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Minnesota's 9th congressional district is a now-obsolete district for representation in the United States House of Representatives which existed from 1903 to 1963. It generally consisted of the northwest corner of the state (parts of the current day 7th congressional district).

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1903
Halvor Steenerson (Crookston)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1923	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
Knud Wefald (Hawley)	Farmer–Labor	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927	68th 69th	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Lost re-election.
Conrad Selvig (Crookston)	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	All members elected at-large
Rich T. Buckler (Crookston)	Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	74th 75th 76th 77th	Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Retired.
Harold Hagen (Crookston)	Farmer–Labor	January 3, 1943 – April 15, 1944	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Lost re-election.
	Republican	April 15, 1944 – January 3, 1955
Coya Knutson (Oklee)	Democratic (DFL)	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1959	84th 85th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election.
Odin Langen (Kennedy)	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963	86th 87th	Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 7th district.
District eliminated January 3, 1963

References

• 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

• Congressional districts of Minnesota
• Former congressional districts of the United States
• 1903 establishments in Minnesota
• 1963 disestablishments in Minnesota