# Minnesota's 6th congressional district

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

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 55% - 43% |
| 2008 | Senate | Coleman 50% - 32% |
| 2010 | Governor | Emmer 55% - 33% |
| 2010 | Secretary of State | Severson 57% - 38% |
| 2010 | Auditor | Anderson 57% - 39% |
| 2010 | Attorney General | Barden 51% - 43% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 56% - 41% |
| 2012 | Senate | Klobuchar 58% - 38% |
| 2014 | Senate | McFadden 54% - 42% |
| 2014 | Governor | Johnson 56% - 39% |
| 2014 | Secretary of State | Severson 58% - 35% |
| 2014 | Auditor | Gilbert 50% - 42% |
| 2014 | Attorney General | Newman 49% - 44% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 57% - 34% |
| 2018 | Senate (Reg.) | Klobuchar 49% - 48% |
| 2018 | Senate (Spec.) | Housley 55% - 41% |
| 2018 | Governor | Johnson 55% - 41% |
| 2018 | Secretary of State | Howe 56% - 39% |
| 2018 | Auditor | Myhra 55% - 37% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Wardlow 57% - 36% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 58% - 40% |
| 2020 | Senate | Lewis 55% - 37% |
| 2022 | Governor | Jensen 57% - 40% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Crockett 57% - 42% |
| 2022 | Auditor | Wilson 59% - 35% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Schultz 62% - 38% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 59% - 39% |
| 2024 | Senate | White 52% - 45% |

## Composition

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:
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)
    Hanover (shared with Wright County), Rockford (shared with Wright County)
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

| Member | Party | Term | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District created March 4, 1893 |||||
| Melvin Baldwin (Duluth) | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | Elected in 1892. Lost re-election. |
| Charles A. Towne (Duluth) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | 54th | Elected in 1894. Lost re-election as an independent. |
| Page Morris (Duluth) | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 | 55th 56th 57th | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Retired. |
| Clarence Buckman (Little Falls) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | 58th 59th | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost renomination. |
| Charles August Lindbergh (Little Falls) | 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 (St. Cloud) | 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 | District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | All members elected at-large. |
| Harold Knutson (Manhattan Beach) | 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 (Grove City) | 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 (Montevideo) | Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | 88th 89th | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election. |
| John M. Zwach (Walnut Grove) | 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 (Waite Park) | 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 (St. Cloud) | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | 97th | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
| Gerry Sikorski (Stillwater) | 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 (Ramsey) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | 103rd | Elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Bill Luther (Stillwater) | 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 (Watertown) | 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 (Stillwater) | 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 (Delano) | Republican | January 3, 2015 – present | 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |

## 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.
1972 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John M. Zwach {incumbent} | 114,537 | |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Rick Nolan | 109,955 | |
| | | Write-ins | not recorded | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1974

Rick Nolan was elected in his second run on November 5, 1974, to the 94th Congress.
1974 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Rick Nolan | 96,465 | 55.4% |
| | Republican | Jon Grunseth | 77,797 | |
| | | Write-ins | not recorded | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican | Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican | Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican | Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican |

### 1976

Rick Nolan was reelected in 1976 to the 95th Congress.
1976 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Rick Nolan (incumbent) | 147,507 | 59.6% |
| | Republican | James (Jim) Anderson (IR) | 99,201 | |
| | | Write-ins | not recorded | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

### 1978

Nolan was reelected to the 96th Congress on November 7, 1978.
1978 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Rick Nolan (incumbent) | 115,880 | 55.3% |
| | Republican | Russ Bjorhus (IR) | 93,742 | 44.7% |
| | | Write-ins | not recorded | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

### 1980

Vin Weber was elected to serve in the 97th Congress.
1980 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) |

### 1982

Gerry Sikorski, (DFL) was elected to the 98th Congress on November 2, 1982.
1982 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Gerry Sikorski (DFL) | 109,246 | 50.82% |
| | Republican | Arlen Erdahl (IR) (incumbent) | 105,734 | 49.18% |
| | | Write-ins | not recorded | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | 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.
1984 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

### 1986 to 2006

The elected representatives were:
* Gerry Sikorski (also served in the) 100th Congress, 101st Congress and 102nd Congress
* Rod Grams 103rd Congress
* Bill Luther 104th Congress, 105th Congress, 106th Congress and 107th Congress

### 2002

2002 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| 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) | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) | Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) |

### 2004

2004 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Mark Kennedy (incumbent) | 205,586 | 54% | −3.0 |
| Democratic (DFL) | Patty Wetterling | 174,828 | 46% | +11.0 |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

2006 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

2008 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| 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 | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

2010 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections :
| 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 | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

Although Bachmann's home was not within the new boundaries of the 6th district, she legally ran for reelection and won.
Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2012 :
| 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 | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 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 | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 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 | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 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 | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 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 | Write-in | 553 | 0.1% |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2022 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tom Emmer (incumbent) | 198,145 | 61.97% |
| Democratic (DFL) | Jeanne Hendricks | 120,852 | 37.79% |
| Write-in | Write-in | 770 | 0.24% |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2024

Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election, 2024 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tom Emmer (incumbent) | 257,527 | 62.68% |
| Democratic (DFL) | Jeanne Hendricks | 152,700 | 37.16% |
| Write-in | Write-in | 653 | 0.16% |
| Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |