andersen (R){{efn|name=recount|A recount and subsequent litigation lasting 139 days delayed Karl Rolvaag's inauguration as governor.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|6R, 3DFL

!1962

!1963

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Karl Rolvaag (DFL){{efn|name=recount}}

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Sandy Keith (DFL)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|80C, 54L, 1I

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Tie}}|4R, 4DFL

!rowspan=2|1964

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Johnson/
Humphrey (D) {{aye}}

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Robert W. Mattson Sr. (DFL){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Walter Mondale (DFL){{efn|name=appelec}}{{efn|name=vp}}

!1965

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|44C, 23L

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|78C, 56L, 1I

!1966

!1967

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Harold LeVander (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|James B. Goetz (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Douglas M. Head (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|45C, 22L

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|93C, 42L

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|5R, 3DFL

!1968

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Humphrey/
Muskie (D) {{nay}}

!1969

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William J. O'Brien (R){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|85C, 50L

!1970

!1971

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Wendell Anderson (DFL){{efn|name=rsen}}

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Rudy Perpich (DFL)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Arlen Erdahl (R)

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Warren Spannaus (DFL)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Rolland Hatfield (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|34C, 33L

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Nonpartisan Conservative}}|70C, 65L

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Hubert Humphrey (DFL){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Tie}}|4R, 4DFL

!1972

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Nixon/
Agnew (R) {{aye}}

!1973

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|37DFL, 30R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|77DFL, 57R

!1974

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|36DFL, 31R{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.mn.gov/lrl/history/caucus?body=s|title=Party Control of the Minnesota Senate - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|website=www.leg.mn.gov}}

!1975

|rowspan=25 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Joan Growe (DFL)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Bob Mattson (DFL)

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Jim Lord (DFL)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}}|38DFL, 28IR,{{efn|From 1975 until 1995, the Republican Party of Minnesota was called the Independent–Republican Party of Minnesota.}} 1I

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|104DFL, 30IR

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}}|5DFL, 3R

!rowspan=2|1976

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|103DFL, 31IR{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.mn.gov/lrl/history/caucus?body=h|title=Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|website=www.leg.mn.gov}}

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Carter/
Mondale (D) {{aye}}

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Rudy Perpich (DFL){{efn|name=s}}

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Alec G. Olson (DFL){{efn|name=s}}

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Wendell Anderson (DFL){{efn|name=app}}{{efn|name=r}}

!1977

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|49DFL, 18IR

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|104DFL, 30IR

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Tie}}|4DFL, 4R

!1978

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|48DFL, 19IR

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|99DFL, 35IR{{efn|A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 1978 session.}}

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|Muriel Humphrey (DFL){{efn|name=app}}

!1979

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Al Quie (IR)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Lou Wangberg (IR)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Arne Carlson (IR)

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|47DFL, 20IR

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|67DFL, 67IR{{efn|With the split chamber, a power-sharing agreement was negotiated. A Republican Speaker, Rod Searle, was elected, but Democrats received control of most committees. The tie was broken when a Republican, Robert Pavlak, was expelled from the chamber on May 19, 1979 on a party-line vote due to a legal and ethical violations. The agreement of shared-power held through the end of the year's session two days later, despite the Democrats' 67-66 majority.{{cite book |last1=Loepp |first1=Daniel |title=Sharing the balance of power : an examination of shared power in the Michigan House of Representatives, 1993-94 |date=1999 |publisher=University of Michigan Press |location=Ann Arbor |isbn=0472097024 |page=24 |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/003501404 |access-date=7 November 2020}}{{cite web |title=Journal of the House |url=http://www.leg.mn.gov/archive/LegDB/Articles/10510HseJournalContestedElection.pdf |website=Minnesota Legislature |publisher=Minnesota State Legislature |access-date=7 November 2020 |date=14 May 2020}}}}

|rowspan=16 {{Party shading/Republican}}|David Durenberger (IR)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Rudy Boschwitz (IR){{efn|Appointed by governor to fill vacancy, having already been elected to next full term.}}

!1980

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|45DFL, 22IR

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|68DFL, 66IR{{efn|A special election was held for Pavlak's seat in District 67A. A Democrat, Frank J. Rodriguez, Jr., was elected, giving the Democrats a constitutional majority. With that, they reorganized the chamber under their control in the 1980 session.}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Carter/
Mondale (D) {{nay}}

