MICHIGAN'S 6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT


The 6th district boundaries for the 106th Congress, prior to redistricting in 2002

'Michigan's 6th congressional district' is a United States congressional district in southwest Michigan. It consists of all of Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren, counties, and includes most of southern and eastern Allegan and a portion of western Calhoun counties.

Contents
Major cities
Representatives
Notes
References

Major cities



Allegan

Benton Harbor

Cassopolis

Niles

Kalamazoo

Paw Paw

Portage

St. Joseph

South Haven

Sturgis

Three Rivers

Representatives


Representative Party Years Congress
John F. Driggs Republican 1863-1869 38th-40th
Randolph Strickland Republican 1869-1871 41st
Jabez G. Sutherland Democratic 1871-1873 42nd
Josiah Begole Republican 1873-1875 43rd
George H. Durand Democratic 1875-1877 44th
Mark S. Brewer Republican 1877-1881 45th-46th
Oliver L. Spaulding Republican 1881-1883 47th
Edwin B. Winans Edwin B. Winans was elected as a fusion candidate, but was seated in Congress with the Democratic Party. Democratic 1883-1887 48th-49th
Mark S. Brewer Republican 1887-1891 50th-51st
Byron G. Stout [1] Democratic 1891-1893 52nd
David D. Aitken Republican 1893-1897 53rd-54th
Samuel W. Smith Republican 1897-1915 55th-63rd
Patrick H. Kelley Republican 1915-1923 64th-67th
Grant M. Hudson Republican 1923-1931 67th-71st
Seymour H. Person Republican 1931-1933 72nd
Claude E. Cady Democratic 1933-1935 73rd
William W. Blackney Republican 1935-1937 74th
Andrew J. Transue Democratic 1937-1939 75th
William W. Blackney Republican 1939-1953 76th-82nd
Kit Clardy Republican 1953-1955 83rd
Donald Hayworth Democratic 1955-1957 84th
Charles E. Chamberlain Republican 1957-1975 85th-93rd
Bob Carr Democratic 1975-1981 94th-96th
Jim Dunn Republican 1981-1983 97th
Bob Carr Democratic 1983-1993 98th-102nd
Fred Upton Republican 1993-present 103rd-110th

Notes


1. Byron G. Stout was elected on a Democratic and Union ticket in 1890 to the 52nd Congress.

References



Govtrack.us for the 7th District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline

The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807-2003

U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004

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