Minnesota's 6th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative Area 3,081[1] sq mi (7,980 km2 ) Distribution 69.55% urban[2] 30.45% rural Population (2021) 744,738[3] Median household income $89,198[4] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+12[5]
External image 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 , Anoka , and Washington counties. Many of the Twin Cities ' northern and northwestern suburbs are included within the boundaries of this district, such as Blaine (the district's second-largest city), Andover , Ramsey , St. Michael -Albertville , Elk River , Lino Lakes , Forest Lake , Otsego , Buffalo , Anoka , Ham Lake , Hugo , Monticello , Waconia , East Bethel , and Big Lake . The St. Cloud Area is the other major center of population for the district, including the cities of St. Cloud (the district's largest city), Sartell , and Sauk Rapids . The district is Republican-leaning with a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) of R+12. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Emmer .
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Term
Cong ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1893
Melvin Baldwin
Democratic
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
53rd
Elected in 1892 . Lost re-election.
Charles A. Towne
Republican
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
54th
Elected in 1894 . Lost re-election as an independent .
Page Morris
Republican
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903
55th 56th 57th
Elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 . Retired.
Clarence Buckman
Republican
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907
58th 59th
Elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 . Lost renomination.
Charles August Lindbergh
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
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
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
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
Democratic (DFL)
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
88th 89th
Elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 . Lost re-election.
John M. Zwach
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
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
Republican
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983
97th
Elected in 1980 . Redistricted to the 2nd district .
Gerry Sikorski
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
Republican
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
103rd
Elected in 1992 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Bill Luther
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
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
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
Republican
January 3, 2015 – present
114th 115th 116th 117th
Elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .
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.
1974
Rick Nolan was elected in his second run on November 5, 1974, to the 94th Congress .
1976
Rick Nolan was reelected in 1976 to the 95th Congress .
1978
Nolan was reelected to the 96th Congress on November 7, 1978.
1980
Vin Weber was elected to serve in the 97th Congress .
1982
Gerry Sikorski , (DFL ) was elected to the 98th Congress on November 2, 1982.
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 .
1986 to 2006
The elected representatives were:
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
Although Bachmann's home was not within the new boundaries of the 6th district, she legally ran for reelection and won.[13]
2014
2016
2018
2020
Presidential election voting
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 .
^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)" . www.census.gov . Retrieved April 9, 2018 .
^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov . Retrieved October 31, 2022 .
^ "My Congressional District" .
^ "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 .
^ "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 All Congressional Districts" . Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved November 25, 2020 .
Coordinates : 45°20′13″N 93°51′07″W / 45.33694°N 93.85194°W / 45.33694; -93.85194