Clay County
Clay County is located in Northwestern Minnesota along the North Dakota border and was established on March 8, 1862 by the State Legislature. Clay County was organized on February 27, 1872. Clay County was previously known as Breckinridge County, named for Kentucky Democrat and U.S. Vice President (1857-1861) John C. Breckinridge. Clay County is named for Kentucky U.S. Senator 1806-1807, 1810-1811, 1831-1842, 1849-1852), Kentucky U.S. Representative (1811-1814, 1815-1821, 1823-1825), Speaker of the House (1811-1814, 1815-1820, 1823-1825), and U.S. Secretary of State (1825-1829) Henry Clay. Moorhead is the county seat. Sources: Clay County website. Minnesota Geographic Names, by Warren Upham (Minnesota Historical Society, 1969). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Notable candidates from Clay County include:
- Solomon G. Comstock (resident): Republican State Representative (1876-1878, 1879-1883), State Senator SD 44 (1883-1889), and U.S. Representative (1889-1891)
- Wallace Barton Douglas (resident): Republican State Representative (1895-1899), Attorney General (1899-1904), and Supreme Court Associate Justice (1904-1905)
- Arthur Hansen (resident): DFL Treasurer (1955-1957)
- Ira B. Mills (resident): Republican Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner (1901-1921)
- Arlen Stangeland (resident): Conservative Caucus State Representative (1966-1975) and Republican U.S. Representative (1977-1991)
- Knud Wefald (resident): Republican State Representative (1913-1917), Farmer-Labor U.S. Representative (1923-1927), and Farmer-Labor Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner (1933-1936)
Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Legislative Districts
Congressional Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1862 | 1863 | At-Large |
1863 | 1873 | CD 02 |
1873 | 1883 | CD 03 |
1883 | 1893 | CD 05 |
1893 | 1903 | CD 07 |
1903 | 1933 | CD 09 |
1933 | 1935 | At-Large |
1935 | 1963 | CD 09 |
1963 | 1973 | CD 07 |
1973 | 2033 | CD 07 |
Senate Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1867 | 1872 | SD 03 |
1872 | 1882 | SD 41 |
1882 | 1891 | SD 44 |
1891 | 1899 | SD 50 |
1899 | 1915 | SD 60 |
1915 | 1963 | SD 49 |
1963 | 1973 | SD 56 |
1973 | 1983 | SD 09 |
1983 | 2003 | SD 02, 09 |
2003 | 2013 | SD 09 |
2013 | 2023 | SD 04 |
2023 | 2033 | SD 01, 04 |
House Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1867 | 1872 | HD 03 |
1872 | 1882 | HD 41 |
1882 | 1891 | HD 44 |
1891 | 1899 | HD 50 |
1899 | 1915 | HD 60 |
1915 | 1963 | HD 49 |
1963 | 1967 | HD 56 |
1967 | 1973 | HD 56A, 56B |
1973 | 1983 | HD 09A, 09B |
1983 | 1993 | HD 02A, 02B, 09A, 09B |
1993 | 2003 | HD 02A, 09A, 09B |
2003 | 2013 | HD 09A, 09B |
2013 | 2023 | HD 04A, 04B |
2023 | 2033 | HD 01B, 04A, 04B |
Candidates
Candidate | Birth county | Residence county | Elections |
---|---|---|---|
Aaker, Hans (H.H.) | Out of state | Clay |
1902, Lieutenant Governor,
General
(Prohibition,
Lost)
1900, U.S. House, District 07, General (Prohibition, Lost) 1892, Secretary of State, General (Prohibition, Lost) |
Alland, Joe | Waseca | Clay |
1944, State House, District 49,
General
(Nonpartisan,
Lost)
1942, State House, District 49, General (Nonpartisan, Won) |
Altenburg, Mark Olaf | Out of state | Clay | 2008, State House, District 09A, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) |
Anderson, Larry R. | Out of state | Clay |
2002, State House, District 09A,
General
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor,
Lost)
2002, State House, District 09A, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) |
Anderson, Sam P. (S.P.) | Out of state | Clay |
1924, State House, District 49,
General
(Nonpartisan,
Won)
1922, State House, District 49, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1920, State House, District 49, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1918, State House, District 49, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1918, State House, District 49, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won) |
Aronson, Avis | Out of state | Clay | 1972, State House, District 09A, General (Nonpartisan, Lost) |
Bales, Bev | Clay | Douglas |
1996, State House, District 10B,
General
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor,
Lost)
1996, State House, District 10B, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) |
Beauchamp, David | Out of state | Clay |
1978, State House, District 09A,
General
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor,
Lost)
1978, State House, District 09A, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1976, State House, District 09A, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1974, State House, District 09A, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1974, State House, District 09A, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) |
Bodkin, W.J. | Out of state | Clay | 1890, State House, District 50, General (Independent, Lost) |
Boeddeker, Brian J. | Clay | Grant | 2006, State House, District 11A, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) |