Cass County

Cass County is located in North Central Minnesota and was established on September 1, 1851 by the Territorial Legislature. Cass County is named for Brigadier General and explorer Lewis Cass who also served as Michigan Territorial Governor (1813-1831), U.S. Secretary of War (1831-1836), U.S. Minister to France (1836-1842), Michigan U.S. Senator (1845-1848), 1849-1857), and U.S. Secretary of State (1857-1860). Walker is the county seat. Sources: Minnesota Geographic Names, by Warren Upham (Minnesota Historical Society, 1969). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Notable candidates from Cass County include:

Larry Howes (resident): Republican State Representative (1999-2013)

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	1963	CD 06
1963	1983	CD 07
1983	2033	CD 08

Senate Districts

Starting	Ending	Districts
1858	1861	SD 22
1861	1872	SD 03
1872	1882	SD 29
1882	1891	SD 46
1891	1899	SD 53
1899	1963	SD 52
1963	1973	SD 58
1973	1983	SD 04
1983	1993	SD 04, 13
1993	2003	SD 04, 12
2003	2013	SD 04
2013	2023	SD 05, 09
2023	2033	SD 02, 05, 06

House Districts

Starting	Ending	Districts
1858	1861	HD 22
1861	1872	HD 03
1872	1882	HD 29
1882	1891	HD 46
1891	1899	HD 53
1899	1963	HD 52
1963	1967	HD 58
1967	1973	HD 58A
1973	1983	HD 04B
1983	1993	HD 04B, 13B
1993	2003	HD 04B, 12B
2003	2013	HD 04A, 04B
2013	2023	HD 05A, 05B, 09A
2023	2033	HD 02B, 05A, 05B, 06A

Candidates

Candidate	Birth county	Residence county	Elections
Anderson, Dale A.P.	Hennepin	Cass	2022, State Senate, District 05, Primary (Republican, Lost)
Anderson, Don A.	Hennepin	Cass	1990, State Senate, District 12, General (Independent-Republican, Lost) 1990, State Senate, District 12, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won) 1986, State Senate, District 12, General (Independent-Republican, Won) 1986, State Senate, District 12, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won) 1982, State Senate, District 12, General (Independent-Republican, Won) 1982, State Senate, District 12, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won) 1980, State Senate, District 04, General (Independent-Republican, Lost) 1980, State Senate, District 04, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won)
Anderson, Mark T.	Out of state	Cass	2014, State House, District 09A, General (Republican, Won) 2014, Governor, Primary (Republican, Lost) 2012, State House, District 09A, General (Republican, Won)
Berry, Ronald D.	Out of state	Cass	2006, State House, District 04B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) 2004, State House, District 04B, General (Write-In, Lost)
Birnstihl, Orv	Cass	Rice	1978, State House, District 24B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) 1978, State House, District 24B, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1976, State House, District 24B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1976, State House, District 24B, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1974, State House, District 24B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1974, State House, District 24B, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won)
Bjerga, Ervin	Cass	Cass	1994, State House, District 04B, General (Independent-Republican, Lost) 1994, State House, District 04B, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won)
Bonniwell, Colleen	Hennepin	Cass	1994, Treasurer, General (Grassroots, Lost) 1990, Treasurer, General (Grassroots, Lost)
Booth, Steven	Cass	Clearwater	2006, State Senate, District 02, General (Republican, Lost) 2002, State Senate, District 02, General (Republican, Lost) 2002, State Senate, District 02, Primary (Republican, Won)
Born, James	Cass	Clearwater	1977, U.S. House, District 07, Special (American, Lost) 1977, U.S. House, District 07, Special Primary (American, Won)
Bragg, Frank C.	Out of state	Cass	1936, State House, District 52, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)