1885 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

1885 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
January 28, 1885
 
Nominee John C. Spooner Edward S. Bragg
Party Republican Democratic
Legislative vote 76 48
Percentage 61.29% 38.71%
U.S. senator before election

Angus Cameron
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

John C. Spooner
Republican

The 1885 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 37th Wisconsin Legislature on January 28, 1885. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Angus Cameron did not run for re-election. Republican lawyer John Coit Spooner was elected United States senator on the first ballot.

In the 1885 term, Republicans held significant majorities in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, so had more than enough votes to elect a Republican United States senator.

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