Wisconsin 6th District Democrats nominate Smith to challenge U.S. Rep. Grothman

By: Erik Gunn

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 227

Last Updated: 6 days, 3 hours ago

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Vote counting to pick a Democrat to run against Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District finally reached a conclusion Wednesday, with Brad Smith called the winner by the Associated Press.

With just over 50% of the total number of votes cast in the Democratic primary, Smith had 480 votes more than Amanda Bell’s 49.6%. The AP called the race at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, more than 17 hours after the polls closed …

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