Minnesota's 6th congressional district

Minnesota's 6th congressional district
Minnesota's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Tom Emmer (R–Delano)
Area	3081[1] mi^2 (7980 km^2)
Distribution	64% urban, 36% rural
Population (2010)	759,478[2]
Median income	$56,862
Ethnicity	95.6% White, 1% Black, 1.4% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% other
Cook PVI	R+10[3]

External images

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, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Anoka, and Washington counties. The district is Republican-leaning with a CPVI of R + 10. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Emmer.

List of representatives

Congress	Representative	Party	Years	Notes
District created		March 4, 1893
53rd	Melvin Baldwin	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
54th	Charles A. Towne	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
55th-57th	Robert P. Morris	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903
58th-59th	Clarence Buckman	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907
60th-64th	Charles August Lindbergh	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917
65th-72nd	Harold Knutson	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933	Redistricted to the At-large district
73rd	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
74th-80th	Harold Knutson	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949	Redistricted from the At-large district
81st-87th	Fred Marshall	DFL	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963
88th-89th	Alec G. Olson	DFL	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
90th-93rd	John Zwach	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975
94th-96th	Richard Nolan	DFL	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
97th	Vin Weber	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	Redistricted to the 2nd district
98th-102nd	Gerry Sikorski	DFL	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
103rd	Rod Grams	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
104th-107th	Bill Luther	DFL	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003
108th-109th	Mark Kennedy	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	Redistricted from the 2nd district
110th-113th	Michele Bachmann	Republican	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015
114th-	Tom Emmer	Republican	January 3, 2015 – present

Elections

2014

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2014[4][5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tom Emmer	133,332	56.3	+5.8
	Democratic	Joe Perske	90,926	38.4	-10.9
	Independence	John Denney	12,459	5.3	+5.3

2012

Although Bachmann's home was not located within the new boundaries of the 6th district, she legally ran for re-election and won.^[6]

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2012[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michele Bachmann	179,241	50.5	-2.0
	Democratic	Jim Graves	174,944	49.3	+9.5

2010

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

2008

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

2006

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

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	-

2006 to 1986

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.

1984

Gerry Sikorski was Re-Elected in 1984 to the 99th Congress on Nov. 6th, 1984.
He continued to serve through the 100th Congress, 101st Congress and 102nd Congress.

1984 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DFL	Gerry Sikorski (DFL)	154,603	'
	Republican	Patrick Trueman (IR)	101,058
		Write-ins	not recorded
Total votes			'	'
Voter turnout			%
	DFL gain from Republican

1982

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

1982 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DFL	Gerry Sikorski (DFL)	109,246	50.82
	Republican	Arlen Erdahl (IR)	105,734	49.18
		Write-ins	not recorded
Total votes			'	'
Voter turnout			%
	DFL gain from Republican

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%
	DFL	Archie Baumann (DFL)	126,173	47.3
		Write-ins	not recorded
Total votes			'	'
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from DFL

1978

Rick Nolan was Re-Elected in 1978 to the 96th Congress on Nov. 7th, 1978.

1978 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DFL	Rick Nolan	115,880	55.3%
	Republican	Russ Bjorhus (IR)	93,742	44.7%
		Write-ins	not recorded
Total votes			'	'
Voter turnout			%
	DFL gain from Republican

1976

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

1976 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DFL	Rick Nolan	147,507	59.6
	Republican	James (Jim) Anderson (IR)	99,201
		Write-ins	not recorded
Total votes			'	'
Voter turnout			%
	DFL gain from Republican

1974

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

1974 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DFL	Rick Nolan	96,465	55.4%
	Republican	Jon Grunseth	77,797
		Write-ins	not recorded
Total votes			'	'
Voter turnout			%
	DFL gain from Republican

1972

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

1972 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DFL	Rick Nolan	109,955	'
	Republican	John M. Zwach {incumbent}	114,537
		Write-ins	not recorded
Total votes			'	'
Voter turnout			%
	DFL gain from Republican

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Minnesota's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
2. "DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010". United States Census Bureau. United States. 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
3. (PDF) http://cookpolitical.com/file/2013-04-47.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20141104/ElecRslts.asp?M=CG&CD=06
5. "Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.
6. 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.
7. "2012 State & Federal Results in Congressional District 6". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
8. MN Legislative Manual, 1985-'86 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 339, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
9. MN Legislative Manual, 1983-'84 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 336, 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, 1979-'80 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 493, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
12. MN Legislative Manual, 1977-'78 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 543, Dewey Decimal Classification no.: "Ref 353.9776 M".
13. MN Legislative Manual, 1975-'76 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 579 & 581, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
14. MN Legislative Manual, 1973-'74 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 531, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".

Coordinates: 45°20′13″N 93°51′07″W / 45.33694°N 93.85194°W