1873 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

1873 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
January 22, 1873
 
Nominee Timothy O. Howe Henry L. Palmer others
Party Republican Democratic
Legislative vote 83 44 1
Percentage 64.84% 34.38% 0.78%
U.S. senator before election

Timothy O. Howe
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Timothy O. Howe
Republican

The 1873 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 26th Wisconsin Legislature on January 22, 1873. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Timothy O. Howe was re-elected on the first ballot, becoming the first three-term U.S. senator from Wisconsin.

At the start of the 1873 term, Republicans held majorities in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, and were easily able to re-elect their incumbent U.S. senator. His re-election was considered a foregone conclusion in newspapers, and there doesn't appear to have been any other candidates for the Republican nomination.

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