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Minnesota currently has eight congressional districts. There were 9th and 10th districts but they were eliminated in 1963 and 1933 respectively. The latest 2006 house elections determined the officials for the 2007 – 2009 term.

• Minnesota's 1st congressional district extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border of Wisconsin.

• Minnesota's 2nd congressional district spans the width of the entire southern metro area and contains all of Carver, Scott, Le Sueur, Goodhue and Rice Counties.

• Minnesota's 3rd congressional district encompasses the suburbs of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis.

• Minnesota's 4th congressional district covers most of Ramsey County including all of St. Paul and several St. Paul suburbs.

• Minnesota's 5th congressional district covers eastern Hennepin County, including the entire city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with parts of Anoka and Ramsey counties

• Minnesota's 6th congressional district includes most or all of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Anoka, and Washington counties.

• Minnesota's 7th congressional district covers almost all of the western side of Minnesota from the Canadian border down to Lincoln County and is the largest district in the state.

• Minnesota's 8th congressional district covers the northeastern part of Minnesota and includes Duluth, Hibbing, and the Mesabi Range.

• Minnesota's two U.S. Senators are elected at large.

Representatives' Political Persuasion during the 110th Congress
MN District	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Class 1 Senator	Class 2 Senator
Representative	Tim Walz	John Kline	Jim Ramstad	Betty McCollum	Keith Ellison	Michele Bachmann	Collin Peterson	Jim Oberstar	Amy Klobuchar	Norm Coleman

Representatives' Political Persuasion during the 109th Congress
MN District	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Class 1 Senator	Class 2 Senator
Representative	Gil Gutknecht	John Kline	Jim Ramstad	Betty McCollum	Martin Sabo	Mark Kennedy	Collin Peterson	Jim Oberstar	Mark Dayton	Norm Coleman
Conservative Test<ref>Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005 (pdf). SBE Council’s Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005. Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (June, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-02.</ref>	92%	100%	79%	13%	4%	96%	50%	13%	9%	73%
Progressive Test<ref>Leading with the Left. Progressive Punch. Retrieved on 2006-11-02.</ref>	7%	3%	20%	91%	90%	6%	57%	86%	90%	14%

Minnesota's congressional districts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The 9th and 10th districts are obsolete. See also: Minnesota's past & present delegations - Minnesota government category United States congressional districts - Congressional apportionment - Redistricting - Gerrymandering - Maps

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<references/> Minnesota Congressional Districts Map