Nicollet County
Nicollet County is located in South Central Minnesota and was established on March 5, 1853 by the Territorial Legislature. Nicollet County was named after French explorer Joseph Nicolas Nicollet who published a map of the area in 1843. Saint Peter is the county seat. Sources: Nicollet County website. Minnesota Geographic Names, by Warren Upham (Minnesota Historical Society, 1969).
Notable candidates from Nicollet County include:
- Horace Austin (resident): Republican Governor (1870-1874)
- Henry N. Benson (born, resident): Republican State Senator (1911-1923) and Attorney General (1929-1933)
- Julius H. Block (resident): Republican Treasurer (1901-1907)
- Charles Russell Davis (resident): Republican State Representative (1889-1891), State Senator (1891-1895), and U.S. Representative (1903-1925)
- William Donahower (born): Republican Attorney General (1904-1905)
- Charles E. Flandrau (resident): Democratic Supreme Court Associate Justice (1858-1864)
- Godfrey G. Goodwin (born): Republican U.S. Representative (1925-1933)
- Gideon Ives (resident): Republican State Senator (1887-1891) and Lieutenant Governor (1891-1893)
- John Albert Johnson (born, resident): Democratic State Senator (1899-1903) and Governor (1905-1909)
- Charles McIlrath (resident): Republican Auditor (1861-1873)
- Julius Schmahl (born): Republican Secretary of State (1907-1921) and Treasurer (1927-1937, 1939-1951)
- Henry Swift (resident): Republican State Senator (1862-1863; 1864-1866), Lieutenant Governor (1863), and Governor (1863-1864)
Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Legislative Districts
Congressional Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1858 | 1863 | At-Large |
1863 | 1873 | CD 01 |
1873 | 1903 | CD 02 |
1903 | 1933 | CD 03 |
1933 | 1935 | At-Large |
1935 | 1993 | CD 02 |
1993 | 2003 | CD 01, 02 |
2003 | 2033 | CD 01 |
Senate Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1858 | 1861 | SD 17 |
1861 | 1872 | SD 19 |
1872 | 1882 | SD 34 |
1882 | 1899 | SD 17 |
1899 | 1915 | SD 20 |
1915 | 1973 | SD 15 |
1973 | 1983 | SD 23, 28, 29 |
1983 | 2003 | SD 23, 24 |
2003 | 2013 | SD 23 |
2013 | 2023 | SD 19 |
2023 | 2033 | SD 18 |
House Districts
Starting | Ending | Districts |
---|---|---|
1858 | 1861 | HD 17 |
1861 | 1872 | HD 19 |
1872 | 1882 | HD 34 |
1882 | 1899 | HD 17 |
1899 | 1915 | HD 20 |
1915 | 1967 | HD 15 |
1967 | 1973 | HD 15B |
1973 | 1983 | HD 23B, 28B, 29A |
1983 | 2003 | HD 23B, 24A, 24B |
2003 | 2013 | HD 23A, 23B |
2013 | 2023 | HD 19A |
2023 | 2033 | HD 18A |
Candidates
Candidate | Birth county | Residence county | Elections |
---|---|---|---|
Akland, Susan | Out of state | Nicollet |
2022, State House, District 18A,
General
(Republican,
Lost)
2020, State House, District 19A, General (Republican, Won) |
Albrecht, Hugo | Nicollet | Nicollet | 1948, State House, District 15, General (Nonpartisan, Lost) |
Amundson, Christopher | Out of state | Nicollet | 1882, State Senate, District 17, General (Republican, Lost) |
Anderson, Harold R. | Out of state | Nicollet |
1966, State House, District 15C,
General
(Nonpartisan,
Lost)
1966, State House, District 15C, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won) 1964, State House, District 15, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1962, State House, District 15, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1960, State House, District 15, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1958, State House, District 15, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1956, State House, District 15, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1954, State House, District 15, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1952, State House, District 15, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1950, State House, District 15, General (Nonpartisan, Won) 1948, State House, District 15, General (Nonpartisan, Won) |
Anderson, Warren Lee | Chisago | Nicollet | 2022, U.S. House, District 01, Special Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) |
Andreen, F. Ben | Out of state | Nicollet | 1940, U.S. Senate, Primary (Republican, Lost) |
Austin, Horace | Out of state | Nicollet |
1871, Governor,
General
(Republican,
Won)
1869, Governor, General (Republican, Won) |
Baberich, Casper | Out of state | Nicollet | 1869, Treasurer, General (Democrat, Lost) |
Bangert, Elizabeth | Out of state | Nicollet | 2020, State Senate, District 19, General (Republican, Lost) |
Bean, J.B. | Nicollet | Nicollet |
1900, State House, District 20,
General
(Republican,
Won)
1898, State House, District 20, General (Republican, Won) |