Wisconsin 6th District Democrats nominate Smith to challenge U.S. Rep. Grothman • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District, currently repesented by Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (inset) is located north of Milwaukee and south of Green Bay. It extends west from Lake Michigan to Columbia, Marquette and Waushara counties. (Wisconsin Examiner photo illustration/map, state of Wisconsin; Grothman official U.S. House photo)
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 at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Smith lives in the Milwaukee suburb of Mequon and works in software and web design. He owns a consulting business and served in the National Guard.
Bell is a Sheboygan County resident and is a …