Minnesota's 6th congressional district

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Minnesota's 6th congressional district
The 6th congressional district of Minnesota since 2002
The 6th congressional district of Minnesota since 2002
Current Representative Michele Bachmann (R–Stillwater)
Area 3081[1] mi² (7980 km²)
Distribution 64% urban, 36% rural
Population (2000) 614,935[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+7
External images
THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a more detailed, and 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 + 7. It is currently represented by Republican Michele Bachmann, although Bachmann's home is not located in the district[3].

Contents

[edit] List of representatives

Congress Representative Party Years Notes
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- Michele Bachmann Republican January 3, 2007–Present Incumbent

[edit] Elections

[edit] 2010

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2010#District 6
2010 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michele Bachmann 159,476 52.5 +6.1
Democratic Tarryl Clark 120,846 39.8 -
Independence Bob Anderson 17,698 5.8 -

[edit] 2008

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2008
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2008#District 6
2008 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michele Bachmann 187,805 46.4 -3.6
Democratic Elwyn Tinklenberg 175,784 43.4 -
Independence Bob Anderson 40,642 10 -

[edit] 2006

Main article: U.S. House elections, 2006
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2006
2006 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michele Bachmann 152,317 50 -
Democratic Patty Wetterling 128,342 42 -4
Independence John Binkowski 23,706 8 -

[edit] 2004

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2004
2004 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mark Kennedy 205,586 54 -3
Democratic Patty Wetterling 174,828 46 -

[edit] 2002

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2002
2002 Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mark Kennedy 164,742 57 -
Democratic Janet Robert 100,732 35 -
Independence Becker 21,483 8 -

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area". US Census Bureau. 2000. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cd109th/MN/ur_c9_27.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-02. 
  2. ^ "Fast Facts". US Census Bureau. 2000. http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US2706&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US27%7C50000US2705&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US2706&_cityTown=&_state=04000US27&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry=. Retrieved 2007-03-30. 
  3. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/02/21/us/politics/AP-US-Minnesota-Redistricting-Bachmann.html
All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
The At-large, 9th and 10th districts are obsolete.
See also: Minnesota's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps

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