1887 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

1887 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
January 26, 1887
 
Nominee Philetus Sawyer John Winans John Cochrane
Party Republican Democratic Labor
Legislative vote 82 37 6
Percentage 65.60% 29.60% 4.80%
U.S. senator before election

Philetus Sawyer
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Philetus Sawyer
Republican

The 1887 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 38th Wisconsin Legislature on January 26, 1887. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Philetus Sawyer was re-elected on the first ballot.

At the start of the 1887 term, Republicans held substantial 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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