Minnesota's 6th congressional district
Minnesota's 6th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 3,081[1] sq mi (7,980 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 731,533[3] | ||
Median household income | $95,930[4] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+12[5] |
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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
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 | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
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% |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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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 |
Re-elected in 1900 .Retired. |
Clarence Buckman (Little Falls) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 |
58th 59th |
Re-elected in 1904 .Lost renomination. |
Charles August Lindbergh (Little Falls) |
Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917 |
60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th |
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 |
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 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 |
Re-elected in 1960 .Retired. |
Alec G. Olson (Montevideo) |
Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 |
88th 89th |
Re-elected in 1964 .Lost re-election. |
John M. Zwach (Walnut Grove) |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Re-elected in 1972 .Retired. |
Rick Nolan (Waite Park) |
Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
94th 95th 96th |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John M. Zwach {incumbent} | 114,537 | ||
Democratic (DFL)
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Rick Nolan | 109,955 | ||
Write-ins
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not recorded | |||
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Republican hold |
1974
94th Congress
.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL)
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Rick Nolan | 96,465 | 55.4% | |
Republican | Jon Grunseth | 77,797 | ||
Write-ins
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not recorded | |||
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Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican
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1976
95th Congress
.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL)
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Rick Nolan (incumbent) | 147,507 | 59.6% | |
Republican | James (Jim) Anderson (IR) | 99,201 | ||
Write-ins
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not recorded | |||
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Democratic (DFL) hold
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1978
Nolan was reelected to the
96th Congress
on November 7, 1978.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL)
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Rick Nolan (incumbent) | 115,880 | 55.3% | |
Republican | Russ Bjorhus (IR) | 93,742 | 44.7% | |
Write-ins
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not recorded | |||
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Democratic (DFL) hold
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1980
97th Congress
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Vin Weber (IR) | 140,402 | 52.7% | ||
Democratic (DFL)
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Archie Baumann (DFL) | 126,173 | 47.3% | ||
Write-ins
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not recorded | ||||
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Democratic (DFL)
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1982
98th Congress
on November 2, 1982.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL)
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Gerry Sikorski (DFL) | 109,246 | 50.82% | |
Republican | Arlen Erdahl (IR) (incumbent) | 105,734 | 49.18% | |
Write-ins
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not recorded | |||
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Democratic (DFL) hold
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1984
99th Congress
on November 6, 1984.He continued to serve through the
102nd Congress
.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL)
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Gerry Sikorski (DFL) (incumbent) | 154,603 | 60.5% | |
Republican | Patrick Trueman (IR) | 101,058 | 39.5% | |
Write-ins
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not recorded | |||
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Democratic (DFL) hold
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1986 to 2006
The elected representatives were:
- 107th Congress
- 103rd Congressand
- 102nd Congress.
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Republican | Mark Kennedy (incumbent) | 164,742 | 57% | +8.97 | ||
Democratic (DFL) | Janet Robert | 100,732 | 35% | -14.56 | ||
Independence
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Becker | 21,483 | 8% | +8.0 | ||
Democratic (DFL)
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2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mark Kennedy (incumbent) | 205,586 | 54% | -3.0 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Patty Wetterling | 174,828 | 46% | +11.0 | |
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michele Bachmann (incumbent) | 187,805 | 46.4% | -3.6 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Elwyn Tinklenberg | 175,784 | 43.4% | +1.4 | |
Independence
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Bob Anderson | 40,642 | 10% | +2.0 | |
Republican hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michele Bachmann (incumbent) | 159,476 | 52.5% | +6.1 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Tarryl Clark | 120,846 | 39.8% | -3.6 | |
Independence
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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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michele Bachmann (incumbent) | 179,241 | 50.5% | -2.0 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jim Graves | 174,944 | 49.3% | +9.5 | |
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tom Emmer (incumbent) | 235,385 | 65.6% | +9.3 | |
Democratic (DFL) | David Snyder | 123,010 | 34.3% | -4.1 | |
Republican hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tom Emmer (incumbent) | 192,931 | 61.11% | -4.5 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Ian Todd | 122,332 | 38.75% | +4.5 | |
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Emmer (incumbent) | 198,145 | 61.97% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jeanne Hendricks | 120,852 | 37.79% | |
Write-in | 770 | 0.24% | ||
Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1973-'74 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 531, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
- ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1975-'76 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 579 & 581, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
- ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1977-'78 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 543, Dewey Decimal Classification no.: "Ref 353.9776 M".
- ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1979-'80 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 493, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
- ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1981-'82 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page ?, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
- ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1983-'84 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 336, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
- ^ MN Legislative Manual, 1985-'86 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 339, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Home - Election Results". electionresults.sos.state.mn.us. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008.
- ^ "November 8, 2016 General Election Unofficial Results". Minnesota Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "Results for U.S. Representative District 6". Minnesota Secretary of State. November 15, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Results for U.S. Representative District 6". Minnesota Secretary of State. November 15, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "Results for All Congressional Districts". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved April 19, 2023.