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Representative in Congress · District 6

Wisconsin. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026. Five candidates are on the official list.

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Glenn GrothmanRepublicanRepresentative in Congress · District 6
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Brad SmithDemocraticRepresentative in Congress · District 6
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Matthew ArndtWisconsin GreenRepresentative in Congress · District 6
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Elizabeth Anne FitzgibbonIndependentRepresentative in Congress · District 6
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Mike ThurowIndependentRepresentative in Congress · District 6
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Candidate list published by Wisconsin Elections Commission (the last official copy we checked before the Nov. 3, 2026, election), as of Oct 13, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Worth knowing

The party winning this district last changed in 1966, when William A. Steiger (Republican) won it after a Democratic win in 1964. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
The closest result we hold for this district was in 1930: Michael K. Reilly won by 620 votes, 1.2 points of all votes counted. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
Nine different people won the 53 regular elections for this district from 1920 to 2024. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
A candidate with the same name as the 2024 winner, Glenn Grothman, is on the 2026 official list. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
Five candidates are on the official list for this race. Source: Official list from Wisconsin Elections Commission
Of the eight U.S. House contests in Wisconsin on the official list, one has only one candidate. Source: Official list from Wisconsin Elections Commission

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.

Democratic candidate
Republican candidate

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
Year	Democratic candidate	Republican candidate
1920	No figure	68.7%
1922	No figure	86.05%
1924	29.38%	70.62%
1926	24.03%	75.97%
1928	30.8%	69.2%
1930	50.24%	49.02%
1932	59.07%	38.72%
1934	42.29%	22.97%
1936	51.73%	48.27%
1938	30.06%	53.59%
1940	25.92%	57.42%
1942	20.08%	62.18%
1944	32.32%	66.54%
1946	34.66%	64.21%
1948	43.77%	55.51%
1950	34.95%	65.05%
1952	28.34%	71.66%
1954	37.5%	62.5%
1956	32.82%	67.18%
1958	47.23%	52.77%
1960	44.2%	55.8%
1962	40.85%	59.15%
1964	50.77%	49.22%
1966	47.62%	52.38%
1968	34.33%	63.98%
1970	30.78%	67.74%
1972	32.04%	65.81%
1974	35.41%	59.49%
1976	36.64%	63.35%
1978	29.6%	69.62%
1980	40.65%	59.35%
1982	34.98%	65.01%
1984	24.17%	75.83%
1986	No figure	96.65%
1988	25.75%	74.24%
1990	No figure	99.53%
1992	47.12%	52.87%
1994	No figure	99.5%
1996	23.9%	73.03%
1998	No figure	92.6%
2000	34.88%	65.02%
2002	No figure	99.22%
2004	30.12%	67.03%
2006	No figure	98.92%
2008	36.21%	63.71%
2010	29.27%	70.66%
2012	37.78%	62.12%
2014	40.87%	56.77%
2016	37.26%	57.15%
2018	44.46%	55.47%
2020	40.72%	59.23%
2022	No figure	94.93%
2024	38.66%	61.23%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024

Winners and margins
Year	Most votes	Margin over the runner-up
2024	Glenn Grothman (Republican)	92,847 votes (22.6 points)
2022	Glenn Grothman (Republican)	Unopposed
2020	Glenn Grothman (Republican)	74,635 votes (18.5 points)
2018	Glenn Grothman (Republican)	35,775 votes (11.0 points)
2016	Glenn Grothman (Republican)	71,075 votes (19.9 points)
2014	Glenn Grothman (Republican)	47,555 votes (15.9 points)
2012	Tom Petri (Republican)	87,539 votes (24.3 points)
2010	Tom Petri (Republican)	107,345 votes (41.4 points)
2008	Tom Petri (Republican)	95,785 votes (27.5 points)
2006	Tom Petri (Republican)	Unopposed
2004	Tom Petri (Republican)	131,411 votes (36.9 points)
2002	Tom Petri (Republican)	Unopposed
2000	Thomas E. Petri (Republican)	83,080 votes (30.1 points)
1998	Thomas E. Petri (Republican)	132,877 votes (85.4 points)
1996	Thomas E. Petri (Republican)	113,836 votes (49.1 points)
1994	Thomas E Petri (Republican)	Unopposed
1992	Thomas E Petri (Republican)	15,643 votes (5.7 points)
1990	Thomas E Petri (Republican)	Unopposed
1988	Thomas E Petri (Republican)	108,371 votes (48.5 points)
1986	Thomas E Petri (Republican)	120,060 votes (93.3 points)
1984	Thomas E Petri (Republican)	116,005 votes (51.7 points)
1982	Thomas E Petri (Republican)	51,426 votes (30.0 points)
1980	Thomas E Petri (Republican)	45,352 votes (18.7 points)
1978	William A Steiger (Republican)	65,957 votes (40.0 points)
1976	William A Steiger (Republican)	58,826 votes (26.7 points)
1974	William A. Steiger (Republican)	35,081 votes (24.1 points)
1972	William A. Steiger (Republican)	67,058 votes (33.8 points)
1970	William A. Steiger (Republican)	53,793 votes (37.0 points)
1968	William A. Steiger (Republican)	51,875 votes (29.7 points)
1966	William A. Steiger (Republican)	6,180 votes (4.8 points)
1964	John A. Race (Democratic)	2,587 votes (1.6 points)
1962	William K. Van Pelt (Republican)	22,060 votes (18.3 points)
1960	William K. Van Pelt (Republican)	19,008 votes (11.6 points)
1958	William K. Van Pelt (Republican)	6,459 votes (5.5 points)
1956	William K. Van Pelt (Republican)	49,506 votes (34.4 points)
1954	William K. Van Pelt (Republican)	27,462 votes (25.0 points)
1952	William K. Van Pelt (Republican)	62,554 votes (43.3 points)
1950	William K. Van Pelt (Republican)	30,671 votes (30.1 points)
1948	Frank B. Keefe (Republican)	12,831 votes (11.7 points)
1946	Frank B. Keefe (Republican)	26,894 votes (29.5 points)
1944	Frank B. Keefe (Republican)	38,307 votes (34.2 points)
1942	Frank B. Keefe (Republican)	28,021 votes (42.1 points)
1940	Frank B. Keefe (Republican)	36,659 votes (31.5 points)
1938	Frank B. Keefe (Republican)	20,240 votes (23.5 points)
1936	Michael K. Reilly (Democratic)	2,784 votes (3.5 points)
1934	Michael K. Reilly (Democratic)	6,187 votes (7.5 points)
1932	Michael K. Reilly (Democratic)	20,347 votes (20.4 points)
1930	Michael K. Reilly (Democratic)	620 votes (1.2 points)
1928	Florian Lampert (Republican)	29,943 votes (38.4 points)
1926	Florian Lampert (Republican)	23,550 votes (51.9 points)
1924	Florian Lampert (Republican)	26,854 votes (41.2 points)
1922	Florian Lampert (Republican)	28,793 votes (72.1 points)
1920	Florian Lampert (Republican)	26,428 votes (47.7 points)

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Wisconsin's U.S. House districts, with District 6 outlined

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Data table: Wisconsin's U.S. House districts, with District 6 outlined

Wisconsin's U.S. House districts, with District 6 outlined
District	Contest
WI-1	Another district
WI-2	Another district
WI-3	Another district
WI-4	Another district
WI-5	Another district
WI-6	This race
WI-7	Another district
WI-8	Another district

Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

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Republican Glenn Grothman wins reelection to U.S. House in Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District WFRV-TV · Nov 4, 2026

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