Minnesota's 2nd congressional district

Minnesota's 2nd congressional district
Minnesota's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		John Kline (R–Lakeville)
Area	3035 mi2 (7861 km2)
Distribution	80% urban, 20% rural
Population (2000)	614,934
Median income	$61,344
Ethnicity	93.2% White, 1.6% Black, 2.3% Asian, 2.6% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 1.1% other
Cook PVI	R+2

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THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 2nd CD's borders, based on Google Maps.

Minnesota’s 2nd congressional district covers the south Twin Cities metro area and contains all of Scott, Dakota, Goodhue, and Wabasha counties. It also contains part of northern and eastern Rice County including the city of Northfield, and southern Washington County including the city of Cottage Grove. Burnsville and Eagan are the largest cities in the district.

Three of Minnesota’s most important rivers run through the district, the Mississippi River, the Minnesota River, and the St. Croix River. Interstate highways I-35 E and I-35 W merge in the district in addition to the north-south thoroughfares of U.S. Routes 169, 61, and 52 and the east-west Route 212. The suburban areas in the northern part of the district blend into the rural farmland in the south. The district's economy includes agriculture, small businesses, and large corporations.

Some of the largest employers in the district are Thomson North American Legal, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 3M, Lockheed Martin, Cambria, and Red Wing Shoes. The district includes Pine Bend Refinery, the largest oil refinery in Minnesota, owned by Koch Industries.

The 2nd District is also home to two private liberal arts colleges: St. Olaf and Carleton, both in Northfield. Minnesota's largest amusement park, Valleyfair, is in Shakopee, and Le Sueur, in the southwest part of the district, is the birthplace of the world famous Jolly Green Giant food products.

Two of Minnesota's oldest cities, Hastings and Red Wing are in the district. The district hosts heritage festivals and town celebrations, such as Kolacky days in Montgomery, the Pine Island Cheese festival, and Shakopee Derby Days.

Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District is currently represented by Republican John Kline (Lakeville), a retired United States Marine Corps Colonel. Kline was considered to be the most conservative member of the Minnesota delegation in the 109th Congress, scoring 100% conservative by a conservative group and 3% progressive by a liberal group. The district is Republican-leaning with a CPVI of R + 3.

List of representatives

Congress	Representative	Party	Years	Notes
District created		March 4, 1861
38th – 40th	Ignatius L. Donnelly	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869
41st	Eugene McLanahan Wilson	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
42nd	John T. Averill	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Redistricted to the 3rd district
43rd – 45th	Horace B. Strait	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879
46th	Henry Poehler	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
47th	Horace B. Strait	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	Redistricted to the 3rd district
48th – 49th	James Wakefield	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
50th -52nd	John Lind	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893
53rd – 59th	James McCleary	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907
60th – 63rd	Winfield Scott Hammond	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – January 6, 1915	Resigned after being elected Governor
Vacant		January 6, 1915 – March 4, 1915
64th – 66th	Franklin Ellsworth	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921
67th – 72nd	Frank Clague	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933
73rd	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
74th – 76th	Elmer Ryan	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941
77th – 85th	Joseph P. O'Hara	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959
86th – 93rd	Ancher Nelsen	Republican	January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1974	Resigned
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975
94th – 97th	Tom Hagedorn	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983
98th – 102nd	Vin Weber	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	Redistricted from the 6th district
103rd – 106th	David Minge	DFL	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
107th	Mark Kennedy	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	Redistricted to the 6th district
108th – 114th	John Kline	Republican	January 3, 2003 – present	Incumbent

Elections

2012

Main article: U.S. House elections, 2012

2012 Second Congressional District of Minnesota Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kline	193,586	54.1	-9.2
	Democratic	Mike Obermueller	164,335	45.9	–
	N/A	others	521	.15	–

2010

Main article: U.S. House elections, 2010

2010 Second Congressional District of Minnesota Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kline	181.341	63.3	+6
	Democratic	Shelly Madore	104,809	36.6	–
	N/A	others	303	.11	–

2008

Main article: U.S. House elections, 2008

2008 Second Congressional District of Minnesota Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kline	220,926	57.3	+1.3
	Democratic	Steve Sarvi	164,079	42.5	–
	N/A	others	614	0.2	–

2006

Main article: U.S. House elections, 2006

2006 Second Congressional District of Minnesota Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kline	163,292	56	-1
	Democratic	Coleen Rowley	116,360	40	-
	Independence	Doug Williams	10,802	4	+1

2004

Main article: U.S. House elections, 2004

2004 Second Congressional District of Minnesota Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kline	206,313	57	+4
	Democratic	Teresa Daly	147,527	40	–
	Independence	Doug Williams	11,822	3	–

2002

Main article: U.S. House elections, 2002

2002 Second Congressional District of Minnesota Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kline	152,533	53	–
	Democratic	Bill Luther	121,072	42	–
	Independent	Sam Garst	12,408	5	-

Competitiveness

Year	Results
2000	George W. Bush 51 - Al Gore 44%
2004	George W. Bush 54 - John Kerry 45%
2008	John McCain 50 - Barack Obama 48%
2012	Barack Obama 49.1 - Mitt Romney 49.0%