Iowa's 6th congressional district

Iowa's 6th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1860
Eliminated1990
Years active1863–1993

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

Member Party Term Congress Electoral history
District created March 4, 1863

Asahel W. Hubbard
(Sioux City) 		Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869 		38th
39th
40th 		Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Retired.

Charles Pomeroy
(Fort Dodge) 		Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871 		41st Elected in 1868.
Lost renomination.

Jackson Orr
(Montana) 		Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873 		42nd Elected in 1870.
Redistricted to the 9th district.

William Loughridge
(Oskaloosa) 		Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875 		43rd Elected in 1872.
Lost renomination.

Ezekiel S. Sampson
(Sigourney) 		Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879 		44th
45th 		Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Lost re-election.

James Weaver
(Bloomfield) 		Greenback March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881 		46th Elected in 1878.
Retired to run for president.

Marsena E. Cutts
(Oskaloosa) 		Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883 		47th Elected in 1880.
Lost contested election.
John C. Cook
(Newton) 		Democratic March 3, 1883 –
March 3, 1883 		Won contested election but only served one day.
Lost re-election.

Marsena E. Cutts
(Oskaloosa) 		Republican March 4, 1883 –
September 1, 1883 		48th Elected in 1882.
Died.
Vacant September 1, 1883 –
October 9, 1883
John C. Cook
(Newton) 		Democratic October 9, 1883 –
March 3, 1885 		Elected to finish Cutts's term.
Lost re-election.

James Weaver
(Bloomfield) 		Greenback March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889 		49th
50th 		Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.

John F. Lacey
(Oskaloosa) 		Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891 		51st Elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.

Frederick E. White
(Webster) 		Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893 		52nd Elected in 1890.
Lost re-election.

John F. Lacey
(Oskaloosa) 		Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1907 		53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th 		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.

Daniel W. Hamilton
(Sigourney) 		Democratic March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909 		60th Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.

Nathan E. Kendall
(Albia) 		Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913 		61st
62nd 		Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Renominated but withdrew prior to election.

Sanford Kirkpatrick
(Ottumwa) 		Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915 		63rd Elected in 1912.
Lost renomination.

C. William Ramseyer
(Bloomfield) 		Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1933 		64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd 		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 5th district and lost renomination there.

Cassius C. Dowell
(Des Moines) 		Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		73rd Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.

Hubert Utterback
(Des Moines) 		Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937 		74th Elected in 1934.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Cassius C. Dowell
(Des Moines) 		Republican January 3, 1937 –
February 4, 1940 		75th
76th 		Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Died.
Vacant February 4, 1940 –
March 5, 1940 		76th
Robert K. Goodwin
(Redfield) 		Republican March 5, 1940 –
January 3, 1941 		76th Elected to finish Dowell's term.
Retired.

Paul Cunningham
(Des Moines) 		Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943 		77th Elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the 5th district.

Fred C. Gilchrist
(Laurens) 		Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945 		78th Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1942.
Lost renomination.

James I. Dolliver
(Fort Dodge) 		Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1957 		79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th 		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.

Merwin Coad
(Boone) 		Democratic January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1963 		85th
86th
87th 		Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Retired.

Charles B. Hoeven
(Alton) 		Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965 		88th Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1962.
Retired.

Stanley L. Greigg
(Sioux City) 		Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967 		89th Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.

Wiley Mayne
(Sioux City) 		Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1975 		90th
91st
92nd
93rd 		Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Lost re-election.

Berkley Bedell
(Spirit Lake) 		Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1987 		94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th 		Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired.

