Bruce Grubbs

Bruce Grubbs
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 68th district
In office
January 2, 2017 – January 4, 2021
Preceded byArt Wittich
Succeeded byCaleb Hinkle
Personal details
BornBloomfield Hills, Michigan[1]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRobin
Children2
Residence(s)Bozeman, Montana, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan

Bruce Grubbs is an American politician who served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives for the 68th district from 2017 to 2021.

Early life and education

Grubbs grew up in Detroit[2] and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1972.[1] He moved to Bozeman in 1982.[2]

Political career

Grubbs was previously a member of the Bozeman, Montana School Board.[2]

In 2016, Grubbs ran for election to represent District 68 in the Montana House of Representatives, challenging incumbent Art Wittich, as well as Michael Comstock, in the Republican primary. Grubbs won the three-way primary with 45.12% of the vote, and went on to win the general election with 74.37% of the vote. He was reelected in 2018, defeating Ron Murray in the Republican primary and Seth Mangini in the general election.[3]

In 2020, Grubbs ran for reelection again, but lost the Republican primary to Caleb Hinkle.[3]

Elections

2016 Republican primary: Montana House of Representatives, District 68[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Grubbs 712 45.1
Republican Art Wittich (incumbent) 602 38.2%
Republican Michael Comstock 264 16.7%
Total votes 1,578 100.0
2016 general election: Montana House of Representatives, District 68[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Grubbs (incumbent) 3,700 74.4
Democratic David Andes 1,275 25.6
Total votes 4,975 100.0
2018 Republican primary: Montana House of Representatives, District 68[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Grubbs (incumbent) 756 56.7%
Republican Ron Murray 577 43.3%
Total votes 1,333 100.0
2018 general election: Montana House of Representatives, District 68[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Grubbs (incumbent) 3,386 67.4
Democratic Seth Mangini 1,637 32.6
Total votes 5,023 100.0
2020 Republican primary: Montana House of Representatives, District 68[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Caleb Hinkle 1,316 57.7
Republican Bruce Grubbs (incumbent) 964 42.3%
Total votes 2,280 100.0

References

  1. ^ a b "Bruce Grubbs' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Carter, Troy (19 November 2015). "'Moderate' Bruce Grubbs files for House District 68". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Bruce Grubbs". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2 July 2020.


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