Iowa's 6th congressional district explained

State:Iowa
District Number:6
Obsolete:yes
Created:1860
Eliminated:1990
Years:1863–1993
Population Year:1980

Iowa's 6th congressional district is a former U.S. congressional district in the State of Iowa. It existed in elections from 1862 to 1992, when it was lost due to Iowa's population growth rate being lower than that of the country as a whole.

The district was created during the Civil War; it was first filled in the 1862 general election. Its original representative, Asahel W. Hubbard, was from Sioux City in Northwestern Iowa, but redistricting caused the district to be relocated, first to central Iowa (from 1869 to 1874), then to south-central Iowa (from 1875 to 1932), then the Des Moines area (from 1933 to 1942) and then north-central Iowa (from 1943 to 1962). From 1963 to 1992, the district was made up of counties in the northwestern part of the state. Fred Grandy, the 6th district's last representative, was, like its first, a Sioux City native.

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyTermCongressElectoral history
District created March 4, 1863
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Asahel W. Hubbard
Republicannowrap March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869
Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Retired.
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Charles Pomeroy
Republicannowrap March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871
Elected in 1868.
Lost renomination.
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Jackson Orr
Republicannowrap March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
Elected in 1870.
Redistricted to the .
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William Loughridge
Republicannowrap March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
Elected in 1872.
Lost renomination.
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Ezekiel S. Sampson
Republicannowrap March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Lost re-election.
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James Weaver
Greenbacknowrap March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
Elected in 1878.
Retired to run for president.
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Marsena E. Cutts
Republicannowrap March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883
Elected in 1880.
Lost contested election.
align=left John C. Cook
Democraticnowrap March 3, 1883 –
March 3, 1883
Won contested election but only served one day.
Lost re-election.
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Marsena E. Cutts
Republicannowrap March 4, 1883 –
September 1, 1883
Elected in 1882.
Died.
Vacantnowrap September 1, 1883 –
October 9, 1883
align=left John C. Cook
Democraticnowrap October 9, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
Elected to finish Cutts's term.
Lost re-election.
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James Weaver
Greenbacknowrap March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889
Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
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John F. Lacey
Republicannowrap March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
Elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.
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Frederick E. White
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
Elected in 1890.
Lost re-election.
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John F. Lacey
Republicannowrap March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1907
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.
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Daniel W. Hamilton
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909
Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.
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Nathan E. Kendall
Republicannowrap March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Renominated but withdrew prior to election.
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Sanford Kirkpatrick
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
Elected in 1912.
Lost renomination.
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C. William Ramseyer
Republicannowrap March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1933
Elected in 1914.
Re-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 and lost renomination there.
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Cassius C. Dowell
Republicannowrap March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.
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Hubert Utterback
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
Elected in 1934.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Cassius C. Dowell
Republicannowrap January 3, 1937 –
February 4, 1940
Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Died.
Vacantnowrap February 4, 1940 –
March 5, 1940
align=left Robert K. Goodwin
Republicannowrap March 5, 1940 –
January 3, 1941
Elected to finish Dowell's term.
Retired.
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Paul Cunningham
Republicannowrap January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
Elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the .
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Fred C. Gilchrist
Republicannowrap January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1942.
Lost renomination.
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James I. Dolliver
Republicannowrap January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1957
Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Lost re-election.
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Merwin Coad
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1963
Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Retired.
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Charles B. Hoeven
Republicannowrap January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.
Retired.
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Stanley L. Greigg
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.
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Wiley Mayne
Republicannowrap January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1975
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Lost re-election.
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Berkley Bedell
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1987
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired.
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Fred Grandy
Republicannowrap January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993
Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the .
District eliminated January 3, 1993

The district was eliminated as a result of the 1990 census. All of the district was put in the 5th district except for Cerro Gordo County which was put in the 2nd district.