Fred Grandy
(Sioux City) 		Republican January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993 		100th
101st
102nd 		Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
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 affiliation Winner Number of votes Party affiliation Loser Number of votes Percentage of votes
1920 Republican C. William Ramseyer 41,644 Democratic O.P. Meyers 21,538 66% - 34%
1922 Republican C. William Ramseyer 28,702 Democratic James E. Craven 17,489 62% - 38%
1924 Republican C. William Ramseyer 42,843 Democratic James V. Curran 19,028 69% - 31%
1926 Republican C. William Ramseyer 27,967 Democratic W.L. Etter 14,193 66% - 34%
1928 Republican C. William Ramseyer 43,259 Democratic C. Ver Ploeg 23,065 65% - 35%
1930 Republican C. William Ramseyer 25,875 Democratic S.F. McConnell 16,811 61% - 39%
1932 Republican Cassius C. Dowell 56,962 Democratic Charles S. Cooter 43,891 56% - 44%
1934 Democratic Hubert Utterback 50,828 Republican Cassius C. Dowell 46,074 52% - 47%
1936 Republican Cassius C. Dowell 63,026 Democratic Harry B. Dunlap 55,975 52% - 46%
1938 Republican Cassius C. Dowell 53,505 Democratic Hubert Utterback 37,056 58% - 41%
1940 Republican Paul H. Cunningham 70,707 Democratic E. Frank Cox 64,314 52% - 48%
1942 Republican Fred C. Gilchrist 46,843 Democratic Edward Breen 30,802 60% - 40%
1944 Republican James I. Dolliver 60,153 Democratic Charles Hanna 40,098 59% - 39%
1946 Republican James I. Dolliver 40,640 Democratic Oscar E. Johnson 23,422 63% - 37%
1948 Republican James I. Dolliver 55,641 Democratic James E. Irwin 44,002 56% - 44%
1950 Republican James I. Dolliver 56,982 Democratic Maurice O'Reilly 30,877 64% - 35%
1952 Republican James I. Dolliver 86,842 Democratic Francis G. Cutler 39,245 69% - 31%
1954 Republican James I. Dolliver 53,457 Democratic Lumund F. Wilcox 35,137 60% - 40%
1956 Democratic Merwin Coad 64,625 Republican James I. Dolliver 64,427 50.1% - 49.9%
1958 Democratic Merwin Coad 57,491 Republican Robert E. Waggoner 41,204 58% - 42%
1960 Democratic Merwin Coad 70,353 Republican Curtis G. Reihm 60,834 54% - 46%
1962 Republican Charles B. Hoeven 66,940 Democratic Donaled W. Murray 47,524 58% - 42%
1964 Democratic Stanley L. Greigg 86,323 Republican Howard N. Sokol 75,478 53% - 46%
1966 Republican Wiley Mayne 73,274 Democratic Stanley L. Greigg 53,917 57% - 42%
1968 Republican Wiley Mayne 100,802 Democratic Jerry O. Sullivan 54,171 65% - 35%
1970 Republican Wiley Mayne 57,285 Democratic Fred H. Moore 43,257 57% - 43%
1972 Republican Wiley Mayne 103,284 Democratic Berkley Bedell 93,574 52% - 48%
1974 Democratic Berkley Bedell 86,315 Republican Wiley Mayne 71,695 55% - 45%
1976 Democratic Berkley Bedell 133,507 Republican Joanne D. Soper 62,292 67% - 31%
1978 Democratic Berkley Bedell 87,139 Republican Willis Edgar Junker 44,320 66% - 34%
1980 Democratic Berkley Bedell 129,460 Republican Clarence S. Carney 71,866 64% - 36%
1982 Democratic Berkley Bedell 101,690 Republican Al Bremer 56,487 64% - 36%
1984 Democratic Berkley Bedell 127,706 Republican Darrel Rensink 78,182 62% - 38%
1986 Republican Fred Grandy 81,861 Democratic Clayton Hodgson 78,807 51% - 49%
1988 Republican Fred Grandy 125,859 Democratic Dave O'Brien 69,614 64% - 36%
1990 Republican Fred Grandy 112,333 Democratic Mike D. Earll 44,063 72% - 28%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Election Statistics,". 2005. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007.