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