Minnesota's 6th congressional district
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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 | 3081[1] mi2 (7980 km2) | |
Distribution | 64% urban, 36% rural | |
Population (2010) | 759,478[2] | |
Median income | $56,862[citation needed] | |
Ethnicity | 95.6% White, 1% Black, 1.4% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% other | |
Cook PVI | R+10[3] |
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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.
Contents
List of representatives
Congress | Representative | Party | Years | Notes | |
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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
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michele Bachmann | 179,241 | 50.5 | -2.0 | |
Democratic | Jim Graves | 174,944 | 49.3 | +9.5 |
2010
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michele Bachmann | 159,476 | 52.5 | +6.1 | |
Democratic | Tarryl Clark | 120,846 | 39.8 | - | |
Independence | Bob Anderson | 17,698 | 5.8 | - |
2008
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michele Bachmann | 187,805 | 46.4 | -3.6 | |
Democratic | Elwyn Tinklenberg | 175,784 | 43.4 | - | |
Independence | Bob Anderson | 40,642 | 10 | - |
2006
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michele Bachmann | 152,317 | 50 | - | |
Democratic | Patty Wetterling | 128,342 | 42 | -4 | |
Independence | John Binkowski | 23,706 | 8 | - |
2004
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mark Kennedy | 205,586 | 54 | -3 | |
Democratic | Patty Wetterling | 174,828 | 46 | - |
2002
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
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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] | ||||
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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
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Gerry Sikorski, (DFL) was elected to the 98th Congress on Nov. 2nd, 1982.
1982 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[9] | ||||
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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
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Vin Weber was elected to serve in the 97th Congress.
1980 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[10] | ||||
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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
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Rick Nolan was Re-Elected in 1978 to the 96th Congress on Nov. 7th, 1978.
1978 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[11] | ||||
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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
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Rick Nolan was reelected in 1976 to the 95th Congress.
1976 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections[12] | ||||
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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
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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] | ||||
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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
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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] | ||||
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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
See also
References
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- ↑ MN Legislative Manual, 1985-'86 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 339, 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, 1981-'82 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page ?, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "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, 1977-'78 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 543, Dewey Decimal Classification no.: "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, 1973-'74 (i.e.: "The Blue Book"), page 531, Dewey Decimal Classification number: "Ref 353.9776 M".
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