Minnesota's 6th congressional district
Minnesota's 6th congressional district | |
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Minnesota's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Tom Emmer (R–Delano) |
Area | 3,081[1] sq mi (7,980 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 696,720[3] |
Median income | $77,049 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+12[4] |
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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.
List of representatives
Congress | Representative | Party | Years | Notes |
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District created | March 4, 1893 | |||
53rd | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
Lost reelection | |
54th | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
Lost reelection (as an independent) | |
55th 56th 57th |
Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 |
Appointed to United States District Court for the District of Minnesota | |
58th 59th |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 |
Lost renomination | |
60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th |
Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917 |
Ran for U.S. Senate (unsuccessful) | |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933 |
Redistricted to the At-large district | |
73rd | District inactive, all representatives elected at-large on a general ticket. | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | ||
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th |
Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949 |
Redistricted from the At-large district | |
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
DFL | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963 |
Retired | |
88th 89th |
DFL | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 |
Lost reelection | |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
Retired | |
94th 96th |
DFL | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
Retired | |
97th | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
Redistricted to the 2nd district | |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
DFL | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
Lost reelection | |
103rd | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
Ran for U.S. Senate (successful) | |
104th 105th 106th 107th |
DFL | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
Lost reelection in the 2nd District | |
108th 109th |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
Ran for U.S. Senate (unsuccessful) | |
110th 111th 112th 113th |
Republican | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015 |
Retired | |
114th 115th |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – present |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Rick Nolan | 109,955 | ||
Republican | John M. Zwach {incumbent} | 114,537 | ||
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican gain from DFL | ||||
1974
Rick Nolan was elected in his second run in the November 5, 1974 to the 94th Congress.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Rick Nolan | 96,465 | 55.4% | |
Republican | Jon Grunseth | 77,797 | ||
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
DFL gain from Republican | ||||
1976
Rick Nolan was reelected in 1976 to the 95th Congress.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Rick Nolan | 147,507 | 59.6% | |
Republican | James (Jim) Anderson (IR) | 99,201 | ||
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
DFL gain from Republican | ||||
1978
Rick Nolan was Re-Elected in 1978 to the 96th Congress on November 7, 1978.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Rick Nolan | 115,880 | 55.3% | |
Republican | Russ Bjorhus (IR) | 93,742 | 44.7% | |
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
DFL gain from Republican | ||||
1980
Vin Weber was elected to serve in the 97th Congress.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Vin Weber (IR) | 140,402 | 52.7% | |
DFL | Archie Baumann (DFL) | 126,173 | 47.3% | |
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican gain from DFL | ||||
1982
Gerry Sikorski, (DFL) was elected to the 98th Congress on November 2, 1982.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Gerry Sikorski (DFL) | 109,246 | 50.82% | |
Republican | Arlen Erdahl (IR) | 105,734 | 49.18% | |
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
DFL gain from Republican | ||||
1984
Gerry Sikorski was Re-Elected in 1984 to the 99th Congress on November 6, 1984.
He continued to serve through the 100th Congress, 101st Congress and 102nd Congress.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Gerry Sikorski (DFL) | 154,603 | ||
Republican | Patrick Trueman (IR) | 101,058 | ||
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Mark Kennedy | 164,742 | 57% | - | |
Democratic | Janet Robert | 100,732 | 35% | - | |
Independence | Becker | 21,483 | 8% | - |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Mark Kennedy | 205,586 | 54% | -3 | |
Democratic | Patty Wetterling | 174,828 | 46% | - |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Michele Bachmann | 152,317 | 50% | - | |
DFL | Patty Wetterling | 128,342 | 42% | -4 | |
Independence | John Binkowski | 23,706 | 8% | - |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Michele Bachmann | 187,805 | 46.4% | -3.6 | |
DFL | Elwyn Tinklenberg | 175,784 | 43.4% | - | |
Independence | Bob Anderson | 40,642 | 10% | - |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Michele Bachmann | 159,476 | 52.5% | +6.1 | |
DFL | Tarryl Clark | 120,846 | 39.8% | - | |
Independence | Bob Anderson | 17,698 | 5.8% | - |
2012
Although Bachmann's home was not located within the new boundaries of the 6th district, she legally ran for re-election and won.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Michele Bachmann | 179,241 | 50.5% | -2.0 | |
DFL | Jim Graves | 174,944 | 49.3% | +9.5 |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Tom Emmer | 133,332 | 56.3% | +5.8 | |
DFL | Joe Perske | 90,926 | 38.4% | -10.9 | |
Independence | John Denney | 12,459 | 5.3% | +5.3 |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Tom Emmer | 235,385 | 65.6% | +9.3 | |
DFL | David Snyder | 123,010 | 34.3% | -4.1 |
Presidential election voting
Election results from presidential races | Political parties that won the district | ||
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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
See also
References
- ↑ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20141104/ElecRslts.asp?M=CG&CD=06%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ "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.
Coordinates: 45°20′13″N 93°51′07″W / 45.33694°N 93.85194°W