Minnesota's 6th congressional district

Minnesota's 6th congressional district includes most or all of Benton, Carver, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Anoka, and Washington counties. The district is Republican-leaning with a CPVI of R+12. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Emmer.

"MN-6" redirects here. MN-6 may also refer to Minnesota State Highway 6.
Minnesota's 6th congressional district
Minnesota's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Tom Emmer
R–Delano
Area3,081[1] sq mi (7,980 km2)
Distribution
  • 69.55% urban[2]
  • 30.45% rural
Population (2018 est.)722,715[3]
Median income$82,078[4]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+12[6]
External image
THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 6th CD's borders, based on Google Maps.

List of members representing the district
Representative Party Term Cong
ress		 Notes
District created March 4, 1893

Melvin Baldwin		 Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 53rd Lost reelection

Charles A. Towne		 Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 54th Lost reelection (as an independent)

Robert P. Morris		 Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903		 55th
56th
57th		 Appointed to United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

Clarence Buckman		 Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907		 58th
59th		 Lost renomination

Charles August Lindbergh		 Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1917		 60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th		 Ran for U.S. Senate (unsuccessful)

Harold Knutson		 Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1933		 65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 Redistricted to the At-large district
District inactive, all representatives elected at-large on a general ticket. March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 73rd

Harold Knutson		 Republican January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1949		 74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th		 Redistricted from the At-large district
Lost reelection

Fred Marshall		 DFL January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1963		 81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th		 Retired

Alec G. Olson		 DFL January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1967		 88th
89th		 Lost reelection

John Zwach		 Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1975		 90th
91st
92nd
93rd		 Retired

Rick Nolan		 DFL January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1981		 94th
95th
96th		 Retired

Vin Weber		 Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983		 97th Redistricted to the 2nd district

Gerry Sikorski		 DFL January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 Lost reelection

Rod Grams		 Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995		 103rd Ran for U.S. Senate (successful)

Bill Luther		 DFL January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003		 104th
105th
106th
107th		 Lost reelection in the 2nd District

Mark Kennedy		 Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007		 108th
109th		 Ran for U.S. Senate (unsuccessful)

Michele Bachmann		 Republican January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2015		 110th
111th
112th
113th		 Retired

Tom Emmer		 Republican January 3, 2015 –
present		 114th
115th
116th		 Incumbent

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[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Rick Nolan 109,955
Republican John M. Zwach {incumbent} 114,537
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)

1974

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

1974 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[8]
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[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Rick Nolan 147,507 59.6%
Republican James (Jim) Anderson (IR) 99,201
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican

1978

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

1978 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Rick Nolan 115,880 55.3%
Republican Russ Bjorhus (IR) 93,742 44.7%
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican

1980

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

1980 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[11]
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[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Gerry Sikorski (DFL) 109,246 50.82%
Republican Arlen Erdahl (IR) 105,734 49.18%
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican

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[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Gerry Sikorski (DFL) 154,603
Republican Patrick Trueman (IR) 101,058
Write-ins not recorded
Turnout  
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican

1986 to 2006

The elected representatives were:

  • Bill Luther 104th Congress, 105th Congress, 106th Congress and 107th Congress
  • Rod Grams 103rd Congress and
  • Gerry Sikorski (also served in the) 100th Congress, 101st Congress and 102nd Congress.

2002
2002 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Mark Kennedy 164,742 57% -
Democratic Janet Robert 100,732 35% -
Independence Becker 21,483 8% -

2004
2004 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Mark Kennedy 205,586 54% -3
Democratic Patty Wetterling 174,828 46% -

2006
2006 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Michele Bachmann 152,317 50% -
Democratic (DFL) Patty Wetterling 128,342 42% -4
Independence John Binkowski 23,706 8% -

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

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

2012

Although Bachmann's home was not within the new boundaries of the 6th district, she legally ran for reelection and won.[14]

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2012[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Michele Bachmann 179,241 50.5% -2.0
Democratic (DFL) Jim Graves 174,944 49.3% +9.5

2014
Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2014[16][17]
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

2016
Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2016[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Tom Emmer 235,385 65.6% +9.3
Democratic (DFL) David Snyder 123,010 34.3% -4.1

2018
Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2018[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Tom Emmer 192,931 61.11% -4.5
Democratic (DFL) Ian Todd 122,332 38.75% +4.5

Presidential election voting
Election results from Presidential races Political parties that won the district
Year Office Results
2016 President Trump 59 - 33% Republican Party (United States)
2012 President Romney 57 - 42% Republican Party (United States)
2008 President McCain 53 - 45% Republican Party (United States)
2004 President Bush 57 - 42% Republican Party (United States)
2000 President Bush 52 - 42% Republican Party (United States)

Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013
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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 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
  2. Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=27&cd=06
  5. https://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US2706-congressional-district-6-mn/
  6. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  7. MN Legislative Manual, 1973-'74 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 531, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  8. MN Legislative Manual, 1975-'76 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 579 & 581, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  9. MN Legislative Manual, 1977-'78 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 543, Dewey Decimal Classification no.: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  10. MN Legislative Manual, 1979-'80 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 493, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  11. MN Legislative Manual, 1981-'82 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page ?, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  12. MN Legislative Manual, 1983-'84 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 336, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  13. MN Legislative Manual, 1985-'86 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 339, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
  14. 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.
  15. "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.
  16. http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20141104/ElecRslts.asp?M=CG&CD=06%5B%5D
  17. "Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008.
  18. "November 8, 2016 General Election Unofficial Results". Minnesota Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  19. "Results for U.S. Representative District 6". Minnesota Secretary of State. November 15, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2019.

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