Lyon County

Lyon County is located in Southwestern Minnesota and was established by two acts of the State Legislature on March 6, 1868 and March 2, 1869. Lyon County is named after Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon who was the first Union Army general killed in the U.S. Civil War. Marshall is the county seat. Source: Minnesota Geographic Names, by Warren Upham (Minnesota Historical Society, 1969).

Notable candidates from Lyon County include:

Val Bjornson (born): Republican State Treasurer (1951-1955, 1957-1975)

Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Legislative Districts

Congressional Districts

Starting	Ending	Districts
1869	1873	CD 01
1873	1903	CD 02
1903	1933	CD 07
1933	1935	At-Large
1935	1963	CD 07
1963	1983	CD 06
1983	2003	CD 02
2003	2033	CD 07

Senate Districts

Starting	Ending	Districts
1872	1882	SD 37
1882	1899	SD 16
1899	1915	SD 17
1915	1963	SD 13
1963	1983	SD 20
1983	1993	SD 27
1993	2003	SD 21, 22
2003	2013	SD 21
2013	2023	SD 16, 22
2023	2033	SD 15

House Districts

Starting	Ending	Districts
1872	1882	HD 37
1882	1899	HD 16
1899	1915	HD 17
1915	1963	HD 13
1963	1967	HD 20
1967	1973	HD 20B
1973	1983	HD 20A, 20B
1983	1993	HD 27A, 27B
1993	2003	HD 21A, 21B, 22A
2003	2013	HD 21A
2013	2023	HD 16A, 22A
2023	2033	HD 15A

Candidates

Candidate	Birth county	Residence county	Elections
Abrahamsen, George	Out of state	Lyon	1970, State Senate, District 20, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
Almen, Ansgar L. (A.L.)	Kandiyohi	Lyon	1950, State Senate, District 13, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1946, State Senate, District 13, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1942, State Senate, District 13, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1938, State Senate, District 13, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1934, State Senate, District 13, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1930, State Senate, District 13, Primary (Nonpartisan, Lost) 1926, State Senate, District 13, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
Andersen, L.C. (Andy)	Lyon	Rice	1958, Secretary of State, General (Republican, Lost) 1958, Secretary of State, Primary (Republican, Won)
Anderson, Archie M.	Lyon	Lyon	1946, State Senate, District 13, General (Nonpartisan, Lost)
Anderson, Endre B.	Lyon	Rice	1940, U.S. House, District 01, General (Farmer-Labor, Lost) 1938, U.S. House, District 01, Primary (Farmer-Labor, Won)
Anderson, James R. (Jim)	Lyon	Lyon	1976, U.S. House, District 06, General (Independent-Republican, Lost) 1976, U.S. House, District 06, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won)
Anderson, Tennes E. (T.E.)	Out of state	Lyon	1930, State House, District 13, General (Nonpartisan, Lost) 1928, State House, District 13, General (Nonpartisan, Lost) 1926, State House, District 13, General (Nonpartisan, Won)
Bjornson, Gunnar B. (G.B.)	Out of state	Lyon	1924, U.S. House, District 07, General (Republican, Lost) 1914, State House, District 13, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1912, State House, District 17, General (Republican, Won)
Bjornson, Val	Lyon	Ramsey	1970, Treasurer, General (Republican, Won) 1970, Treasurer, Primary (Republican, Won) 1966, Treasurer, General (Republican, Won) 1966, Treasurer, Primary (Republican, Won) 1962, Treasurer, General (Republican, Won) 1962, Treasurer, Primary (Republican, Won) 1960, Treasurer, General (Republican, Won) 1960, Treasurer, Primary (Republican, Won) 1958, Treasurer, General (Republican, Won) 1958, Treasurer, Primary (Republican, Won) 1956, Treasurer, General (Republican, Won) 1956, Treasurer, Primary (Republican, Won) 1954, U.S. Senate, General (Republican, Lost) 1954, U.S. Senate, Primary (Republican, Won) 1952, Treasurer, General (Republican, Won) 1950, Treasurer, General (Republican, Won) 1950, Treasurer, Primary (Republican, Won)
Boerboom, Jim	Lyon	Lyon	1986, State House, District 27A, General (Independent-Republican, Lost) 1986, State House, District 27A, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won) 1984, State House, District 27A, General (Independent-Republican, Won) 1984, State House, District 27A, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won)