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.
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This govtrack.us map, is a useful representation of the 6th CD's borders, based on Google Maps. |
It is currently represented by Republican House Majority Whip Tom Emmer.
Recent statewide election results
Composition
Cities and townships of 10,000 or more people
- Blaine – 71,739
- St. Cloud – 69,568
- Andover – 32,928
- Ramsey – 28,333
- Chaska – 28,262
- Elk River – 26,750
- Chanhassen – 26,224
- Otsego – 23,241
- Lino Lakes – 21,973
- St. Michael – 21,034
- Sartell – 19,696
- Buffalo – 18,168
- Ham Lake – 16,464
- Monticello – 14,804
- Sauk Rapids – 13,862
- Waconia – 13,033
- East Bethel – 11,786
- Big Lake – 11,686
- Victoria – 11,042
- Dayton – 10,157
2,500 – 10,000 people
- Oak Grove – 9,130
- Waite Park – 8,360
- St. Francis – 8,142
- Albertville – 7,970
- St. Joseph – 6,932
- Big Lake Township – 6,785
- Zimmerman – 6,511
- Delano – 6,484
- Carver – 5,829
- Linwood Township – 5,334
- Princeton – 5,311
- Becker – 4,997
- Circle Pines – 4,944
- Watertown – 4,842
- Baldwin Township – 4,672
- Nowthen – 4,536
- Rockford – 4,500
- Columbus – 4,159
- Monticello Township – 4,139
- Centerville – 3,923
- Livonia Township – 3,917
- Norwood Young America – 3,863
- Montrose – 3,775
- Becker Township – 3,605
- Hanover – 3,594
- St. Augusta – 3,574
- Rockford Township – 3,444
- Collegeville Township – 3,344
- Annandale – 3,330
- Watab Township – 3,093
- Lexington – 3,072
- Cokato – 2,775
- Franklin Township – 2,774
- Orrock Township – 2,764
- Foley – 2,682
List of members representing the district
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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Republican | John M. Zwach {incumbent} | 114,537 | ||
Democratic (DFL) | Rick Nolan | 109,955 | ||
Write-ins | not recorded | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
1974
Rick Nolan was elected in his second run on November 5, 1974, to the 94th Congress.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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
Vin Weber was elected to serve in the 97th Congress.
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.
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
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mark Kennedy (incumbent) | 205,586 | 54% | −3.0 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Patty Wetterling | 174,828 | 46% | +11.0 | |
Republican hold |
2006
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Although Bachmann's home was not within the new boundaries of the 6th district, she legally ran for reelection and won.[13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michele Bachmann (incumbent) | 179,241 | 50.5% | −2.0 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jim Graves | 174,944 | 49.3% | +9.5 | |
Republican hold |
2014
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 | |
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Emmer (incumbent) | 235,385 | 65.6% | +9.3 | |
Democratic (DFL) | David Snyder | 123,010 | 34.3% | −4.1 | |
Republican hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Emmer (incumbent) | 192,931 | 61.11% | −4.5 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Ian Todd | 122,332 | 38.75% | +4.5 | |
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Emmer (incumbent) | 198,145 | 61.97% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jeanne Hendricks | 120,852 | 37.79% | |
Write-in | 770 | 0.24% | ||
Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
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