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Minnesota's 6th congressional district

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Minnesota's 6th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area3,081[1] sq mi (7,980 km2)
Distribution
  • 69.55% urban[2]
  • 30.45% rural
Population (2023)747,036[3]
Median household
income
$100,756[4]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+12[5]
External image
image icon This govtrack.us map, is a useful representation of the 6th CD's borders, based on Google Maps.

Minnesota's 6th congressional district includes most or all of Benton, Carver, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, and Anoka counties. Many of the Twin Cities' outer northern and western suburbs are included within the boundaries of this district, such as Blaine (the district's largest city), Andover, Chaska, Ramsey, St. Michael-Albertville, Elk River, Chanhassen, Otsego, Lino Lakes, Buffalo, Ham Lake, Monticello, Waconia, Big Lake, East Bethel, and Victoria. The St. Cloud Area is the other major center of population for the district, including the cities of St. Cloud (the district's second-largest city), Sartell, Sauk Rapids and Waite Park.

It is currently represented by Republican House Majority Whip Tom Emmer.

Recent statewide election results

Election results from Presidential races
Year Office Results
2024 President Trump 58 - 38%
2020 President Trump 58 - 38%
2016 President Trump 59 - 33%
2012 President Romney 57 - 42%
2008 President McCain 53 - 45%
2004 President Bush 57 - 42%
2000 President Bush 52 - 42%

Composition

# County Seat Population
3 Anoka Anoka 372,441
9 Benton Foley 41,600
19 Carver Chaska 111,057
141 Sherburne Elk River 102,206
145 Stearns St. Cloud 160,977
171 Wright Buffalo 151,150

Cities and townships of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

Member Party Term Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1893

Melvin Baldwin
(Duluth)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd Elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.

Charles A. Towne
(Duluth)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897
54th Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election as an independent.

Page Morris
(Duluth)
Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903
55th
56th
57th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Retired.

Clarence Buckman
(Little Falls)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
58th
59th
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost renomination.

Charles August Lindbergh
(Little Falls)
Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1917
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Harold Knutson
(St. Cloud)
Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1933
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the At-large district.
District inactive March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rd All members elected at-large.

Harold Knutson
(Manhattan Beach)
Republican January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1949
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.

Fred Marshall
(Grove City)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1963
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Retired.

Alec G. Olson
(Montevideo)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1967
88th
89th
Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.

John M. Zwach
(Walnut Grove)
Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1975
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Retired.

Rick Nolan
(Waite Park)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1981
94th
95th
96th
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired.

Vin Weber
(St. Cloud)
Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
97th Elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.

Gerry Sikorski
(Stillwater)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Lost re-election.

Rod Grams
(Ramsey)
Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
103rd Elected in 1992.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Bill Luther
(Stillwater)
Democratic (DFL) January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003
104th
105th
106th
107th
Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.

Mark Kennedy
(Watertown)
Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007
108th
109th
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Michele Bachmann
(Stillwater)
Republican January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2015
110th
111th
112th
113th
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired.

Tom Emmer
(Delano)
Republican January 3, 2015 –
present
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th 119th
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

Recent elections

1972

Rick Nolan ran unsuccessfully for Minnesota's 6th congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives in the election of November 7, 1972.

1972 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John M. Zwach {incumbent} 114,537
Democratic (DFL) Rick Nolan 109,955
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Republican hold

1974

Rick Nolan was elected in his second run on November 5, 1974, to the 94th Congress.

1974 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Rick Nolan 96,465 55.4%
Republican Jon Grunseth 77,797
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican

1976

Rick Nolan was reelected in 1976 to the 95th Congress.

1976 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Rick Nolan (incumbent) 147,507 59.6%
Republican James (Jim) Anderson (IR) 99,201
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Democratic (DFL) hold

1978

Nolan was reelected to the 96th Congress on November 7, 1978.

1978 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Rick Nolan (incumbent) 115,880 55.3%
Republican Russ Bjorhus (IR) 93,742 44.7%
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Democratic (DFL) hold

1980

Vin Weber was elected to serve in the 97th Congress.

1980 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vin Weber (IR) 140,402 52.7%
Democratic (DFL) Archie Baumann (DFL) 126,173 47.3%
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)

1982

Gerry Sikorski, (DFL) was elected to the 98th Congress on November 2, 1982.

1982 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Gerry Sikorski (DFL) 109,246 50.82%
Republican Arlen Erdahl (IR) (incumbent) 105,734 49.18%
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Democratic (DFL) hold

1984

Gerry Sikorski was reelected to the 99th Congress on November 6, 1984.
He continued to serve through the 100th Congress, 101st Congress and 102nd Congress.

