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Brad Smith

Candidate for Wisconsin 6th Congressional District · Democrat

On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Wisconsin 6th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Wisconsin Elections Commission — Candidates on Ballot by Election, 2026 General Election 11/3/2026: USH6, Brad Smith (Democratic) · read Sep 24, 2026

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The District

What Wisconsin 6th Congressional District covers

Covers all of Columbia County, Fond du Lac County, Waushara County, Manitowoc County, Sheboygan County, Marquette County, Green Lake County and Ozaukee County; parts of Winnebago County, Dodge County and Calumet County.

Includes Mequon, Kekoskee, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Lake Wisconsin (part), Fox Crossing, Manitowoc (part), Sheboygan, Neenah, Portage, Beaver Dam (part), Berlin and 105 more.

Map of Wisconsin 6th Congressional District with 900 precincts

900 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau, statewide municipal ward collection (July 2026)

Results

Certified results for Wisconsin 6th Congressional District

Representative IN Congress District 6

Wisconsin General Election 11/05/2024 · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Glenn GrothmanRepublican251,88961.3%
John ZarbanoDemocrat159,04238.7%

Official certified results — Wisconsin Elections Commission, certified Nov. 29, 2024 · Wisconsin Elections Commission — official ward-by-ward canvass

Representative IN Congress District 6

Wisconsin General Election 11/08/2022 · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Glenn GrothmanRepublican239,23199.9%
Tom Powell (write-in)Independent3400.1%

Official certified results — Wisconsin Elections Commission, certified Nov. 30, 2022 · Wisconsin Elections Commission — official ward-by-ward canvass

Representative IN Congress District 6

Wisconsin General Election 11/03/2020 · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Glenn GrothmanRepublican238,87459.3%
Jessica J. KingDemocrat164,23940.7%

Official certified results — Wisconsin Elections Commission; President canvassed after the Dane/Milwaukee partial recount and certified Nov. 30, 2020; other contests certified Dec. 1, 2020 · Wisconsin Elections Commission — official ward-by-ward canvass

Key Votes

The record

  • No public voting record

    Holds no elected public office. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · GOTV Intel review of official candidate lists

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$166,061cycle to date through Jul 22
Cash on Hand
$60,280cycle to date through Jul 22
Spent
$105,780cycle to date through Jul 22
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jul 22
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 22, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Wells Print & Digital Services$26,539.15
  • Union Copy Centers Inc$15,124.88
  • Democratic Party Of Wisconsin Federal$4,677.04
  • Integrated Solutions: Political$4,274.19
  • Facebook$2,764.16

Campaign finance — Citizens For Brad Smith: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 22, 2026

Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — Citizens For Brad Smith: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 22, 2026

    Raised $166,060.88 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $105,780.41 · cash on hand $60,280.47 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jul 22, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $153,091.93 (92%); PACs and other political committees $1,000.00 (1%); Candidate contributions $11,286.04 (7%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $682.91 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): direct mail $26,751.46; other $24,010.98; staff, contractors and reimbursements $17,233.24; digital $13,586.15.

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“I'm a Democrat running for Congress to deliver good-paying jobs, affordable healthcare, training that leads to real opportunity, and to protect the Wisconsin we love.”
Brad Smith for Wisconsin — campaign siteSep 24, 2026 · Self-published · bradsmithforcongress.com · source
“Rather than coming and showing up and telling them what I think we need, I spend time asking questions.”
Bell, Smith pitch electability in race to challenge GrothmanAug 6, 2026 · Press · Ripon Press · source
“I have deep relationships and connections with all these areas, and what I am focused on doing is having conversations with communities and focusing on people first over politics.”
Bell, Smith pitch electability in race to challenge GrothmanAug 6, 2026 · Press · Ripon Press · source
“The American dream that my family experienced is becoming so much harder today than it ever has been before. I have not worked in politics. I don't have a history in government. What I have a history in doing is building teams, leading organizations through difficult change and delivering accountable results.”
Bell, Smith pitch electability in race to challenge GrothmanAug 6, 2026 · Press · Ripon Press · source
“The priorities that I'm focused on are priorities that are shared across our district.”
Bell, Smith pitch electability in race to challenge GrothmanAug 6, 2026 · Press · Ripon Press · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://www.bradsmithforcongress.com/ captured 2026-09-25T00:43:58Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://www.bradsmithforcongress.com/

    Source: Exa search / Ripon Press article 2026-08-06

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Wisconsin 6th Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Wisconsin 6th District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Brad Smith" (Democratic) on the WI official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · WI official election authority · source

  • U.S. Representative · WI-06

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 19, 2026 · OSINT

  • U.S. Representative · WI-06

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Wisconsin Elections Commission

Not on file for Brad yet: Advertising, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_t0n0syf88.

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