| State: | Minnesota |
| District Number: | 6 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Tom Emmer |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Delano |
| English Area: | 3081[1] |
| Metric Area: | 7980 |
| Distribution Ref: | [2] |
| Percent Urban: | 69.55 |
| Percent Rural: | 30.45 |
| Population: | 731,533[3] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $95,930[4] |
| Percent White: | 84.1 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 3.7 |
| Percent Black: | 4.6 |
| Percent Asian: | 3.0 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.0 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.7 |
| Cpvi: | R+12[5] |
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.
| Election results from Presidential races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 58 - 38% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 59 - 33% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 57 - 42% | |
| 2008 | President | McCain 53 - 45% | |
| 2004 | President | Bush 57 - 42% | |
| 2000 | President | Bush 52 - 42% | |
| Member | Party | Term | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1893 | ||||||||
| align=left | Melvin Baldwin | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1892. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Charles A. Towne | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | Elected in 1894. Lost re-election as an independent. | |||
| align=left | Page Morris | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Clarence Buckman | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Charles August Lindbergh | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917 | 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. | |||
| align=left | Harold Knutson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933 | 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 . | |||
| District inactive | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | All members elected at-large. | |||||
| align=left | Harold Knutson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949 | Redistricted from the 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. | |||
| align=left | Fred Marshall | nowrap | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963 | 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. | ||||
| align=left | Alec G. Olson | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | John M. Zwach | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Rick Nolan | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Vin Weber | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Gerry Sikorski | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Rod Grams | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | Elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |||
| align=left | Bill Luther | nowrap | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the and lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Mark Kennedy | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |||
| align=left | Michele Bachmann | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015 | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Tom Emmer | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2015 – present | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |||
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.
Rick Nolan was elected in his second run on November 5, 1974, to the 94th Congress.
Rick Nolan was reelected in 1976 to the 95th Congress.
Nolan was reelected to the 96th Congress on November 7, 1978.
Vin Weber was elected to serve in the 97th Congress.
Gerry Sikorski, (DFL) was elected to the 98th Congress on November 2, 1982.
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.
The elected representatives were:
See main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2004.
Although Bachmann's home was not within the new boundaries of the 6th district, she legally ran for reelection and won.[6]