1885 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none related races 1884–85 United States Senate elections March 2026 January 2025 1885 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin presidential no 1881 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin 1881 (special) 1891 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1891 January 28, 1885 Legislative x150px Portrait of John Coit Spooner.jpg John C. Spooner Republican Party (United States) 76 61.29% ESBragg.jpg Edward S. Bragg Democratic Party (United States) 48 38.71% U.S. Senator Angus Cameron Republican Party (United States) John C. Spooner Republican Party (United States) 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.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89069539815 Journal of Proceedings of the Wisconsin Legislature 1885 Wisconsin Legislature 76-78 January 28, 1885 March 15, 2025 HathiTrust 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. Major candidates Democratic Edward S. Bragg, U.S. representative and former Union Army general from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Republican John Coit Spooner, prominent railroad and corporate lawyer from Hudson, Wisconsin. Results 1st Vote of the 37th Wisconsin Legislature, January 28, 1885 Republican Party (United States) John Coit Spooner 76Spooner received the votes of all Republican members except for senators Joseph W. Hoyt and James Franklin Wiley, and representatives John Lagrand, Henry Walvoord, and Marion Wescott (who were all absent). 61.29% Democratic Party (United States) Edward S. Bragg 48Bragg received the votes of all Democratic members except for senator William Kennedy, and representatives Leopold Hammel, Andrew Schmidlkofer, and August Schoenwetter (who were all absent). 38.71% Absent or not voting 9 63 50.81% 124 93.23% Republican Party (United States) Notes References 1885 Wisconsin United States Senate