1897 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none related races 1896–97 United States Senate elections March 2026 January 2025 1897 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin presidential no 1891 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1891 1903 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1903 January 27, 1897 Legislative x150px Portrait of John Coit Spooner.jpg John C. Spooner Republican Party (United States) 117 92.13% Silverthorn Willis Chisholm cropped.png Willis C. Silverthorn Democratic Party (United States) 8 6.30% ESBragg.jpg Edward S. Bragg National Democratic Party (United States) 2 1.57% U.S. Senator William F. Vilas Democratic Party (United States) John C. Spooner Republican Party (United States) The 1897 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 43rd Wisconsin Legislature on January 27, 1897. Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator William F. Vilas did not run for a second term. His predecessor, Republican former U.S. senator John Coit Spooner was elected to succeed him on the first ballot. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89069539997 State of Wisconsin Assembly Journal 1897 Wisconsin Legislature 118-120 January 27, 1897 March 21, 2025 HathiTrust In the 1897 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. Major candidates Democratic Willis C. Silverthorn, 1896 Democratic gubernatorial nominee, former state legislator from Wausau, Wisconsin. Republican John Coit Spooner, former U.S. senator. National Democratic (Gold Democrats) Edward S. Bragg, former U.S. representative, former U.S. ambassador, former Union Army general. Results 1st Vote of the 43rd Wisconsin Legislature, January 27, 1897 Republican Party (United States) John Coit Spooner 117 92.13% Democratic Party (United States) Willis C. Silverthorn 8 6.30% National Democratic Party (United States) Edward S. Bragg 2Democratic senators Stephen F. Mayer and Albert Solliday voted for Bragg. 1.57% Absent or not voting 6 64 50.39% 127 95.49% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Notes References 1897 Wisconsin United States Senate