Tom Emmer, the Republican candidate for governor in 2010 who lost a close race to Mark Dayton, says he’ll make an announcement Wednesday in Delano.

While no topic was disclosed, Emmer is considered a likely candidate to run for the 6th District House seat. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann said last week that she won’t seek re-election.

On his Facebook page, Emmer says he’ll be making his announcement “at 6 p.m. at the River Front and Lions Park, 225 North River Street, Delano.”

Delano is in the 6th District.

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Bachmann’s announcement threw the 6th District race into a tizzy, with much speculation about the many Republicans, including Emmer, who might want to take a run.

It affected the Democrats, too. Hotelier Jim Graves, who came close to upsetting Bachmann last November and had pledged to make a second run with more help from national Democrats, said he has withdrawn from the race, too.

He told MinnPost’s Eric Black: