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Minnesota's 9th congressional district

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Minnesota's 9th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1900
1935
Eliminated1930
1960
Years active1903-1933
1935-1963

Minnesota's 9th congressional district is a now-obsolete district for representation in the United States House of Representatives which existed from 1903 to 1963. It generally consisted of the northwest corner of the state (parts of the current day 7th congressional district).

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1903

Halvor Steenerson
(Crookston)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1923
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.

Knud Wefald
(Hawley)
Farmer–Labor March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1927
68th
69th
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Lost re-election.

Conrad Selvig
(Crookston)
Republican March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election.
District inactive March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rd All members elected at-large

Rich T. Buckler
(Crookston)
Farmer–Labor January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1943
74th
75th
76th
77th
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired.

Harold Hagen
(Crookston)
Farmer–Labor January 3, 1943 –
April 15, 1944
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Elected in 1952.
Lost re-election.
Republican April 15, 1944 –
January 3, 1955

Coya Knutson
(Oklee)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1959
84th
85th
Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.

Odin Langen
(Kennedy)
Republican January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963
86th
87th
Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the 7th district.
District eliminated January 3, 1963

References

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  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present