Minnesota's 6th congressional district
Minnesota's 6th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Area | 3,081[1] sq mi (7,980 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 747,036[3] |
Median household income | $100,756[4] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+12[5] |
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Minnesota's 6th congressional district includes most or all of Benton, Carver, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, and Anoka counties. Many of the 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 election results from statewide races
[edit]Year | Office | Results[6][7][8] |
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2008 | President | McCain 55% - 43% |
2012 | President | Romney 58% - 42% |
2014 | Senate | McFadden 54% - 42% |
Governor | Johnson 57% - 40% | |
2016 | President | Trump 57% - 34% |
2018 | Senate (Reg.) | Klobuchar 49% - 48% |
Senate (Spec.) | Housley 55% - 41% | |
Governor | Johnson 55% - 41% | |
Attorney General | Wardlow 57% - 36% | |
2020 | President | Trump 58% - 40% |
Senate | Lewis 55% - 37% | |
2022 | Governor | Jensen 57% - 40% |
Secretary of State | Crockett 57% - 42% | |
Auditor | Wilson 59% - 35% | |
Attorney General | Schultz 62% - 38% | |
2024 | President | Trump 59% - 39% |
Senate | White 52% - 45% |
Composition
[edit]For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:[9]
Anoka County (15)
- Andover, Blaine, Bethel, Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, East Bethel, Ham Lake, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Linwood Township, Nowthen, Oak Grove, Ramsey (part; also 3rd), St. Francis (part; also 8th; shared with Isanti County)
Benton County (19)
- All 19 townships and municipalities
Carver County (21)
- All 21 townships and municipalities
Hennepin County (2)
Sherburne County (17)
- All 17 townships and municipalities
Stearns County (12)
- Collegeville Township, Fair Haven Township, Le Sauk Township, Lynden Township, Rockville, Sartell, St. Augusta, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, St. Joseph Township, St. Wendell Township (part; also 7th), Waite Park
Wright County (35)
- All 35 township and municipalities
List of members representing the district
[edit]Recent elections
[edit]1972
[edit]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) | Rick Nolan | 109,955 | ||
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
1974
[edit]Rick Nolan was elected in his second run on November 5, 1974, to the 94th Congress.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Rick Nolan | 96,465 | 55.4% | |
Republican | Jon Grunseth | 77,797 | ||
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican |
1976
[edit]Rick Nolan was reelected in 1976 to the 95th Congress.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Rick Nolan (incumbent) | 147,507 | 59.6% | |
Republican | James (Jim) Anderson (IR) | 99,201 | ||
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic (DFL) hold |
1978
[edit]Nolan was reelected to the 96th Congress on November 7, 1978.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Rick Nolan (incumbent) | 115,880 | 55.3% | |
Republican | Russ Bjorhus (IR) | 93,742 | 44.7% | |
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic (DFL) hold |
1980
[edit]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% | ||
Democratic (DFL) | Archie Baumann (DFL) | 126,173 | 47.3% | ||
Write-ins | not recorded | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) |
1982
[edit]Gerry Sikorski, (DFL) was elected to the 98th Congress on November 2, 1982.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Gerry Sikorski (DFL) | 109,246 | 50.82% | |
Republican | Arlen Erdahl (IR) (incumbent) | 105,734 | 49.18% | |
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic (DFL) hold |
1984
[edit]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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Gerry Sikorski (DFL) (incumbent) | 154,603 | 60.5% | |
Republican | Patrick Trueman (IR) | 101,058 | 39.5% | |
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic (DFL) hold |
1986 to 2006
[edit]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
[edit]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 | Becker | 21,483 | 8% | +8.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) |
2004
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | Bob Anderson | 40,642 | 10% | +2.0 | |
Republican hold |
2010
[edit]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 | Bob Anderson | 17,698 | 5.8% | −4.2 | |
Republican hold |
2012
[edit]Although Bachmann's home was not within the new boundaries of the 6th district, she legally ran for reelection and won.[17]
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
2024
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Emmer (incumbent) | 257,527 | 62.68% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jeanne Hendricks | 152,700 | 37.16% | |
Write-in | 653 | 0.16% | ||
Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 September 22, 2024.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::4b212b88-2b8b-48aa-b2d2-e2f9980ac884
- ^ "State & Federal Results in Congressional District 6".
- ^ "State & Federal Results in Congressional District 6".
- ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST27/CD118_MN06.pdf
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Results for All Congressional Districts". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 6, 2024.