Minnesota's 6th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Minnesota's 6th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Tom Emmer (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Minnesota's 6th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Tom Emmer	Republican	62.4%	25.0
2022	Tom Emmer	Republican	62.0%	24.2
2020	Tom Emmer	Republican	65.7%	31.5
2018	Tom Emmer	Republican	61.1%	22.4
2016	Tom Emmer	Republican	65.6%	31.3
2014	Tom Emmer	Republican	56.3%	17.9
2012	Michele Bachmann	Republican	50.5%	1.2
2010	Michele Bachmann	Republican	52.5%	12.7
2008	Michele Bachmann	Republican	46.4%	3.0
2006	Michele Bachmann	Republican	50.1%	8.0
2004	Mark R. Kennedy	Republican	54.0%	8.1
2002	Mark R. Kennedy	Republican	57.3%	22.3
2000	William P. Luther	Democratic	49.6%	1.5
1998	William P. Luther	Democratic	50.0%	4.0
1980	John Vincent Weber	Republican	52.7%	5.3
1978	Richard M. Nolan	Democratic	55.3%	10.6
1976	Richard M. Nolan	Democratic	59.8%	19.6

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Emmer Won	REP	260,095	62.45%
Jeanne Hendricks	DEM	155,836	37.42%
Write-in	—	565	0.14%
Total		416,496

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Emmer Won	REP	198,145	61.97%
Jeanne Hendricks	DEM	120,852	37.79%
Write-in	—	770	0.24%
Total		319,767

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Emmer Won	REP	270,901	65.70%
Tawnja Zahradka	DEM	140,853	34.16%
Write-in	—	553	0.13%
Total		412,307

Questions and answers

Who represents Minnesota's 6th congressional district?

Tom Emmer (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Minnesota's 6th congressional district?

Tom Emmer won in 2024 by 25.0 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.