1881 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

1881 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
January 26, 1881
 
Nominee Philetus Sawyer James Graham Jenkins others
Party Republican Democratic
Legislative vote 98 29 3
Percentage 75.38% 22.31% 2.31%
U.S. senator before election

Angus Cameron
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Philetus Sawyer
Republican

The 1881 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 34th Wisconsin Legislature January 26, 1881. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Angus Cameron did not run for re-election. Republican former U.S. representative Philetus Sawyer was elected United States senator on the first ballot.

In the 1881 term, Republicans held overwhelming majorities in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, so had more than enough votes to elect a Republican United States senator. The main contest was in the Republican legislative caucus, but the former U.S. representative, Sawyer, was quickly nominated after demonstrating a clear majority of support.

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