General election history (from 1920)

Year [1] Party affiliationWinnerNumber of votesParty affiliationLoserNumber of votesPercentage of votes
1920RepublicanC. William Ramseyer41,644DemocraticO.P. Meyers21,53866% - 34%
1922RepublicanC. William Ramseyer28,702DemocraticJames E. Craven17,48962% - 38%
1924RepublicanC. William Ramseyer42,843DemocraticJames V. Curran19,02869% - 31%
1926RepublicanC. William Ramseyer27,967DemocraticW.L. Etter14,19366% - 34%
1928RepublicanC. William Ramseyer43,259DemocraticC. Ver Ploeg23,06565% - 35%
1930RepublicanC. William Ramseyer25,875DemocraticS.F. McConnell16,81161% - 39%
1932RepublicanCassius C. Dowell56,962DemocraticCharles S. Cooter43,89156% - 44%
1934DemocraticHubert Utterback50,828RepublicanCassius C. Dowell46,07452% - 47%
1936RepublicanCassius C. Dowell63,026DemocraticHarry B. Dunlap55,97552% - 46%
1938RepublicanCassius C. Dowell53,505DemocraticHubert Utterback37,05658% - 41%
1940RepublicanPaul H. Cunningham70,707DemocraticE. Frank Cox64,31452% - 48%
1942RepublicanFred C. Gilchrist46,843DemocraticEdward Breen30,80260% - 40%
1944RepublicanJames I. Dolliver60,153DemocraticCharles Hanna40,09859% - 39%
1946RepublicanJames I. Dolliver40,640DemocraticOscar E. Johnson23,42263% - 37%
1948RepublicanJames I. Dolliver55,641DemocraticJames E. Irwin44,00256% - 44%
1950RepublicanJames I. Dolliver56,982DemocraticMaurice O'Reilly30,87764% - 35%
1952RepublicanJames I. Dolliver86,842DemocraticFrancis G. Cutler39,24569% - 31%
1954RepublicanJames I. Dolliver53,457DemocraticLumund F. Wilcox35,13760% - 40%
1956DemocraticMerwin Coad64,625RepublicanJames I. Dolliver64,42750.1% - 49.9%
1958DemocraticMerwin Coad57,491RepublicanRobert E. Waggoner41,20458% - 42%
1960DemocraticMerwin Coad70,353RepublicanCurtis G. Reihm60,83454% - 46%
1962RepublicanCharles B. Hoeven66,940DemocraticDonaled W. Murray47,52458% - 42%
1964DemocraticStanley L. Greigg86,323RepublicanHoward N. Sokol75,47853% - 46%
1966RepublicanWiley Mayne73,274DemocraticStanley L. Greigg53,91757% - 42%
1968RepublicanWiley Mayne100,802DemocraticJerry O. Sullivan54,17165% - 35%
1970RepublicanWiley Mayne57,285DemocraticFred H. Moore43,25757% - 43%
1972RepublicanWiley Mayne103,284DemocraticBerkley Bedell93,57452% - 48%
1974DemocraticBerkley Bedell86,315RepublicanWiley Mayne71,69555% - 45%
1976DemocraticBerkley Bedell133,507RepublicanJoanne D. Soper62,29267% - 31%
1978DemocraticBerkley Bedell87,139RepublicanWillis Edgar Junker44,32066% - 34%
1980DemocraticBerkley Bedell129,460RepublicanClarence S. Carney71,86664% - 36%
1982DemocraticBerkley Bedell101,690RepublicanAl Bremer56,48764% - 36%
1984DemocraticBerkley Bedell127,706RepublicanDarrel Rensink78,18262% - 38%
1986RepublicanFred Grandy81,861DemocraticClayton Hodgson78,80751% - 49%
1988RepublicanFred Grandy125,859DemocraticDave O'Brien69,61464% - 36%
1990RepublicanFred Grandy112,333DemocraticMike D. Earll44,06372% - 28%

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Election Statistics, . 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070725184700/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html . 2007-07-25 .