1887 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none related races 1886–87 United States Senate elections March 2026 January 2025 1887 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin presidential no 1881 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1881 1893 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1893 January 26, 1887 Legislative x150px Philetus Sawyer - Brady-Handy (3x4a).jpg Philetus Sawyer Republican Party (United States) 82 65.60% John Winans.png John Winans Democratic Party (United States) 37 29.60% John Cochrane Labor Party (United States, 19th century) 6 4.80% U.S. Senator Philetus Sawyer Republican Party (United States) Philetus Sawyer Republican Party (United States) 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. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t7bs1kh6s Journal of Proceedings of the Wisconsin Legislature 1887 Wisconsin Legislature 73-74 January 26, 1887 March 14, 2025 HathiTrust 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. Major candidates Democratic John Winans, former U.S. representative of Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, incumbent state representative and incumbent mayor of Janesville, Wisconsin. Republican Philetus Sawyer, incumbent U.S. senator, former U.S representative, and former mayor of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Labor John M. Cochrane, founder and former master of the Wisconsin Grange. Results 1st Vote of the 38th Wisconsin Legislature, January 26, 1887 Republican Party (United States) Philetus Sawyer (incumbent) 82Sawyer received the votes of all Republican members except for representatives James L. Murphy and Andrew J. Stewart (who were absent); he also received one cross-over vote from independent democratic representative John F. Huebner. 65.60% Democratic Party (United States) John Winans 37Winans received the votes of all Democratic members except for representatives Patrick Finnerty, Reinhardt Rahr, Andrew Schmidlkofer, and George E. Tate (who were absent); Winans abstained from the voting himself; he also received the votes of independent representatives Richard Dewhurst, James B. McLeran, and John Williams Tobey. 29.60% Labor Party (United States, 19th century) John Cochrane 6Sawyer received the votes of all Labor members and received the vote of independent representative Benjamin Charles Garside. 4.80% Absent or not voting 8 63 50.40% 125 93.98% Republican Party (United States) Notes References 1887 Wisconsin United States Senate