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The1887 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the38th Wisconsin Legislature onJanuary 26, 1887. Incumbent Republican U.S. senatorPhiletus Sawyer was re-elected on the first ballot.[1]
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 RepublicanUnited States senator.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Philetus Sawyer (incumbent) | 82[a] | 65.60% | ||
| Democratic | John Winans | 37[b] | 29.60% | ||
| Labor | John Cochrane | 6[c] | 4.80% | ||
| Absent or not voting | 8 | ||||
| Majority | 63 | 50.40% | |||
| Total votes | 125 | 93.98% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
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