Minnesota's 10th congressional district

Minnesota's 10th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district which existed from 1915 to 1933. It was created from the results of the 1910 census and generally consisted of the current 3rd and 6th districts and the southern portion of the 8th district. It was abolished following the 1930 census.

Minnesota's 10th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1915
Eliminated	1930
Years active	1915-1933

It was represented by only two people, both Republicans: Thomas D. Schall and Godfrey G. Goodwin.

List of members representing the district

Member (Residency)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1915
Thomas D. Schall (Excelsior)	Progressive	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	1915–1933 Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Wright; parts of Hennepin
	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1925
Godfrey G. Goodwin (Cambridge)	Republican	March 4, 1925 – February 16, 1933	69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district but lost renomination and died.
Vacant		February 16, 1933 – March 3, 1933	72nd
District eliminated March 4, 1933

Election results

1914

1914 Minnesota's 10th congressional district election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Thomas D. Schall	12,786	39.11%	N/A
	Republican	Lowell E. Jepson	11,383	34.82%	N/A
	Democratic	Harry S. Swenson	8,522	26.07%	N/A
Total votes			32,691	100.00%
	Progressive win (new seat)

1916

1916 Minnesota's 10th congressional district election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Thomas D. Schall (incumbent)	19,696	44.97%	+5.86
	Republican	Lowell E. Jepson	13,170	30.07%	–4.75
	Democratic	Neil Cronin	7,148	16.32%	–9.75
	Socialist	John G. Soltis	3,782	8.64%	N/A
Total votes			43,796	100.00%
	Progressive hold

1918

1918 Minnesota's 10th congressional district election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas D. Schall (incumbent)	25,866	71.06%	+40.99
	Democratic	Henry A. Finlayson	10,534	28.94%	+12.62
Total votes			36,400	100.00%
	Republican gain from Progressive

1920

1920 Minnesota's 10th congressional district election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas D. Schall (incumbent)	54,971	68.31%	–2.75
	Farmer–Labor	John G. Soltis	18,590	23.10%	N/A
	Democratic	Henry A. Finlayson	6,917	8.60%	–20.34
Total votes			80,478	100.00%
	Republican hold

1922

1922 Minnesota's 10th congressional district election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas D. Schall (incumbent)	53,424	80.62%	+12.31
	Progressive	Henry B. Rutledge	12,843	19.38%	N/A
Total votes			66,267	100.00%
	Republican hold

1924

1924 Minnesota's 10th congressional district election^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Godfrey G. Goodwin	47,749	53.82%	–26.80
	Farmer–Labor	George D. Brewer	36,490	41.13%	N/A
	Democratic	Frank Hicks	4,485	5.06%	N/A
Total votes			88,724	100.00%
	Republican hold

1926

1926 Minnesota's 10th congressional district election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Godfrey G. Goodwin (incumbent)	36,897	59.07%	+5.25
	Farmer–Labor	Ernest Lundeen	21,552	34.50%	–6.63
	Democratic	Henry A. Finlayson	4,013	6.43%	+1.37
Total votes			62,462	100.00%
	Republican hold

1928

1928 Minnesota's 10th congressional district election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Godfrey G. Goodwin (incumbent)	60,100	56.39%	–2.68
	Farmer–Labor	C. R. Hedlund	23,774	22.31%	–12.19
	Democratic	Ernest W. Erickson	22,702	21.30%	+14.87
Total votes			106,576	100.00%
	Republican hold

1930

1930 Minnesota's 10th congressional district election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Godfrey G. Goodwin (incumbent)	38,391	49.53%	–6.86
	Farmer–Labor	Erling Swenson	37,182	47.97%	+25.66
	Communist	David I. Moses	1,931	2.49%	N/A
Total votes			77,504	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

1. "MN District 10 Race - Nov 03, 1914". Our Campaigns. April 3, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
2. "MN District 10 Race - Nov 07, 1916". Our Campaigns. December 6, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
3. "MN District 10 Race - Nov 05, 1918". Our Campaigns. July 10, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
4. "MN District 10 Race - Nov 02, 1920". Our Campaigns. January 21, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
5. "MN District 10 Race - Nov 07, 1922". Our Campaigns. May 4, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
6. "MN District 10 Race - Nov 04, 1924". Our Campaigns. May 5, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
7. "MN District 10 Race - Nov 02, 1926". Our Campaigns. July 6, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
8. "MN District 10 Race - Nov 06, 1928". Our Campaigns. April 30, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
9. "MN District 10 Race - Nov 03, 1930". Our Campaigns. October 17, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present