Riding profile

WI-6

US House district — WI · Mixed · us wi

The question

WI-6: a safe seat for the Republicans?

Current forecast

Republican

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
13.2
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 56.6%

    Glenn S. Grothman incumbent

  • Democrat 43.4%

    Bradley Smith

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. FL-22Democrat68 %1.1 pt margin
  2. AZ-2Republican57 %1.1 pt margin
  3. OH-10Democrat60 %1.1 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Republican Democrat
HereWI-6 56.6%43.4%
National averageUnited States 44.9% +11.7 54.3% −10.9

Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Projection track

How the projection has moved

District polls

Polls in this district

4 polls

Pollster Field dates Sample Pop. Topline Source
Tavern Research Contours Inc. 18–May 28 437 LV
Republican 55
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Tavern Research Contours Inc. 18–May 28 437 LV
Republican 61 Democrat 39
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Tavern Research Contours Inc. 18–May 28 437 LV
Republican 61 Democrat 39
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Change Research Independent Candidates Action 17–Mar 20 640 LV
Republican 42
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District-level polls, topline only. Vote-Scope reports each published poll as the pollster released it; figures are not the Vote-Scope projection.

Editorial read

WI-6, a mixed riding in WI, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 23-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Republicans ahead at 57% vote share, against 43% for the Democrats, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

GROTHMAN, GLENN S.

Sits with Republican

Primary race

Primary results

Held Aug 11, 2026 · Certified official result

Democratic primary

Winner

Brad Smith 50.3%

36,413 votes

Republican primary

Winner

Glenn Grothman 100.0%

63,462 votes

Official source →

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Republican Incumbent

    Grothman, Glenn S.

  • Democrat Challenger

    Smith, Bradley

  • Other Challenger

    Thurow, Michael

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Republican
Margin
22.6 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-9.3 pts
Last model run
Cycle
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