1984 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Gerry Sikorski (DFL) (incumbent) 154,603 60.5%
Republican Patrick Trueman (IR) 101,058 39.5%
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Democratic (DFL) hold

1986 to 2006

The elected representatives were:

2002

2002 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mark Kennedy (incumbent) 164,742 57% +8.97
Democratic (DFL) Janet Robert 100,732 35% −14.56
Independence Becker 21,483 8% +8.0
Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)

2004

2004 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mark Kennedy (incumbent) 205,586 54% −3.0
Democratic (DFL) Patty Wetterling 174,828 46% +11.0
Republican hold

2006

2006 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michele Bachmann 152,317 50% −4.0
Democratic (DFL) Patty Wetterling 128,342 42% −4.0
Independence John Binkowski 23,706 8% +8.0
Republican hold

2008

2008 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michele Bachmann (incumbent) 187,805 46.4% −3.6
Democratic (DFL) Elwyn Tinklenberg 175,784 43.4% +1.4
Independence Bob Anderson 40,642 10% +2.0
Republican hold

2010

2010 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michele Bachmann (incumbent) 159,476 52.5% +6.1
Democratic (DFL) Tarryl Clark 120,846 39.8% −3.6
Independence Bob Anderson 17,698 5.8% −4.2
Republican hold

2012

Although Bachmann's home was not within the new boundaries of the 6th district, she legally ran for reelection and won.[13]

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2012[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michele Bachmann (incumbent) 179,241 50.5% −2.0
Democratic (DFL) Jim Graves 174,944 49.3% +9.5
Republican hold

2014

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2014[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Emmer 133,332 56.3% +5.8
Democratic (DFL) Joe Perske 90,926 38.4% −10.9
Independence John Denney 12,459 5.3% +5.3
Republican hold

2016

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2016[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Emmer (incumbent) 235,385 65.6% +9.3
Democratic (DFL) David Snyder 123,010 34.3% −4.1
Republican hold

2018

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2018[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Emmer (incumbent) 192,931 61.11% −4.5
Democratic (DFL) Ian Todd 122,332 38.75% +4.5
Republican hold

2020

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2020[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Emmer (incumbent) 270,901 65.7% +4.3
Democratic (DFL) Tawnja Zahradka 140,853 34.2% −4.3
Write-in 553 0.1%
Republican hold

2022

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2022[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Emmer (incumbent) 198,145 61.97%
Democratic (DFL) Jeanne Hendricks 120,852 37.79%
Write-in 770 0.24%
Republican hold

2024

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2024[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Emmer (incumbent) 257,527 62.68%
Democratic (DFL) Jeanne Hendricks 152,700 37.16%
Write-in 653 0.16%
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013
2013–2023
2023-2033

See also

References

  1. ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  2. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "My Congressional District".
  5. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  6. ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1973-'74 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 531, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  7. ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1975-'76 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 579 & 581, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  8. ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1977-'78 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 543, Dewey Decimal Classification no.: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  9. ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1979-'80 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 493, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  10. ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1981-'82 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page ?, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  11. ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1983-'84 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 336, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  12. ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1985-'86 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 339, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  13. ^ Lien, Dennis (February 22, 2012). "Bachmann sidesteps McCollum to stay in new 6th District". Pioneer Press. MediaNews Group, Inc. Retrieved July 19, 2012. The redistricting, done every 10 years to reflect population shifts, had to cut more than 96,000 residents out of Bachmann's growing 6th District and add more than 48,000 to McCollum's shrinking 4th District. It did that in two ways. It lopped off the far ends of the 6th District — western Stearns County and a portion of Washington County directly east of St. Paul — and added a piece of Carver County in the western suburbs. And it dropped the southern portion of the 4th District, but pushed the eastern border all the way to Wisconsin. That put Bachmann's home in McCollum's district. McCollum is a six-term incumbent and Minnesota's only other female U.S. representative. But because members of Congress don't have to live in the district they represent, Bachmann had an alternative to facing McCollum, and she took it.
  14. ^ "2012 State & Federal Results in Congressional District 6". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  15. ^ "Home - Election Results". electionresults.sos.state.mn.us. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008.
  17. ^ "November 8, 2016 General Election Unofficial Results". Minnesota Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  18. ^ "Results for U.S. Representative District 6". Minnesota Secretary of State. November 15, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  19. ^ "Results for U.S. Representative District 6". Minnesota Secretary of State. November 15, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Results for All Congressional Districts". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved April 19, 2023. Cite error: The named reference "MNGenr" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

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