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Wisconsin House race, District 6

Glenn Grothman holds this seat and is running to keep it against Brad Smith.

The November ballot

Grothman
$929K
Smith
$166K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.

The seat

Glenn Grothman

Republican · Holds the seat now

5
Trades disclosed
$40K
Estimated volume
Has not cosponsored a bill that would ban it

From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.

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How to vote in Wisconsin

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 20 days before online or by mail, the Friday before in person at your clerk, or same-day at the polls on Election Day.

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How they won the primary

The primary · 72,489 votes

  • Brad SmithWon50.2%36,408
  • Amanda Bell49.6%35,928

Primary results as recorded August 27, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

Where each candidate's money comes from

10%$97KSmall donors$54K32%
60%$553KLarge donors$99K60%
30%$278KPACs$1K<1%
--Self-funding$11K7%

Small donors give under $200; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.

Not on the November ballot

11 filed

Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.

The district

Census context
People
739K
Median household income
$76K
Unemployment
2.7%
Living below the poverty line
9.2%
Without health insurance
4.4%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

How this seat voted last time

R+23 in 2024

  • Glenn GrothmanWon61.2%
  • John Zarbano38.7%

411,349 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.

Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.