!1981

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|70DFL, 64IR

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|5R, 3DFL

!1982

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|44DFL, 23IR

!1983

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Rudy Perpich (DFL)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Marlene Johnson (DFL)

|rowspan=16 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Skip Humphrey (DFL)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Robert W. Mattson Jr. (DFL)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|42DFL, 25IR

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|77DFL, 57IR

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/DFL}}|5DFL, 3R

!1984

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|76DFL, 58IR

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Mondale/
Ferraro (D) {{nay}}

!1985

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|42DFL, 24IR, 1I{{efn|A party switch from Republican to Independent by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1985 session.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|69IR, 65DFL

!1986

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|43DFL, 24IR{{efn|A party switch from Independent to DFL by Charles Berg led to the composition in the 1986 session.}}

!1987

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Michael McGrath (DFL)

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|47DFL, 20IR

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|83DFL, 51IR

!1988

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|46DFL, 21IR

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|82DFL, 52IR

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dukakis/
Bentsen (D) {{nay}}

!1989

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|44DFL, 23IR

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|81DFL, 53IR

!1990

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|80DFL, 54IR

!1991

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Arne Carlson (IR)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Joanell Dyrstad (IR)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Mark Dayton (DFL)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|46DFL, 21IR

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Paul Wellstone (DFL){{efn|name=d}}

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/DFL}}|6DFL, 2R

!1992

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|78DFL, 56IR

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Clinton/
Gore (D) {{aye}}

!1993

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|45DFL, 22IR

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|87DFL, 47IR

!1994

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|84DFL, 50IR

!1995

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Joanne Benson (IR)

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Judi Dutcher (IR)

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|43DFL, 24IR

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|71DFL, 63IR

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Rod Grams (R)

!1996

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|42DFL, 25R

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|69DFL, 65R

!1997

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|42DFL, 24R, 1I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|70DFL, 64R

!1998

!1999

|{{Party shading/Reform}}|Jesse Ventura (Ref)

|{{Party shading/Reform}}|Mae Schunk (Ref)

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Mary Kiffmeyer (R)

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/DFL}} |Mike Hatch (DFL)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Carol C. Johnson (DFL)

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|40DFL, 26R, 1I

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|71R, 63DFL

!2000

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Independence}}|Jesse Ventura (IPM){{Cite web|title=Ventura Leaving Reform Party|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/pmextra/feb00/11/aponline143732_000.htm|access-date=2021-06-05|website=www.washingtonpost.com}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Independence}}|Mae Schunk (IPM)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Judi Dutcher (DFL){{efn|Dutcher switched parties in 2000.}}

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|41DFL, 25R, 1I{{efn|A series of special elections and party switches led to the composition in the 2000 session.}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|70R, 63DFL, 1I{{efn|A party switch from Republican to Independent by Doug Reuter led to the composition in the 2000 session.}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Gore/
Lieberman (D) {{nay}}

!2001

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}}|39DFL, 27R, 1IPM

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|69R, 65DFL

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}} |Mark Dayton (DFL)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}}|5DFL, 3R

!rowspan=2|2002

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|70R, 64DFL

|{{Party shading/Independence}}|Dean Barkley (IPM){{efn|name=app}}

!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Year

!colspan=5 |Executive offices

!colspan=2|State Legislature

!colspan=3|United States Congress

!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Electoral
votes

! class=unsortable |Governor

! class=unsortable |Lt. Governor

! class=unsortable |Secretary
of State

! class=unsortable |Attorney
General

! class=unsortable |Auditor

! class=unsortable |State Senate

! class=unsortable |State House

! class=unsortable |U.S. Senator
(Class I)

! class=unsortable |U.S. Senator
(Class II)

! class=unsortable |U.S.
House

!2003

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Tim Pawlenty (R)

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Carol Molnau (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Mary Kiffmeyer (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Mike Hatch (DFL)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Patricia Anderson (R)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}}|35DFL, 31R, 1IPM

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|81R, 53DFL

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Mark Dayton (DFL)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Norm Coleman (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Tie}}|4DFL, 4R

|

!2004

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Kerry/
Edwards (D) {{nay}}

!2005

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|68R, 66DFL

!2006

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|37DFL, 29R, 1IPM

!rowspan=2|2007

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Mark Ritchie (DFL)

|rowspan=14 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Lori Swanson (DFL)

|rowspan=14 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Rebecca Otto (DFL)

