1891 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none related races 1890–91 United States Senate elections March 2026 January 2025 1891 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin presidential no 1885 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1885 1897 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1897 January 28, 1891 Legislative x150px Vilas2.jpg William F. Vilas Democratic Party (United States) 82 64.57% Portrait of John Coit Spooner.jpg John C. Spooner Republican Party (United States) 45 35.43% U.S. Senator John C. Spooner Republican Party (United States) William F. Vilas Democratic Party (United States) The 1891 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 40th Wisconsin Legislature on January 28, 1891. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator John C. Spooner ran for a second term, but lost the election to former U.S. postmaster general and U.S. secretary of the interior William F. Vilas. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89069539914 State of Wisconsin Assembly Journal 1891 Wisconsin Legislature 79, 80, 87 January 28, 1891 March 19, 2025 HathiTrust https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89096564125 State of Wisconsin Senate Journal 1891 Wisconsin Legislature 42-43 January 27, 1891 March 19, 2025 HathiTrust In the 1891 term, Democrats held significant majorities in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, so had more than enough votes to elect a Democratic United States senator. This was the first time the Democrats were able to elect a U.S. Senator in Wisconsin since the election of Henry Dodge in 1851. Major candidates Democratic William F. Vilas, former U.S. postmaster general and former U.S. secretary of the interior. Republican John Coit Spooner, incumbent U.S. senator. Results 1st Vote of the 40th Wisconsin Legislature, January 28, 1891 Democratic Party (United States) William F. Vilas 82 64.57% Republican Party (United States) John Coit Spooner (incumbent) 45 35.43% Absent or not voting 6 64 50.39% 127 95.49% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1891 Wisconsin United States Senate