Bruce Grubbs
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Bruce Grubbs
| state_house = Montana
| district = 68th
| term_start = January 2, 2017
| term_end = January 4, 2021
| predecessor = Art Wittich
| successor = Caleb Hinkle
| party = Republican
| birth_place = Bloomfield Hills, Michigan{{cite web |title=Bruce Grubbs' Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149211/bruce-grubbs |publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=2 July 2020}}
| residence = Bozeman, Montana, U.S.
| spouse = Robin
| children = 2
| alma_mater = University 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{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Troy |title=‘Moderate’ Bruce Grubbs files for House District 68 |url=https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/politics/moderate-bruce-grubbs-files-for-house-district-68/article_4398de03-173a-57eb-9d19-bddcc86caa63.html |access-date=3 July 2020 |work=Bozeman Daily Chronicle |date=19 November 2015}} and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1972. He moved to Bozeman in 1982.
Political career
Grubbs was previously a member of the Bozeman, Montana School Board.
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.{{cite web |title=Bruce Grubbs |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bruce_Grubbs |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=2 July 2020}}
In 2020, Grubbs ran for reelection again, but lost the Republican primary to Caleb Hinkle.
Elections
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|title = 2016 Republican primary: Montana House of Representatives, District 68
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bruce Grubbs
| votes = 712
| percentage = 45.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate= Art Wittich (incumbent)
| votes= 602
| percentage = 38.2%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Michael Comstock
| votes= 264
| percentage = 16.7%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1578
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2016 general election: Montana House of Representatives, District 68
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bruce Grubbs (incumbent)
| votes = 3700
| percentage = 74.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = David Andes
| votes = 1275
| percentage = 25.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 4975
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2018 Republican primary: Montana House of Representatives, District 68
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bruce Grubbs (incumbent)
| votes = 756
| percentage = 56.7%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ron Murray
| votes = 577
| percentage = 43.3%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1333
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2018 general election: Montana House of Representatives, District 68
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bruce Grubbs (incumbent)
| votes = 3386
| percentage = 67.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Seth Mangini
| votes = 1637
| percentage = 32.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 5023
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2020 Republican primary: Montana House of Representatives, District 68
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Caleb Hinkle
| votes = 1316
| percentage = 57.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bruce Grubbs (incumbent)
| votes = 964
| percentage = 42.3%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2280
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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References
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