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|44DFL, 23R

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}}|85DFL, 49R

|rowspan=26 {{Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor/current}} |Amy Klobuchar (DFL)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/DFL}}|5DFL, 3R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|44DFL, 22R{{efn|In December 2007, Republican Tom Neuville resigned to accept a District Court appointment.}}

!rowspan=2|2008

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Obama/
Biden (D) {{aye}}

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|45DFL, 22R{{efn|In January 2008, Democrat Kevin Dahle was elected in a special election to succeed Republican Tom Neuville.}}

|{{Party shading/DFL}}|85DFL, 48R, 1IR{{efn|In July 2008, Republican incumbent Ron Erhardt became an independent.}}

!2009

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|46DFL, 21R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|87DFL, 47R

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Al Franken (DFL){{efn|name=r}}

!2010

!2011

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Mark Dayton (DFL)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|37R, 30DFL

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|72R, 62DFL

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tie}}|4DFL, 4R

!2012

!2013

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/DFL}}|39DFL, 28R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}}|73DFL, 61R

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/DFL}}|5DFL, 3R

!2014

!2015

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/DFL}}|Tina Smith (DFL){{efn|name=rsen}}

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor/current}} |Steve Simon (DFL)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|72R, 62DFL

!2016

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|73R, 61DFL

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Clinton/
Kaine (D) {{nay}}

!2017

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|34R, 33DFL

|{{Party shading/Republican}} rowspan=2|77R, 57DFL

!2018

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Michelle Fischbach (R){{efn|name=s}}

|{{Party shading/Tie}} |33R, 33DFL

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor/current}} |Tina Smith (DFL){{efn|name=appelec}}

!2019

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor/current}} |Tim Walz (DFL)

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor/current}} |Peggy Flanagan (DFL)

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor/current}} |Keith Ellison (DFL)

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor/current}} |Julie Blaha (DFL)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |35R, 32DFL{{efn|A seat flipped from Democratic to Republican in February through a special election.{{cite web |last1=Van Oot |first1=Torey |title=Republican Jason Rarick wins Minnesota Senate seat vacated by Democrat |url=http://www.startribune.com/jason-rarick-and-stu-lourey-locked-in-tight-race-for-minnesota-senate-seat/505394902/ |website=Star Tribune |access-date=7 November 2020}}}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/DFL}} |75DFL, 59R{{efn|Four Republicans announced on December 8, 2018, they would not join the Republican caucus in the 91st Legislature and would instead form their own caucus, the "New House Republican Caucus."{{cite news |last1=Bakst |first1=Brian |title=Renegade House members split from GOP caucus |url=https://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol-view/2018/12/renegade-house-members-split-from-gop-caucus/ |access-date=September 8, 2019 |publisher=Minnesota Public Radio |date=December 8, 2018}}}}

!2020

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Biden/
Harris (D) {{aye}}

!2021

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |34R, 31DFL, 2I{{efn|Tom Bakk and David Tomassoni were re-elected as Democrats in the 2020 election, but switched to Independent immediately after.|name=|group=}}

| {{Party shading/DFL}} |70DFL, 64R{{efn|name=2021 caucus|Five Republicans do not caucus with the Republican minority, see note [an]}}

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Tie/current}} |4DFL, 4R

!2022

| {{Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor}} |69DFL, 64R, 1I{{efn|name=2022 caucus|In addition to the five Republicans that do not caucus with the Republic Minority, representative John Thompson was expelled from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor caucus}}

!2023

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor}} |34DFL, 33R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor}} |70DFL, 64R

!2024

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Harris/
Walz (D) {{nay}}

!rowspan=2|2025

| rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Republican}} |67R, 66DFL{{efn|The result of the 2024 House election in District 40B was annulled, giving Republicans a temporary majority. A special election was held to fill the seat.}}

| rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor/current}} |34DFL, 32R{{efn|In March 2025, Republican Justin Eichorn resigned following his arrest for soliciting sex from a minor. A special election to fill his seat will be held on April 29th, 2025.https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/justin-eichorn-halfway-house-release-ex-senator-soliciting-minor-charge/}}

! rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Tie/current}} |67R, 67DFL{{efn|Elected a Republican speaker.}}